Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume 1

by Craig, Albert M.; Graham, William A.; Kagan, Donald; Ozment, Steven M; Turner, Frank M.

Edition:

8th

ISBN13:

9780136002772

ISBN10:

0136002773

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/2009

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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For undergraduate level World Civilization or World History courses. This comprehensive yet accessible survey of world history has been extensively revised to provide an even more global and comparative perspective on the events and processes that have shaped our increasingly interdependent world. Written by leading scholars in their respective fields,Heritage of World Civilizations 8e,combines unusually strong and thorough coverage of the unique heritage of Asian, African, Islamic, Western, and American civilizations, while highlighting the role of the world's great religious and philosophical traditions.

Combined Volume contains Chapters 1-35
Volume I contains Chapters 1-18
Volume II contains Chapters 16-35
The Coming of Civilization
Birth of Civilization
Early Humans and Their Culture
The Paleolithic Age
The Neolithic Age
The Bronze Age and the Birth of Civilization
Early Civilizations to About 1000 b.c.e
Mesopotamian Civilization
Egyptian Civilization
Ancient Near Eastern Empires
The Hittites The Mitannians
The Assyrians The Second Assyrian Empire The Neo-Babylonians
Early Indian Civilization
The Indus Civilization
The Vedic Aryan Civilization Overview
Early Chinese Civilization
Neolithic Origins in the Yellow River Valley
Early Bronze Age: The Shang
Later Bronze Age: The Western Zhou
Iron Age: The Eastern Zhou
The Rise of Civilization in the Americas
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