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World history: Focus on economics (Focus) (Focus on Economics) (Focus on Economics)
World history Focus on economics - Focus - Focus on Economics Author:Jean Caldwell, James Clark, Walter Herscher By combining economics with world history lessons, students discover how people and nations developed as a result of making decisions based on maximizing local resources. Students learn how people satisfied their needs and wants through history and what forces caused some nations to prosper while other declined. Topics covered include: — * How th... more »e black death raised living standards in Europe
* Why the industrial revolution started in England
* The relationship between transportation and world trade
* Why the nomadic life shifted to settled agricultural societies
* Why some economies prospered while others failed
* The rebirth of Japan after WWII
* What choices helped or hindered economic growth
* The fall of communismAlso available:Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History - ISBN 1561836249
Focus: International Economics - ISBN 1561834963« less