GeoQuest World CD-ROM: Interactive Maps of World History

This engaging CD-ROM contains 30 interactive maps that illuminate events throughout world history, from the ancient world of Western Asia to Cold War Europe. Each map is accompanied by an introduction, exercises, and essay questions, making GeoQuest World an informative and thought-provoking companion for world history survey courses.Maps on the CD-ROM include Ancient India, Asian Trade and Communication Routes, Africa Before 1500, the Expansion of Russia, Latin America Before Independence, and the Middle East. Each map features one of the following levels of interactivity: The Timeline Model, which reflects how an area has changed over timeThe Quest Model, which traces historical eventsThe Transparency Model, which elaborates on the information presented on a mapThe Answer-and-Question Model, which encourages students to read maps precisely