Susan Wise Bauer is the best-selling author of The Well-Trained Mind (ISBN 978 0 393 06708 8), The History of the Ancient World (ISBN 978 0 393 05974 8) and The History of the Medieval World (ISBN 978 0 393 05975 5), among other titles. She teaches at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. Author website: www.susanwisebauer.com Twitter: @SusanWiseBauer
Another expertly clarified primer by Bauer.... A wide-angle, thorough world survey for students, complete with immensely useful timelines and maps.