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  1. The TimeMap of World History is made up of an Atlas and an Encyclopedia. The Atlas is for browsing all the world’s history, from 3500 BCE, when the first urban, literate civilization was emerging, to the early 21st century.

  2. encyclopaedia, reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge in a comprehensive manner. For more than 2,000 years encyclopaedias have existed as summaries of extant scholarship in forms comprehensible to their readers.

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    An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopaedia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline.

  4. Feb 29, 2024 · This page contains definitions of and examples of different types of reference sources including almanacs, atlases, bibliographies, biographies, chronologies, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, handbooks, and indexes.

    • Auraria Library
    • 2012
  5. Nov 18, 2021 · A List of Encyclopedia Types: General - broad with limited depth. Subject Specific - greater depth on the subject. Electronic - Available digitally on the internet. Crowdsourced - like Wikipedia, online contributions are aggregated into a common repository of knowledge.

    • Michael Alpert
  6. The TimeMap of World History is designed to make all the world’s history easily accessible, so that we can understand each others’ pasts better. The Atlas contains 1,000+ maps covering world, regional and country histories, while the Encyclopedia offers the opportunity to investigate topics in more depth.

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  8. The TimeMap of World History is a comprehensive atlas and encyclopedia of world history. It contains over 650 maps and 1,000 pages of supporting text. It is designed to be easy to navigate, through both time and space. The TimeMap pays attention to the byways as well as the highways of history.

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