Across the Ages

Across the Ages by Timothy Kennedy. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780878138920.

This textbook presents what we understand about history in a colorful, succinct way that appeals to seventh graders’ growing realization of how complex our world and its people really are. With plenty of maps and illustrations, this textbook teaches the course of Western civilization from the ancient Middle East to North America. A Going Global feature opens a window for students to glimpse cultures and empires from China and India to Africa and the Americas. Brief study and discussion questions conclude each section. The textbook has ten units and a total of thirty chapters.