An insight into the milestone and events that have shaped our world over the last 1000 years. Packed with key political, social and cultural developments, it charts the march of civilization and innovation through time in a sequence of world events. The chronological approach aim to make looking up and finding out simple. The charts and tables of unique comparisons and data provide at-a-glance reference. Anecdotes give light-hearted information while special feature pages highlight key periods, events or inventions.