Glencoe World History, Student Edition

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• ISBN13: 9780078607028
• ISBN10: 0078607027
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780078239939, 9780078745256
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-22
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

What makes a great world history textbook? Thorough scholarship and an engaging story Glencoe World History is a full-survey world history program authored by a world-renowned historian, Jackson Spielvogel, and the National Geographic Society. Experiencing world history and understanding its relevance to the modern world is the goal of this program. The program addresses the importance of motivating students and engaging them in meaningful learning?learning that links the past with issues confronting young people today. Glencoe World History addresses student learning on many levels and encourages the reader to become actively involved with the beautifully presented content. .

Table of Contents

Previewing Your Textbook	xx
Scavenger Hunt	xxv
What Is History?	xxvi
Reading for Information	xxx
Reading Skills Handbook	1	(9)
Geography's Impact on History	10
Reference Atlas
World: Political	2	(2)
World: Physical	4	(2)
North America: Political	6	(1)
North America: Physical	7	(1)
South America: Political	8	(1)
South America: Physical	9	(1)
Europe: Political	10	(2)
Europe: Physical	12	(2)
Africa: Political	14	(1)
Africa: Physical	15	(1)
Asia: Political	16	(2)
Asia: Physical	18	(2)
Middle East: Physical/Political	20	(2)
Pacific Rim: Physical/Political	22	(2)
World Land Use	24	(2)
World Population Cartogram	26	(2)
World Gross Domestic Product Cartogram	28	(2)
World's People	30	(2)
World Historical Eras	32	(2)
Polar Regions	34
Geography Handbook
How Do I Study Geography?	2	(2)
Globes and Maps	4	(2)
Common Map Projections	6	(2)
Understanding Latitude and Longitude	8	(1)
Types of Maps	9	(1)
Geographic Dictionary	10	(2)
UNIT 1 The First Civilizations and Empires, Prehistory--A.D. 500	12	(172)
The First Humans, Prehistory--3500 B.C.	16	(18)
Early Humans	19	(8)
The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization	27	(7)
Western Asia and Egypt, 3500--500 B.C.	34	(34)
Civilization Begins in Mesopotamia	37	(8)
Egyptian Civilization: ``The Gift of the Nile''	45	(9)
New Centers of Civilization	54	(7)
The Rise of New Empires	61	(7)
India and China, 3000 B.C.--A.D. 500	68	(38)
Early Civilization in India	71	(10)
New Empires in India	81	(7)
Early Chinese Civilizations	88	(10)
Rise and Fall of Chinese Empires	98	(8)
Ancient Greece, 1900--133 B.C.	106	(40)
The First Greek Civilizations	109	(6)
The Greek City-States	115	(6)
Classical Greece	121	(6)
The Culture of Classical Greece	127	(11)
Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms	138	(8)
Rome and the Rise of Christianity 600 B.C.--A.D. 500	146	(38)
The Rise of Rome	149	(7)
From Republic to Empire	156	(7)
Culture and Society in the Roman World	163	(6)
The Development of Christianity	169	(6)
Decline and Fall	175	(9)
UNIT 2 New Patterns of Civilization, 400--1500	184	(184)
The World of Islam, 600--1500	188	(32)
The Rise of Islam	191	(5)
The Arab Empire and Its Successors	196	(7)
Islamic Civilization	203	(4)
The Culture of Islam	207	(13)
World Religions	214	(6)
Early African Civilizations, 2000 B.C.--A.D. 1500	220	(24)
The Development of Civilizations in Africa	223	(5)
Kingdoms and States of Africa	228	(8)
African Society and Culture	236	(8)
The Asian World, 400--1500	244	(38)
China Reunified	247	(6)
The Mongols and China	253	(10)
Early Japan and Korea	263	(5)
India after the Guptas	268	(5)
Civilization in Southeast Asia	273	(9)
Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire, 400--1300	282	(30)
Transforming the Roman World	285	(6)
Feudalism	291	(6)
The Growth of European Kingdoms	297	(6)
The Byzantine Empire and the Crusades	303	(9)
Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000--1500	312	(32)
Peasants, Trade, and Cities	315	(8)
Christianity and Medieval Civilization	323	(6)
The Culture of the High Middle Ages	329	(6)
The Late Middle Ages	335	(9)
The Americas, 400--1500	344	(24)
The Peoples of North America	347	(5)
Early Civilizations in Mesoamerica	352	(7)
