Western Civilization Volume I: To 1715 (with InfoTrac)

by Spielvogel, Jackson J.

• ISBN13: 9780534600075
• ISBN10: 0534600077
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-23
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This is Volume I (chapters 1-16) of the best-selling Western civilization text that has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn about the present by exploring the past. Jack Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. Each chapter offers a substantial introduction and conclusion that sparks students' imaginations by giving them a context within which to understand these disparate themes. And while the single-author narrative makes it easy for students to follow the story of Western civilization, Spielvogel has included dozens of maps and primary sources--including official documents, poems, and songs--that enliven the past while introducing students to the challenges involved in interpreting history. Available in many split options: WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Comprehensive, Fifth Edition (Chapters 1-29), ISBN: 0534600069; WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Volume I, To 1715, Fifth Edition (Chapters 1-16), ISBN: 0534600077; WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Volume II, Since 1550, Fifth Edition (Chapters 13-29), ISBN: 0534600085; WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Volume A: To 1500, Fifth Edition (Chapters 1-12), ISBN: 0534529496; WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Volume B: 1300-1815, Fifth Edition (Chapters 11-19), ISBN: 053452950X; WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Volume C: Since 1789, Fifth Edition (Chapters 19-29), ISBN: 0534529526; WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Since 1300, Fifth Edition (Chapters 11-29), ISBN: 0534600107.

Table of Contents

Documents	xiii
Maps	xix
Chronologies	xxi
Preface	xxiii
Introduction to Students of Western Civilization	xxix
The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations	1	(29)
The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires	30	(20)
The Civilization of the Greeks	50	(32)
The Hellenistic World	82	(21)
The Roman Republic	103	(30)
The Roman Empire	133	(29)
The Passing of the Roman World and the Emergence of Medieval Civilization	162	(28)
European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750--1000	190	(27)
The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages	217	(26)
The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power	243	(30)
The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century	273	(29)
Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance	302	(34)
Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century	336	(32)
Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500--1800	368	(32)
State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century	400	(38)
Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science	438	(25)
Glossary	463	(8)
Pronunciation Guide	471	(8)
Credits	479	(2)
Index	481