The Student's Friend:
why the Student's Friend? - combining world history & geography - using the Student's Friend - view or download the Student's Friend

View or download the Student's Friend

a concise narrative
of world history & geography

From this page you may view the Student's Friend online or download the Student's Friend in pdf or Microsoft Word formats.

The current version of the Student's Friend has been revised to make it more consistent with the "new world history. "The previous version of the Student's Friend is still available at the bottom of this page.

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Student's Friend, Part 1
prehistory through 1500 (version 3.1)
Unit 1 - Overview, Basic Concepts, Prehistory
Unit 2 - Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
Unit 3 - Ancient India and China
Unit 4 - Ancient Greece and Rome
Unit 5 - The Early Middle Ages, 500 to 1000 AD
Unit 6 - The Late Middle Ages, 1000 to 1500

Student's Friend, Part 2
1500 to the present (version 3.1)
Unit 7 - 1500s and 1600s, Early Modern World
Unit 8 - 1700s, Enlightenment & Revolution
Unit 9 - 1800s, Industrial Revolution & Imperialism
Unit 10 - 1900 to 1950, World at War
Unit 11 - 1950 to the Present, Cold War & Space Age
Unit 12 - Current Issues, A Changing World Order

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- Microsoft Word

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Part 1, Prehistory through 1500, v.3.1 - pdf

Part 2, 1500 to the present, v.3.1 - pdf

Microsoft Word - word processor files
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Download the Student's Friend in MS Word format:

Part 1, Prehistory through 1500, v.3.1 - MS Word

Part 2, 1500 to the present v.3.1 - MS Word

pdf format:

Part 1, Prehistory through Renaissance -pdf

Part 2, Renaissance to the present - pdf

Microsoft Word format:

Student's Friend, Part 1, Prehistory through Renaissance - MS Word

Student's Friend, Part 2, Renaissance to the present - MS Word

Appleworks 5 format:

Student's Friend, Part 1, Prehistory through Renaissance -
Appleworks 5

Student's Friend, Part 2, Renaissance to the present -
Appleworks 5

The previous versions of the Student's Friend in word processor formats do not include cover pages. If using a previous version, you may wish to download these cover pages.

Cover pages, Student's Friend, Part 1, pdf
Cover pages, Student's Friend, Part 2, pdf