World History: The Modern World
Product identity
- Publisher
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Program family
- Prentice Hall World History
Instructional fit
- Courses
- High-school modern world history; grades 9–12
- Role explanation
- Legacy core high-school modern world-history textbook retained for documented district use.
- Subjects covered
- Supported instructional roles
Materials and delivery
- Format description
- Primarily print student and teacher materials with maps, timelines, primary sources, activities, review, assessment, and legacy companion resources.
- Included components
- Student edition; teacher edition; chronological units; maps and timelines; primary sources; biographies; visual evidence; skill lessons; chapter review; assessment; legacy digital resources.
- Languages and support
- English with vocabulary, structured reading, maps, timelines, visual supports, review, and teacher differentiation resources.
- Format components
Links and notes
- Vendor product URL
- Visit publisher product page
- Curriculum notes
- Formerly shortened to The Modern World in the district source. The full catalog title is World History: The Modern World. Multiple district editions are documented, so the edition and current purchase-availability fields remain blank.
Availability
- Last checked
- September 29, 2026
A legacy high-school world-history text covering the Renaissance through the present with political, economic, social, cultural, geographic, and global perspectives.
World History: The Modern World surveys major developments from the Renaissance to the present. Narrative history, maps, timelines, primary sources, biographies, visuals, skill lessons, review, and assessment support study of revolutions, industrialization, nationalism, imperialism, global conflicts, decolonization, political and economic systems, and contemporary global relationships.