World History

by Krieger, Larry S.; Neill, Kenneth; Reynolds, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780669405330
• ISBN10: 0669405337
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Table of Contents

Student Toolkit for World History	3	(1)
Historical Themes	4	(2)
Keeping Track of Time	6	(2)
Geographic Themes	8	(2)
Mapping the World	10	(2)
Unit I The Beginnings of Civilization	12	(86)
Prehistoric Times (4,000,000 B.C.-3500 B.C.)	16	(14)
Scientists search for human origins	17	(4)
Modern humans spread across the world	21	(3)
Neolithic people learned to farm	24	(6)
Civilizations and Empires in Southwest Asia (3500 B.C.-331 B.C.)	30	(22)
Civilization arose in the Fertile Crescent	31	(7)
The Fertile Crescent	31	(1)
The Fertile Crescent about 2500 B.C.	32	(2)
Sumer	34	(4)
Newcomers contributed to civilization	38	(5)
Hammurabi's Code	38	(3)
The Ten Commandments and the Torah	41	(2)
Conquerors ruled ever larger empires	43	(9)
The Babylonian Captivity	46	(6)
Ancient Egypt (3100 B.C.-332 B.C.)	52	(20)
Egypt arose in Africa's Nile Valley	53	(5)
Egypt and the Nile River	53	(2)
Ancient Egypt/The Nile River	55	(1)
Seven Lean Years in Egypt	56	(2)
Egypt's pharaohs ruled as gods	58	(5)
Decisions in History	59	(4)
Egypt's way of life endured 3,000 years	63	(9)
Egyptian Cosmetics	65	(7)
Ancient India and China (2500 B.C.-A.D. 220)	72	(26)
A new culture arose in northern India	73	(6)
The Indian Subcontinent	73	(1)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro	73	(1)
Ancient India	74	(5)
Buddhism spread under Mauryan rulers	79	(3)
The Teachings of Buddha	81	(1)
Imperial government united China	82	(7)
Ancient China	82	(1)
Ancient China	83	(3)
The Most Treasured Fabric	86	(3)
Ch'in and Han emperors strengthened China	89	(9)
Geographic and Historical Themes	96	(2)
Unit II The Mediterranean World	98	(76)
Ancient Greece (2000 B.C.-332 B.C.)	102	(28)
Greek culture grew up around the Aegean Sea	103	(5)
Ancient Greece and the Aegean	103	(1)
Greece in the Bronze Age	104	(4)
Greek city-states competed for power	108	(7)
Athenian Pottery	112	(3)
Athens led Greece in its golden age	115	(7)
Athens	115	(4)
Pericles' Funeral Oration	119	(3)
Alexander's conquests spread Greek culture	122	(8)
The Conquests of Alexander the Great	123	(7)
The Roman Republic (1000 B.C.-27 B.C.)	130	(20)
The Romans built a great city	131	(4)
The Roman Toga	134	(1)
The Roman republic spread its power	135	(6)
Republican government collapsed in Rome	141	(9)
The Perils of Success	143	(2)
Decisions in History	145	(5)
The Roman Empire (29 B.C.-A.D. 476)	150	(24)
Augustus's rule began the Pax Romana	151	(4)
A Roman Citizen	153	(2)
Romans extended Greek culture	155	(5)
Rome	157	(3)
Christianity spread through the empire	160	(4)
The Life and Teachings of Jesus	161	(2)
The Spread of Christianity in Roman Times	163	(1)
Rome's empire declined and fell	164	(10)
Geographic and Historical Themes	172	(2)
Unit III The Middle Ages	174	(98)
The Byzantine Empire and the Rise of Islam (450-1453)	178	(22)
Constantinople ruled an eastern empire	179	(7)
Constantinople and the Dardanelles	179	(3)
Constantinople	182	(1)
A Question of Courage	183	(3)
A new faith spread from Arabia	186	(8)
The Spread of Islam	189	(1)
Prayer Rugs	190	(1)
Baghdad	191	(3)
The empires influenced Slavs and Turks	194	(6)
The Fall of Constantinople	196	(4)
The Early Middle Ages (450-1000)	200	(22)
New ways of life developed in Europe	201	(5)
Charlemagne revived the idea of empire	206	(5)
Stirrups and Warfare	206	(4)
Decisions in History	210	(1)
Vikings terrorized Europe	211	(3)
Feudalism became the basis for government	214	(8)
Feudalism and Marriage	216	(6)
The High Middle Ages (1000-1300)	222	(26)
Farming improved and trade revived	223	(5)
A Town Charter	227	(1)
Religious leaders wielded great power	228	(5)
Royal governments grew stronger	233	(4)
The Kingdoms of Europe in 1160	235	(2)
Learning revived and spread	237	(4)
Medieval Writing Materials	237	(4)
Crusaders marched against Islam	241	(7)
The Origin of European Nations (1150-1580)	248	(24)
England and France developed as nations	249	(5)
The Magna Carta	250	(3)
St. Louis, the Ideal Medieval King	253	(1)
The Church faced a crisis in the 1300's	254	(3)
Religion and Trade	255	(2)
The 1300's brought plague and war	257	(4)
