The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)New to this edition- Connect History, a new web-based assignment and assessment platform, combines a fully integrated eBook* with a number of powerful tools that make managing assignments easier for instructors, learning more engaging, and studying more efficient for students. Pre- and post-chapter quizzing ensures that students understand content, while engaging interactivities involving maps and primary sources help them sharpen their analytical skills and think like historians. Critical Missions provide an immersive experience that puts students in a time and place and asks them to make a decision about an event based on an analysis of background information and various sources. Additionally, supportive tutorials teach students how to read and interpret primary sources as well as how to write a history paper, document sources, and avoid plagiarism. (*Fully integrated eBook included in Connect Plus History.)
- New "Thinking about Science & Technology" essays examine a significant scientific or technological advance. Each essay introduces a development in these arenas and traces how it influenced contemporary and subsequent history. Examples include the creation of the windmill, the invention of latitude and longitude and their application to map making, and the invention of the tank. "Connecting Science and Society" questions at the end of each selection ask students to think critically about the implications of inventions for societies past and present.
- A new series of questions, "Connect to Today," asks students to apply lessons from the past to today's issues. These questions form the third part of a set of critical thinking questions called Review, Analyze and Connect to Today that appear at the end of each chapter.
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