World History Volume 1: to 1500

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World History, Volume 1: to 1500 is designed to meet the scope and sequence of a world history course to 1500 offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Suitable for both majors and non majors World History, Volume 1: to 1500 introduces students to a global perspective of history couched in an engaging narrative. Concepts and assessments help students think critically about the issues they encounter so they can broaden their perspective of global history.

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Unit 1: Early Human Societies
  7. Chapter 1: Understanding the Past
  8. 1.1: Introduction
  9. 1.2: Developing a Global Perspective
  10. 1.3: Primary Sources
  11. 1.4: Causation and Interpretation in History
  12. 1.5: Key Terms
  13. 1.6: Section Summary
  14. 1.7: Review Questions
  15. 1.8: Check Your Understanding Questions
  16. 1.9: Application and Reflection Questions
  17. Chapter 2: Early Humans
  18. 2.1: Introduction
  19. 2.2: Early Human Evolution and Migration
  20. 2.3: People in the Paleolithic Age
  21. 2.4: The Neolithic Revolution
  22. 2.5: Key Terms
  23. 2.6: Section Summary
  24. 2.7: Review Questions
  25. 2.8: Check Your Understanding Questions
  26. 2.9: Application and Reflection Questions
  27. Chapter 3: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies
  28. 3.1: Introduction
  29. 3.2: Early Civilizations
  30. 3.3: Ancient Mesopotamia
  31. 3.4: Ancient Egypt
  32. 3.5: The Indus Valley Civilization
  33. 3.6: Key Terms
  34. 3.7: Section Summary
  35. 3.8: Review Questions
  36. 3.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
  37. 3.10: Application and Reflection Questions
  38. Chapter 4: The Near East
  39. 4.1: Introduction
  40. 4.2: From Old Babylon to the Medes
  41. 4.3: Egypt’s New Kingdom
  42. 4.4: The Persian Empire
  43. 4.5: The Hebrews
  44. 4.6: Key Terms
  45. 4.7: Section Summary
  46. 4.8: Review Questions
  47. 4.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
  48. 4.10: Application and Reflection Questions
  49. Chapter 5: Asia in Ancient Times
  50. 5.1: Introduction
  51. 5.2: Ancient China
  52. 5.3: The Steppes
  53. 5.4: Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia
  54. 5.5: Vedic India to the Fall of the Maurya Empire
  55. 5.6: Key Terms
  56. 5.7: Section Summary
  57. 5.8: Review Questions
  58. 5.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
  59. 5.10: Application and Reflection Questions
  60. Unit 2: States and Empires, 1000 BCE–500 CE
  61. Chapter 6: Mediterranean Peoples
  62. 6.1: Introduction
  63. 6.2: Early Mediterranean Peoples
  64. 6.3: Ancient Greece
  65. 6.4: The Hellenistic Era
  66. 6.5: The Roman Republic
  67. 6.6: The Age of Augustus
  68. 6.7: Key Terms
  69. 6.8: Section Summary
  70. 6.9: Review Questions
  71. 6.10: Check Your Understanding Questions
  72. 6.11: Application and Reflection Questions
  73. Chapter 7: Experiencing the Roman Empire
  74. 7.1: Introduction
  75. 7.2: The Daily Life of a Roman Family
  76. 7.3: Slavery in the Roman Empire
  77. 7.4: The Roman Economy- Trade, Taxes, and Conquest
  78. 7.5: Religion in the Roman Empire
  79. 7.6: The Regions of Rome
  80. 7.7: Key Terms
  81. 7.8: Section Summary
  82. 7.9: Review Questions
  83. 7.10: Check Your Understanding Questions
  84. 7.11: Application and Reflection Questions
  85. Chapter 8: The Americas in Ancient Times
  86. 8.1: Introduction
  87. 8.2: Populating and Settling the Americas
  88. 8.3: Early Cultures and Civilizations in the Americas
  89. 8.4: The Age of Empires in the Americas
  90. 8.5: Key Terms
  91. 8.6: Section Summary
  92. 8.7: Review Questions
  93. 8.8: Check Your Understanding Questions
  94. 8.9: Application and Reflection Questions
  95. Chapter 9: Africa in Ancient Times
  96. 9.1: Introduction
  97. 9.2: Africa’s Geography and Climate
  98. 9.3: The Emergence of Farming and the Bantu Migrations
  99. 9.4: The Kingdom of Kush
  100. 9.5: North Africa’s Mediterranean and Trans-Saharan Connections
  101. 9.6: Key Terms
  102. 9.7: Section Summary
  103. 9.8: Review Questions