Early Civilizations in South America	359	(9)
UNIT 3 The Early Modern World, 1400--1800	368	(206)
Renaissance and Reformation, 1350--1600	372	(32)
The Renaissance	375	(7)
The Intellectual and Artistic Renaissance	382	(7)
The Protestant Reformation	389	(6)
The Spread of Protestantism and the Catholic Response	395	(9)
The Age of Exploration, 1500--1800	404	(22)
Exploration and Expansion	407	(8)
Africa in an Age of Transition	415	(4)
Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade	419	(7)
Crisis and Absolutism in Europe, 1550--1715	426	(28)
Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion	429	(5)
Social Crises, War, and Revolution	434	(7)
Response to Crisis: Absolutism	441	(7)
The World of European Culture	448	(6)
The Muslim Empires, 1450--1800	454	(28)
The Ottoman Empire	457	(11)
The Rule of the Safavids	468	(5)
The Grandeur of the Moguls	473	(9)
The East Asian World, 1400--1800	482	(26)
China at Its Height	485	(6)
Chinese Society and Culture	491	(5)
Tokugawa Japan and Korea	496	(12)
World Languages	504	(4)
Revolution and Enlightenment, 1550--1800	508	(36)
The Scientific Revolution	511	(7)
The Enlightenment	518	(8)
The Impact of the Enlightenment	526	(10)
Colonial Empires and the American Revolution	536	(8)
The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789--1815	544	(30)
The French Revolution Begins	547	(8)
Radical Revolution and Reaction	555	(8)
The Age of Napoleon	563	(11)
UNIT 4 An Era of European Imperialism, 1800--1914	574	(136)
Industrialization and Nationalism, 1800--1870	578	(34)
The Industrial Revolution	581	(8)
Reaction and Revolution	589	(7)
National Unification and the National State	596	(9)
Culture: Romanticism and Realism	605	(7)
Mass Society and Democracy, 1870--1914	612	(32)
The Growth of Industrial Prosperity	615	(6)
The Emergence of Mass Society	621	(8)
The National State and Democracy	629	(7)
Toward the Modern Consciousness	636	(8)
The Height of Imperialism, 1800--1914	644	(36)
Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia	647	(7)
Empire Building in Africa	654	(12)
British Rule in India	666	(5)
Nation Building in Latin America	671	(9)
East Asia Under Challenge, 1800--1914	680	(30)
The Decline of the Qing Dynasty	683	(8)
Revolution in China	691	(6)
Rise of Modern Japan	697	(13)
UNIT 5 The Twentieth-Century Crisis, 1914--1945	710	(132)
War and Revolution, 1914--1919	714	(34)
The Road to World War I	717	(4)
The War	721	(11)
The Russian Revolution	732	(7)
End of the War	739	(9)
The West Between the Wars, 1919-1939	748	(30)
The Futile Search for Stability	751	(7)
The Rise of Dictatorial Regimes	758	(8)
Hitler and Nazi Germany	766	(6)
Cultural and Intellectual Trends	772	(6)
Nationalism Around the World, 1919--1939	778	(28)
Nationalism in the Middle East	781	(5)
Nationalism in Africa and Asia	786	(7)
Revolutionary Chaos in China	793	(6)
Nationalism in Latin America	799	(7)
World War II, 1939--1945	806	(36)
Paths to War	809	(5)
The Course of World War II	814	(10)
The New Order and the Holocaust	824	(6)
The Home Front and the Aftermath of the War	830	(12)
UNIT 6 Toward a Global Civilization, 1945--Present	842	(141)
Cold War and Postwar Changes, 1945--1970	846	(26)
Development of the Cold War	849	(6)
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe	855	(5)
Western Europe and North America	860	(12)
The Contemporary Western World, 1970--Present	872	(26)
Decline of the Soviet Union	875	(4)
Eastern Europe	879	(5)
Europe and North America	884	(5)
Western Society and Culture	889	(9)
Latin America, 1945--Present	898	(20)
General Trends in Latin America	901	(5)
Mexico, Cuba, and Central America	906	(5)
The Nations of South America	911	(7)
Africa and the Middle East, 1945--Present	918	(20)
Independence in Africa	921	(8)
Conflict in the Middle East	929	(9)
Asia and the Pacific, 1945--Present	938	(28)
Communist China	941	(11)
Independent States in South and Southeast Asia	952	(5)
Japan and the Pacific	957	(9)
Challenges and Hopes for the Future	966	(17)
The Challenges of Our World	969	(5)
Global Visions	974	(9)
Appendix
Mini Almanac	983	(5)
Primary Sources Library	988	(14)
Honoring America	1002	(1)
Glossary	1003	(10)
Spanish Glossary	1013	(11)
Index	1024	(32)
Acknowledgements and Photo Credits	1056