Documents are milestones and markers of human activity, part of who and what we are. Our story can be told through the objects, profound and trivial, famous and

Promotes the ability to study history with primary sources and the ability to compare aspects of major societies.

This book takes a dramatically original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilisations have left behind them, often accidentall

A tour of the history of the world through the declarations, manifestos, and agreements from the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence to Wikileaks. �

Who did the ancient Greeks describe as the world's best athlete? What does the Koran say about women's rights? How has the digital revolution changed life in th