New monarchs ruled in western Europe	261	(4)
A new empire arose in Russia	265	(7)
Russia	265	(5)
Geographic and Historical Themes	270	(2)
Unit IV An Age of Empires	272	(68)
Golden Ages in China and Japan (300-1650)	276	(24)
Two great dynasties ruled China	277	(6)
Ch'ang-an	279	(4)
The Mongols conquered a vast empire	283	(4)
Decisions in History	285	(1)
The City of the Great Khan	286	(1)
China chose stability over change	287	(3)
The Voyages of Cheng Ho	289	(1)
Japan developed a unique civilization	290	(4)
Japan	290	(2)
Heian	292	(2)
Japan turned to isolation	294	(6)
Civilizations of India and Southeast Asia (300-1700)	300	(14)
India flourished under the Guptas	301	(3)
The Harshest of Sultans	304	(1)
Mughals ruled India in splendor	304	(5)
Cloth from India	308	(1)
Kingdoms arose in Southeast Asia	309	(5)
Africa and the Americas (1200 B.C.-A.D. 1500)	314	(26)
Kingdoms and city-states arose in East Africa	315	(5)
Africa	315	(1)
Regions of Africa	316	(4)
West African empires thrived on trade	320	(6)
Ibn Battuta's Travel in Africa	322	(4)
Early Americans had many ways of life	326	(4)
The Americas	326	(3)
Early Cultures of the Americas	329	(1)
Great civilizations arose in the Americas	330	(10)
Cuzco	331	(7)
Geographic and Historical Themes	338	(2)
Unit V The Spread of New Ideas	340	(76)
The Renaissance and Exploration (1300-1600)	344	(28)
The Renaissance began in northern Italy	345	(5)
Florence led the way in arts	350	(4)
Florence	350	(1)
Decisions in History	351	(2)
The Dangers of Flattery	353	(1)
The Renaissance spread	354	(4)
Explorers discovered new lands	358	(7)
The Voyages of Columbus	360	(4)
The Spices of Life	364	(1)
Other countries started colonies in America	365	(7)
The Reformation and the Scientific Revolution (1450-1650)	372	(20)
Martin Luther began a religious revolt	373	(6)
Gold and Silver in Utopia	374	(5)
Protestantism spread in northern Europe	379	(5)
The Catholic Church made reforms	384	(2)
Scientists challenged old assumptions	386	(6)
The Spanish Empire and Shifts in European Power (1500-1650)	392	(24)
Spain built an overseas empire	393	(5)
Spain was a Catholic bulwark	398	(4)
The Netherlands won independence	402	(4)
Amsterdam	404	(1)
Tulips and Trade	404	(2)
France's crown changed hands	406	(4)
Religious wars split Germany	410	(6)
Geographic and Historical Themes	414	(2)
The Transition to Modern Times	416	(88)
England: Tudor Queen and Stuart Kings (1558-1688)	420	(20)
Elizabeth I faced many challenges	421	(5)
Decisions in History	422	(1)
The Defeat of the Spanish Armada	423	(1)
Europe in 1560	424	(2)
The Elizabethan era was a golden age	426	(4)
London	426	(4)
England had a civil war	430	(4)
The Budget of James I	431	(3)
Parliament won political power	434	(6)
The London Fire	435	(5)
Europe in the Age of the Absolute Monarchs (1648-1763)	440	(20)
The Sun King ruled France	441	(6)
Versailles	443	(4)
Peter the Great changed Russia	447	(5)
The Barber King	449	(3)
Austria and Prussia rose to power	452	(8)
A Call to Arms	454	(6)
Enlightenment in Europe, Revolution in America (1688-1790)	460	(22)
European thinkers expressed new ideas	461	(5)
A Defense against Smallpox	465	(1)
Writers advocated liberty and reason	466	(3)
Enlightened despots sought progress	469	(3)
The Growth of Russia, 1505-1796	471	(1)
Britain developed new forms of leadership	472	(3)
Americans created a republic	475	(7)
Toleration in Virginia	476	(2)
The Constitutional Convention	478	(4)
The French Revolution and Napoleon (1789-1815)	482	(22)
The French monarchy faced a crisis	483	(4)
Revolution brought reform and terror	487	(5)
The Rights of Woman	488	(4)
Napoleon conquered much of Europe	492	(4)
Napoleon's empire collapsed	496	(8)
Decisions in History	499	(3)
Geographic and Historical Themes	502	(2)
Unit VII The Age of European Dominance	504	(112)
The Industrial Revolution (1700-1850)	508	(18)
Many factors aided industrial growth	509	(2)
Britain led in the rise of industry	511	(3)
Industry grew and spread to new lands	514	(5)
A Girl in the Mills	517	(1)
The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, 1850	518	(1)
Industry changed ways of life	519	(7)
Manchester	519	(3)
The Price of Bread	522	(4)
Restoration, Romanticism, and Revolution (1815-1850)	526	(20)
