This new installment in the El árbol de la curiosidad series recalls various periods in the history of humanity, from prehistory to the beginning of the modern age. Page after page reveals the great inventions of civilization: agriculture and hunting, arms and tools, science and the written word. Each illustration is a window into the moments in history that forged our way of life--and each is connected to others. In this way, readers will discover the relationships between different topics and within human history. This book allows for multiple ways of reading, from recreational to reference.