  104. 9.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
  105. 9.10: Application and Reflection Questions
  106. Unit 3: An Age of Religion, 500–1200 CE
  107. Chapter 10: Empires of Faith
  108. 10.1: Introduction
  109. 10.2: The Eastward Shift
  110. 10.3: The Byzantine Empire and Persia
  111. 10.4: The Kingdoms of Aksum and Himyar
  112. 10.5: The Margins of Empire
  113. 10.6: Key Terms
  114. 10.7: Section Summary
  115. 10.8: Review Questions
  116. 10.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
  117. 10.10: Application and Reflection Questions
  118. Chapter 11: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates
  119. 11.1: Introduction
  120. 11.2: The Rise and Message of Islam
  121. 11.3: The Arab-Islamic Conquests and the First Islamic States
  122. 11.4: Islamization and Religious Rule under Islam
  123. 11.5: Key Terms
  124. 11.6: Section Summary
  125. 11.7: Review Questions
  126. 11.8: Check Your Understanding Questions
  127. 11.9: Application and Reflection Questions
  128. Chapter 12: India, the Indian Ocean Basin, and East Asia
  129. 12.1: Introduction
  130. 12.2: The Indian Ocean World in the Early Middle Ages
  131. 12.3: East-West Interactions in the Early Middle Ages
  132. 12.4: Border States- Sogdiana, Korea, and Japan
  133. 12.5: Key Terms
  134. 12.6: Section Summary
  135. 12.7: Review Questions
  136. 12.8: Check Your Understanding Questions
  137. 12.9: Application and Reflection Questions
  138. Chapter 13: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement
  139. 13.1: Introduction
  140. 13.2: The Post-Roman West in the Early Middle Ages
  141. 13.3: The Seljuk Migration and the Call from the East
  142. 13.4: Patriarch and Papacy- The Church and the Call to Crusade
  143. 13.5: The Crusading Movement
  144. 13.6: Key Terms
  145. 13.7: Section Summary
  146. 13.8: Review Questions
  147. 13.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
  148. 13.10: Application and Reflection Questions
  149. Unit 4: A Global Middle Ages, 1200–1500 CE
  150. Chapter 14: Pax Mongolica- The Steppe Empire of the Mongols
  151. 14.1: Introduction
  152. 14.2: Song China and the Steppe Peoples
  153. 14.3: Chinggis Khan and the Early Mongol Empire
  154. 14.4: The Mongol Empire Fragments
  155. 14.5: Christianity and Islam outside Central Asia
  156. 14.6: Key Terms
  157. 14.7: Section Summary
  158. 14.8: Review Questions
  159. 14.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
  160. 14.10: Application and Reflection Questions
  161. Chapter 15: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa
  162. 15.1: Introduction
  163. 15.2: Culture and Society in Medieval Africa
  164. 15.3: Medieval Sub-Saharan Africa
  165. 15.4: The People of the Sahel
  166. 15.5: Key Terms
  167. 15.6: Section Summary
  168. 15.7: Review Questions
  169. 15.8: Check Your Understanding Questions
  170. 15.9: Application and Reflection Questions
  171. Chapter 16: Climate Change and Plague in the Fourteenth Century
  172. 16.1: Introduction
  173. 16.2: Asia, North Africa, and Europe in the Early Fourteenth Century
  174. 16.3: Famine, Climate Change, and Migration
  175. 16.4: The Black Death from East to West
  176. 16.5: The Long-Term Effects of Global Transformation
  177. 16.6: Key Terms
  178. 16.7: Section Summary
  179. 16.8: Review Questions
  180. 16.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
  181. 16.10: Application and Reflection Questions
  182. Chapter 17: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming
  183. 17.1: Introduction
  184. 17.2: The Ottomans and the Mongols
  185. 17.3: From the Mamluks to Ming China
  186. 17.4: Gunpowder and Nomads in a Transitional Age
  187. 17.5: Key Terms
  188. 17.6: Section Summary
  189. 17.7: Review Questions
  190. 17.8: Check Your Understanding Questions
  191. 17.9: Application and Reflection Questions
  192. Unit 5: Appendix
  193. Chapter 18: Appendix A- Glossary
  194. Chapter 19: Appendix B- World History, Volume 1, to 1500- Maps and Timelines
  195. Chapter 20: Appendix C- World Maps
  196. Chapter 21: Appendix D- Recommended Resources for the Study of World History
  197. Back Matter
  198. Index
  199. Detailed Licensing