Western Civilization I

by Erin Stone

This textbook follows the contours of the basic Western Civilization narrative in terms of chronology and geography because it was written to be compatible with most Western Civilization courses as they exist today. It deliberately breaks, however, from the “triumphalist” narrative that describes Western Civilization as the most successful, rational, and enlightened form of civilization in human history. It casts a wider geographical view than do traditional Western Civilization texts.

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Publisher
University of West Florida
Subjects
Humanities, History
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Introduction to the Volume
  7. Introduction to Western Civilization
  8. Chapters
  9. Chapter 1: The Origins of Civilization
  10. Chapter 2: Egypt
  11. Chapter 3: From Bronze to Iron or the International Age
  12. Chapter 4: The Rise of Greece and Persia
  13. Chapter 5: The Athenian Golden Age
  14. Chapter 6: The Fall of Athens and the Hellenistic Age
  15. Chapter 7: The Rise of the Roman Republic
  16. Chapter 8: The Dawn of the Roman Empire
  17. Chapter 9: The Roman Empire
  18. Chapter 10: The Transformation of the Roman Empire
  19. Chapter 11: Turning to the Near East; Byzantium and Islam
  20. Chapter 12: The Creation of Latin Christendom and Medieval Europe
  21. Chapter 13: The High Middle Ages
  22. Chapter 14: Death, Dirt, and Disease in Medieval Europe
  23. Chapter 15: Rebirth and Discovery in Early Modern Europe
  24. Back Matter
  25. Index
  26. Glossary
  27. Detailed Licensing
  28. Selected Bibliography