Glencoe World History: Modern Times, Student Edition

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• ISBN13: 9780078607059
• ISBN10: 0078607051
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780078299445, 9780078745270
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-26
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

Recent world history in a motivating format Glencoe World History: Modern Timesdraws on the features ofGlencoe World Historyto motivate students, help them understand the connections between recent world events and issues, and give them an appreciation for the interconnectedness of the world's regions and peoples..

Table of Contents

Why Study History?

Reading for Information

Geographys Impact on History

National Geographic Reference Atlas

Geography Handbook

UNIT 1 THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS AND EMPIRES, PREHISTORY TO A.D. 500

Chapter 1 The First Humans, Prehistory3500 B.C.

Chapter 2 Western Asia And Egypt, 3500500 B.C.

Chapter 3 India And China, 3000 B.C.A.D. 500

Chapter 4 Ancient Greece, 1900133 B.C

Chapter 5 Rome And The Rise Of Christianity, 600 B.C.A.D. 500

UNIT 2 NEW PATTERNS OF CIVILIZATIONS, 4001500

Chapter 6 The World Of Islam, 6001500 Special Feature: World Religions

Chapter 7 Early African Civilizations, 2000 B.C.A.D. 1500

Chapter 8 The Asian World, 4001500

Chapter 9 Emerging Europe And The Byzantine Empire, 4001300

Chapter 10 Europe In The Middle Ages, 10001500

Chapter 11 The Americas, 4001500

UNIT 3 THE EARLY MODERN WORLD, 14001800

Chapter 12 Renaissance And Reformation, 13501600

Chapter 13 The Age Of Exploration, 15001800

Chapter 14 Crisis And Absolutism In Europe, 15501715

Chapter 15 The Muslim Empires, 14501800

Chapter 16 The East Asian World, 14001800 Special Feature: World Languages

Chapter 17 Revolution And Enlightenment, 15501800

Chapter 18 The French Revolution And Napoleon 17891815

UNIT 4 AN ERA OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM, 18001914

Chapter 19 Industrialism And Nationalism, 18001870

Chapter 20 Mass Society And Democracy, 18701914

Chapter 21 The Height Of Imperialism, 18001914

Chapter 22 East Asia Under Challenge, 18001914

UNIT 5 THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY CRISIS, 19141945

Chapter 23 War And Revolution, 19141919

Chapter 24 The West Between The Wars, 19191939

Chapter 25 Nationalism Around The World, 19191939

Chapter 26 World War II, 19391945

UNIT 6 TOWARD A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION, 1945 TO THE PRESENT

Chapter 27 Cold War And Postwar Changes, 19451970

Chapter 28 The Contemporary Western World, 1970Present

Chapter 29 Latin America, 1945Present

Chapter 30 Africa And The Middle East, 1945Present

Chapter 31 Asia And The Pacific, 1945Present

Chapter 32 Challenges And Hopes For The Future

Appendices

Mini Almanac

Primary Source Library

Glossary

Spanish Glossary

Index