World Civilizations Volume I: To 1700

by Adler, Philip J.; Pouwels, Randall L.

• ISBN13: 9780534599348
• ISBN10: 0534599346
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Succeeding in World Civilizations class isn't easy. That's why Adler and Pouwels wrote WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: VOLUME I: TO 1700 in its trademark, easy to read style. Hundreds of illustrations, maps, and documents, overviews, self-tests, and other learning aids make the history of world civilizations easier for students to study and understand. Volume 1 includes thirty concise chapters make content manageable.

Table of Contents

Ancient Civilizations, 3500-500 B.C.E

Prehistory

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Warriors and Deities in the Near East: Persians and Jews

India's Beginnings

Ancient China to 500 B.C.E

Ancient Civilizations, 3500-500 B.C.E

Classical Mediterranean Civilizations, 500 B.C.E.-800 C.E

The Greek Adventure

Hellenic Culture

Hellenistic Civilization

Rome: City-State to Empire

Imperial Decline and the Birth of Christian Europe

Classical Mediterranean Civilizations, 500 B.C.E.-800 C.E

Equilibrium Among Polycentric Civilizations, 500 C.E.-1500 C.E

The Americas Before Columbus

Africa from Kush to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and Institutions

Indian Civilization in Its Golden Age

Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

Late Medieval Troubles

The European Renaissance

The Mongol Intrusion

Equilibrium Among Polycentric Civilizations, 500 C.E.-1500 C.E

Disequilibrium: The Western Encounter With the Non-Western World, 1500-1700 C.E

A Larger World Opens

The Protestant Reformation

Foundations of the European States

Eastern European Empires

The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Empires

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Colonial Southeast Asia

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

Disequilibrium: The Western Encounter with the Non-Western World, 1500-1700 C.E

Glossary with Pronunciation Guide

Answers to Test Your Knowledge

Photo Credits, and Index

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