Making Sense of World History

Making Sense of World History is a comprehensive, accessible textbook that guides students through key themes of world history within a chronological framework from ancient times to the present. The narrative uses organizing devices to connect times, places, and themes, and it includes flowcharts that show how phenomena interact to generate major processes and events. The text compares common challenges faced by rulers, merchants, farmers, and parents and treats culture, politics, and economy with an emphasis on interaction. It foregrounds skill acquisition in organizing information, cultural sensitivity, comparison, visual literacy, primary source interrogation, and critical thinking, and it frames historical episodes so they relate and accumulate across time.