Western Civilization Volume I: To 1715

by Spielvogel, Jackson J.

• ISBN13: 9780534568368
• ISBN10: 053456836X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-12
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Weaving the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, military, and other threads of Western civilization into a compelling story, BRIEF DISCOVERY EDITION of WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Volume II, focuses on helping you enhance your study skills for success in this course and throughout your college career. Learning to analyze source material as you read the narrative will help you master the content of the course and interpret other materials and events you encounter in daily life.

Table of Contents

Documents	xv
Maps	xxi
Chronologies	xxii
Preface	xxiii
Introduction to Students of Western Civilization	xxix
The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations	1	(31)
The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires	32	(23)
The Civilization of the Greeks	55	(36)
The Hellenistic World	91	(23)
The Roman Republic	114	(33)
The Roman Empire	147	(31)
The Passing of the Roman World and the Emergence of Medieval Civilization	178	(31)
European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000	209	(28)
The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages	237	(29)
A New World of Cities and Kingdoms	266	(30)
The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century	296	(30)
Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance	326	(36)
The Age of Reformation	362	(30)
Discovery and Crisis in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries	392	(34)
Response to Crisis: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century	426	(34)
Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science	460	(27)
Glossary	487	(9)
Pronunciation Guide	496	(7)
Credits	503	(2)
Index	505