The World's History, to 1500, Volume I

by Spodek, Howard

• ISBN13: 9780130282569
• ISBN10: 0130282561
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

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Table of Contents

Preface	3	(5)
Introduction	8
Part 1 Human Origins and Human Cultures
5 Million B.C.E.-10,000 B.C.E.
Building an Interpretive Framework: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?
The Dry Bones Speak	4	(34)
Part 2 Settling Down
10,000 B.C.E.-1000 C.E
The First Cities and Why They Matter: Digs, Texts, and Interpretations
From Village Community to City State	38	(24)
River Valley Civilizations	62	(24)
A Polycentric World	86	(34)
Part 3 Empire and Imperialism
2300 B.C.E.-1100 C.E
What Are Empires and Why Are They Important?
Dawn or the Empires	120	(38)
Rome and the Barbarians	158	(37)
China	195	(36)
Indian Empires	231	(26)
Part 4 The Rise of World Religions
600 B.C.E.-1500 C.E
Not by Bread Alone: How Do Historians Understand Religion in World History?
Hinduism and Buddhism	257	(36)
Judaism and Christianity	293	(39)
Islam	332	(40)
Part 5 World Trade
1100-1776 C.E
Channels of Communication: The Exchange of Commodities, Diseases, and Culture
Establishing World Trade Routes	372