The "Exploring History" series is a set of 8 thematically structured books on the history of the world, providing an overview of the people, places, events, and inventions that have shaped and influenced the last 40,000 years. Find out about how human beings survived, about the types of dwellings they lived in - from caves to the first towns and villages;about what they ate and wore; about their customs and culture. This journey takes us from prehistoric times, through the Ice Age and beyond, up to the first settled towns and villages across the globe - from America in the west to China and Japan in the east.