Compelling features reinforce key concepts and encourage students to think critically * NEW! Targeted Learning Objective questions for each major section of each chapter guide students through the text, and encourage students to think critically about the key issues raised.* Chapter-opening vignettes present dramatic and unusual stories that put the main themes of each chapter in relief. * Making Connections tables throughout the text help students see how important historical developments were interconnected. * A Closer Look sections provide in-depth visual analysis of specific cultural artifacts. Designed to enable students to connect the macro with the micro, these sections include detailed notes that draw readers into close contact with the object, prompting students to pose larger questions. A comprehensive map program helps students see world history in a fresh and dynamic way * Presented at the end of each of the text''s nine parts, The Big Picture two-page maps highlight important, pivotal developments in global history. Accompanied by text and questions, each Big Picture map provides a visual snapshot of what the world looked like at key intervals in human history.* NEW! In order to help students understand history in geographic context, cross-references to the appropriate map are included for most place names introduced in the narrative.

The reorganization of content helps students better understand the story of our world * NEW! Author Felipe Fernández-Armesto has reorganized the text''s early chapters to offer more concise coverage the origins of civilization .* The first two chapters from the previous edition have been consolidated into the new Chapter 1, "Of Ice and Mud: From Africa to the World, from Foraging to Farming." * The part breakdown/periodization in the first few parts has been revised, combining Parts 1 and 2 from the second edition into Part 1 in the third edition, and dividing the chapters therein a bit differently. Also available with MyHistoryLab® MyHistoryLab for the World History course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they''ve learned. Please note: this version of MyHistoryLab does not include an eText.* Engaging multimedia assignments based on videos, images, interactive maps, and Closer Looks engage students and help them learn in a visual and interactive way.* More than 100 key topics videos engage students in learning about the past.

Created by Pearson, these clips depict a historian reviewing some of the pivotal historical moments covered in the chapter.* MyHistoryLibrary eText with Audio offers more than 200 commonly assigned primary source documents in a convenient eText format that allows students to take notes, highlight, and search in each document. And, each document comes with audio--so students can listen to a reading of the document as well.* Writing Space provides everything you need to foster better writing, all in one place. It''s a single place to create, track, and grade writing assignments, provide writing resources, and exchange meaningful, personalized feedback with students, quickly and easily. And thanks to integration with Turnitin®, Writing Space can check students'' work for improper citation or plagiarism.* Learning Management System (LMS) Integration lets instructors link from any LMS platform to MyLab. Access MyLab assignments, rosters and resources, and synchronize MyLab grades with your LMS gradebook.

For students, new direct, single sign-on provides access to all the personalized learning MyLab resources that make studying more efficient and effective. The World: A History , Third Edition is also available via REVEL (tm), an immersive learning experience designed for the way today''s students read, think, and learn. Learn more.