World History: The Human Experience : The Modern Era

by Farah, Mounir A.; Karls, Andrea Berens

• ISBN13: 9780028003979
• ISBN10: 0028003977
• Edition: Student
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co

Table of Contents

Reference Atlas	A1
Geography Handbook	1	(11)
World History Themes	12	(3)
Unit 1 The World Before Modern Times	15	(159)
The Rise of Civilizations	18	(38)
Human Beginnings	20	(10)
Civilizations in Africa and the Middle East	30	(14)
Civilizations in Asia and the Americas	44	(12)
The Advance of Civilizations	56	(42)
Greece	58	(12)
Rome and Early Christianity	70	(8)
Africa	78	(5)
Asia	83	(6)
The Americas	89	(9)
Regional Civilizations	98	(38)
Eastern Christian Lands	100	(5)
Islamic Civilization	105	(8)
Early Medieval Europe	113	(10)
Asia's Pacific Rim	123	(13)
Toward a New World	136	(38)
Asian Empires	138	(6)
A New Europe	144	(10)
African Kingdoms and City-States	154	(7)
The Americas	161	(13)
Unit 2 Emergence of the Modern World	174	(112)
Renaissance and Reformation	178	(30)
The Italian Renaissance	180	(8)
The Northern Renaissance	188	(3)
The Protestant Reformation	191	(3)
The Spread of Protestantism	194	(4)
The Catholic Reformation	198	(10)
Expanding Horizons	208	(22)
Early Explorations	210	(6)
Overseas Empires	216	(6)
Changing Ways of Life	222	(8)
Empires of Asia	230	(26)
Muslim Empires	232	(6)
Chinese Dynasties	238	(6)
The Japanese Empire	244	(6)
Southeast Asia	250	(6)
Royal Power and Conflict	256	(30)
Spain	258	(3)
England	261	(5)
France	266	(4)
The German States	270	(4)
Russia	274	(12)
Unit 3 Age of Revolution	286	(84)
Scientific Revolution	290	(20)
New Scientific Ideas	292	(5)
Impact of Science	297	(3)
Triumph of Reason	300	(10)
English and American Revolutions	310	(24)
Civil War	312	(4)
A King Returns to the Throne	316	(5)
Road to Revolt	321	(7)
A War for Independence	328	(6)
The French Revolution	334	(36)
The Old Order	336	(4)
Constitutional Government	340	(3)
Dawn of a New Era	343	(7)
Napoleon's Empire	350	(6)
Peace in Europe	356	(14)
Unit 4 Industry and Nationalism	370	(138)
Age of Industry	374	(22)
Living from the Land	376	(3)
The Beginnings of Change	379	(4)
The Growth of Industry	383	(5)
A New Society	388	(8)
Cultural Revolution	396	(26)
New Ideas	398	(4)
The New Science	402	(3)
Popular Culture	405	(6)
Revolution in the Arts	411	(11)
Democracy and Reform	422	(28)
Reform in Great Britain	424	(4)
The Dominions	428	(3)
Political Struggles in France	431	(5)
Expansion of the United States	436	(6)
Latin American Independence	442	(8)
Reaction and Nationalism	450	(28)
The Unification of Italy	452	(5)
The Unification of Germany	457	(4)
Bismarck's Realm	461	(5)
Empire of the Czars	466	(5)
Austria-Hungary's Decline	471	(7)
The Age of Imperialism	478	(30)
Pressures for Expansion	480	(3)
The Partition of Africa	483	(6)
The Division of Asia	489	(8)
Imperialism in the Americas	497	(11)
Unit 5 World in Conflict	508	(126)
World War I	512	(32)
The Seeds of War	514	(3)
The Spark	517	(3)
The War	520	(12)
The Russian Revolution	532	(4)
Peace at Last	536	(8)
Between Two Fires	544	(26)
The Postwar World	546	(6)
The Western Democracies	552	(5)
Fascist Dictatorships	557	(7)
The Soviet Union	564	(6)
Nationalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America	570	(30)
New Forces in the Middle East and Africa	572	(5)
India's Struggle for Independence	577	(3)
China's Drive for Modernization	580	(3)
Militarism in Japan	583	(4)
Nationalism in Latin America	587	(13)
World War II	600	(34)
The Path to War	602	(5)
War in Europe	607	(7)
A Global Conflict	614	(6)
Turning Points	620	(4)
Allied Victories	624	(10)
Unit 6 The Contemporary World	634	(172)
The Cold War	638	(32)
The East-West Split	640	(8)
The Communist Bloc	648	(6)
Western Europe	654	(4)
The United States and Canada	658	(12)
Asia and the Pacific	670	(32)
Japan's Economic Rise	672	(5)
China in Revolution	677	(5)
A Divided Korea	682	(3)
Southeast Asia	685	(7)
South Asia	692	(4)
The Pacific	696	(6)
Africa	702	(22)
African Independence	704	(7)
Africa Today	711	(6)
Africa's Challenges	717	(7)
The Middle East	724	(24)
Nationalism in the Middle East	726	(4)
War and Peace in the Middle East	730	(8)
Challenges Facing the Middle East	738	(10)
Latin America	748	(24)
Latin American Challenges	750	(5)
Mexico and the Caribbean	755	(6)
Central America	761	(5)
South America	766	(6)
The World in Transition	772	(34)
The End of the Cold War	774	(6)
The Crumbling Wall	780	(6)
Toward a European Union	786	(4)
National and Ethnic Conflicts	790	(4)
Global Interdependence	794	(12)
Appendix	806	(1)
English Glossary	806	(8)
Index	814	(21)
Spanish Glossary	835	(11)
Acknowledgments	846