The first volume of the popular educational handboock offers an overview of Czech and world history from Samós empire to the rise of the Habsburgs. The publication contains basic data on the most important political, economic and cultural historical events, and thanks to a clear arrangement in is easy to compare what took place in the Czech lands and in the world. It presents not only events and life in selected countries and regions, but also dozens of promineset personalities who managed or influenced the development of society. The comparison probe can better assess the historical development of nations, small detailed illustrations illustrate period clothing, armor, tools, architecture, etc. This is a useful publication for pupils, students and the wider public. This first original comparative text in Czech historical production will enable to bette understand the roots of current evens and the development of the world.