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This online version may be used in classrooms as an online textbook, also termed an electronic textbook or digital textbook.

Student's Friend Part 1:

Prehistory to 1500

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 - Early Middle Ages: 500 to 1000

Unit 6 - Late Middle Ages: 1000 to 15000

Student's Friend Part 2:

1500 to Present

Unit 7 - 1500s and 1600s: The Early Modern World

Unit 8 - 1700s: Enlightenment and Revolution

Unit 9 - 1800s: Industrialism and Imperialism

Unit 10 - 1900 to 1950: World at War

Unit 11 - 1950 to Present: Cold War and Space Age

Unit 12 - Current Issues: A Changing World Order

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Printing: If you plan to print and photocopy the pdf version for distribution to your students, it might be advisable to choose a high-quality print mode on your printer.

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Part 1, Prehistory to 1500

Part 2, 1500 to the present

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Downloading these files will allow you to edit and modify the Student's Friend in Microsoft Word.  If you wish to delete topics, add topics, change wording or page numbers etc., you can make such changes in word processor documents.

You might need to adjust some formatting options in your word processor so that your pages correspond to the pages in the Student's Friend.  If you don't need to modify the Student's Friend, your best option might be to choose the pdf format above.

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Download the Student's Friend in MS Word format:

Part 1, Prehistory to 1500

Part 2, 1500 to the present

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