Voyages in World History, Volume 1

by Hansen, Valerie; Curtis, Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780618077236
• ISBN10: 0618077235
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

The authors of VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY never forget that history is made up of the stories of people. Each chapter of this new text centers around a story?a traveler's account that highlights the book's main theme, the constant movement of people, goods, and ideas?locally, regionally, and around the globe. Chapter introductions are illustrated with images of the travelers and maps that show where and how he or she traveled. The travelers include rulers, explorers, poets, merchants, soldiers, missionaries and scholars, and their narratives provide a framework for each chapter and draw students into the stories of world history. Along the way, students learn critical reading skills by evaluating the traveler's observations and attitudes. Available in the following split options: VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY Complete (Chapters 1-32), ISBN: 0618077200; Volume 1: To 1600 (Chapters 1-16), ISBN: 0618077235; Volume 2: Since 1500 (Chapters 15-32), ISBN: 0618077251.

Table of Contents

The Peopling Of The World, 7 Million Years Ago-Circa 4000 B.C.E. Traveler: Kennewick Man

The First Complex Societies In The Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 4000-550 B.C.E. Traveler: Gilgamesh

Ancient India And The Rise Of Buddhism, 2600 B.C.E.-C.E.

Traveler: King Ashoka

Blueprint For Empire: China 1200 B.C.E.-220 C.E. Traveler: Qin Shi Huangdi (the first emperor)

The Americas And The Islands Of The Pacific To 1200 C.E.: Different Paths To Complex Society

Traveler: Yax K'uk Mo' (Maya ruler)

New Empires In Iran And Greece, 2000 B.C.E.-651 C.E. Traveler: Herodotus (Greek historian)

The Roman Empire And The Rise Of Christianity, 509 B.C.E.-476 C.E. Traveler: Polybius (Roman historian)

Hindu And Buddhist Rulers Along The Silk Roads Of Asia, 100-1000 C.E. Traveler: Xuanzang (Chinese Buddhist monk)

Islamic Empires Of Western Asia And Africa, 600-1258

Traveler: Khaizuran, the wife of the caliph

The Multiple Centers Of Europe, 500-1000

Traveler: Thorfinn Karlsefni and his wife Gudrid

The Expansion Of Africa's Trade Networks, 1000-1500

Traveler: Ibn Battuta

China's Commercial Revolution, ca. 900-1276

Traveler: Li Qingzhao (Chinese woman poet)

Europe's Commercial Revolution, 1000-1400

Traveler: Peter Abelard and Heloise

The Mongol Rulers Of Eurasia And Their Successors, 1200-1500

Traveler: William of Rubruck

Maritime Expansion In The Atlantic World, 1400-1600

Traveler: Christopher Columbus

Maritime Expansion And Early Modern Connections In Afro-Eurasia, 1500-1660

Traveler: Matteo Ricci

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