Voyages in World History

by Hansen, Valerie; Curtis, Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780618077205
• ISBN10: 0618077200
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

The authors of VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY never forget that history is made up of the stories of people. Each chapter of this new text centers around a story—a traveler's account that highlights the book's main theme, the constant movement of people, goods, and ideas—locally, regionally, and around the globe. Chapter introductions are illustrated with images of the travelers and maps that show where and how he or she traveled. The travelers include rulers, explorers, poets, merchants, soldiers, missionaries and scholars, and their narratives provide a framework for each chapter and draw students into the stories of world history. Along the way, students learn critical reading skills by evaluating the traveler's observations and attitudes. Available in the following split options: VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY Complete (Chapters 1-32), ISBN: 0618077200; Volume 1: To 1600 (Chapters 1-16), ISBN: 0618077235; Volume 2: Since 1500 (Chapters 15-32), ISBN: 0618077251.

Table of Contents

The Peopling Of The World, to 4000 B.C.E.

Traveler: Kennewick Man

The First Complex Societies

In The Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 4000-550 B.C.E.

Traveler: Gilgamesh

Ancient India And The Rise Of Buddhism, 2600 B.C.E.-C.E.

Traveler: King Ashoka

Blueprint For Empire

China 1200 B.C.E.-220 C.E.

Traveler: Qin Shi Huangdi (the first emperor)

The Americas And The Islands Of The Pacific To 1200 C.E.

Different Paths To Complex Society

Traveler: Yax K'uk Mo' (Maya ruler)

New Empires

In Iran And Greece, 2000 B.C.E.-651 C.E.

Traveler: Herodotus (Greek historian)

The Roman Empire And The Rise Of Christianity, 509 B.C.E.-476 C.E.

Traveler: Polybius (Roman historian)

Hindu And Buddhist Rulers Along

The Silk Roads Of Asia, 100-1000 C.E.

Traveler: Xuanzang (Chinese Buddhist monk)

Islamic Empires Of Western

Asia And Africa, 600-1258

Traveler: Khaizuran, the wife of the caliph

The Multiple Centers Of Europe, 500-1000

Traveler: Thorfinn Karlsefni and his wife Gudrid

The Expansion Of Africa's

Trade Networks, 1000-1500

Traveler: Ibn Battuta

China's Commercial Revolution, ca. 900-1276

Traveler: Li Qingzhao (Chinese woman poet)

Europe's Commercial Revolution, 1000-1400

Traveler: Peter Abelard and Heloise

The Mongol Rulers Of Eurasia And Their Successors, 1200-1500

Traveler: William of Rubruck

Maritime Expansion

In The Atlantic World, 1400-1600

Traveler: Christopher Columbus

Maritime Expansion And Early Modern Connections

In Afro-Eurasia, 1500-1660

Traveler: Matteo Ricci

Religion, Politics And The Power Balance

In Western Eurasia And The Mediterranean, 1500-1750

Traveler: Jean de Chardin

Empires, Colonies And Peoples Of The Americas, 1600-1750

Traveler: Catalina de Erauso

The Atlantic System

Africa, The Americas And Europe, 1600-1808

Traveler: Olaudah Equiano

Empires In Early Modern Asia, 1650-1818

Traveler: Xie Qinggao

European Science And The Foundations Of Modern Imperialism, 1600-1820

Traveler: Joseph Banks

Revolutions In The West, 1750-1830

Traveler: Sim?n Bol?var

The Industrial Revolution And European Politics, 1780-1880

Traveler: Alexander Herzen

Asia And The Modern World, 1800-1910

Traveler: Fukuzawa Y?kichi

State Building And Social Change

In The Americas, 1830-1895

Traveler: Pauline Johnson-Tekahionwake

The New Imperialism

In Africa And Southeast Asia, 1830-1914

Traveler: King Khama of the Bangwato

War, Revolution And Global Uncertainty, 1905-1928

Traveler: Louise Bryant

Responses To Global Crisis, 1920-1939

Traveler: Halide Edib

The Second World War And The Origins Of The Cold War, 1939-1949

Traveler: Nancy Wake

The Cold War And Decolonization, 1949-1975

Traveler: Ernesto Guevara

Toward A New World Order, 1975-2000

Traveler: Nelson Mandela

Into The Twenty-First Century

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