The Human Record, Volume I: Sources of Global History: To 1700

I received the book in a timely manner and in the condition described, thank you.

I had to get this for a class, but ended up reading the entire book. It has great primary sources in it. The sources are taken out from many different time periods in history.

The Human Record is a required text for my History class. I find it well organized and easy to read.

The book is in really good condition and it arrived fast, which was great because I needed it for class.

"The Human Record" is a collection of primary source documents veering world history from the beginning of written history to about 1500 AD/CE. The text provides context for the original source documents and it typically is used as a companion text for many world history textbooks at the secondary and university levels. "Human Record" includes sample questions which either the student or teacher can utilize to help assess their comprehension of the material presented. "Human Record" has been regularly updated with new editions that further add or refine previous editions, attesting to its enduring popularity as a resource at both the secondary and university levels. Outside of teachers and students however I cannot imagine there is much appeal. It does represent a wide cultural diversity of ethnic groups and religions rather than showing a Eurocentric perspective, but then again that's become the norm at both secondary and university levels rather than the norm.