European leaders sought stability	527	(4)
City of Waltzes	530	(1)
New ideals affected politics and art	531	(4)
Poetry and Patriotism	533	(2)
Latin America won independence	535	(6)
Latin America in 1800/Latin America about 1830	538	(3)
Reform and revolution swept Europe	541	(5)
Economic Expansion and Nationalism (1851-1876)	546	(22)
Industrialism created a global economy	547	(4)
Working people gained more influence	551	(4)
The Communist Manifesto	551	(3)
An Industrial City	554	(1)
Italy and Germany formed nations	555	(6)
Unification of Germany, 1865-1871	558	(2)
Balloons in War	560	(1)
The United States spread westward	561	(7)
The Age of Imperialism (1875-1914)	568	(24)
Nations competed for overseas empires	569	(2)
Imperialists divided Africa	571	(6)
The British dominated South Asia	577	(3)
A New Look for the Army	578	(1)
Imperialism in India and Southeast Asia, 1900	579	(1)
Imperialism threatened China	580	(4)
Japan built a modern nation	584	(2)
Imperialism reached the Western Hemisphere	586	(6)
A View of Imperialism	588	(4)
The Turn of the Century (1865-1914)	592	(24)
Inventions changed ways of life	594	(3)
Music for the Home	595	(2)
Science presented new ideas	597	(4)
Women sought rights and freedoms	601	(3)
A Citizen's Right to Vote	603	(1)
Art and entertainment took new forms	604	(3)
Europe faced rising tensions	607	(9)
Decisions in History	608	(6)
Geographic and Historical Themes	614	(2)
Unit VIII Years of Crisis	616	(116)
World War I (1914-1918)	620	(20)
Conflicts divided Europe	621	(3)
Europe plunged into war	624	(3)
The war dragged on for four years	627	(7)
Wartime Shortages	627	(2)
Decisions in History	629	(201)
Bombardment in the Trenches	830
Peace stood on shaky foundations	634	(6)
Europe after World War I	636	(4)
Russia in Revolution (1825-1939)	640	(20)
Russia struggled to reform	641	(5)
Russia moved toward revolution	646	(4)
The Bolsheviks led a second revolution	650	(4)
Stalin became dictator	654	(6)
Applause for Comrade Stalin	655	(1)
Tractors and Politics	656	(4)
Shifts in World Power (1900-1939)	660	(20)
Indians organized for independence	661	(4)
Gandhi's Plan of Action	664	(1)
Nationalism spread to the Middle East	665	(5)
Latin America faced difficult changes	670	(4)
China overthrew its emperor	674	(6)
China, 1927-1938	676	(4)
The Years between the Wars (1918-1939)	680	(26)
Europe recovered from World War I	681	(2)
Society faced rapid change	683	(4)
The Automobile	684	(3)
Wall Street's crash opened the Depression	687	(4)
Fascist leaders became dictators	691	(7)
Decisions in History	696	(1)
Kristallnacht	697	(1)
The world drifted toward war	698	(8)
The Munich Conference	702	(4)
World War II (1939-1945)	706	(26)
Germany overran much of Europe	707	(7)
Decisions in History	712	(2)
Japan conquered an Asian empire	714	(4)
The Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor	715	(3)
The Allies launched a drive to victory	718	(4)
The Broken Code	719	(1)
Decisions in History	720	(2)
World War II left a mixed legacy	722	(10)
Studying the Holocaust	724	(6)
Geographic and Historical Themes	730	(2)
Unit IX The Modern World	732	(96)
Europe in the Cold War Era (1945-1990's)	736	(24)
Two superpowers arose after World War II	737	(3)
The war left Europe divided	740	(7)
Rebuilding Europe	744	(1)
The Berlin Airlift	745	(2)
Western Europe moved toward cooperation	747	(5)
The USSR dominated Eastern Europe	752	(8)
Decisions in History	755	(1)
A Czechoslovak Protest	756	(4)
Change and Conflict in Asia (1945-1990's)	760	(24)
Japan became an industrial giant	761	(3)
Tokyo	763	(1)
Preparing for Exams	763	(1)
China became a Communist country	764	(3)
China changed under a Communist government	767	(6)
A Student Speaks	771	(2)
India and Pakistan became independent	773	(3)
The Pacific Rim faced change and conflict	776	(8)
Decisions in History	778	(6)
Nationalism in Africa and the Middle East (1945-1990's)	784	(22)
The age of imperialism ended in Africa	785	(4)
Africa faced social and economic challenges	789	(2)
Southern Africa confronted change	791	(4)
Mandela Speaks to South Africa	794	(1)
New nations arose in the Middle East	795	(4)
The 1956 Suez Crisis	797	(2)
Cultural conflicts caused Middle East tensions	799	(7)
The Middle East Today	799	(7)
The Americas in the Modern World (1945-1990's)	806	(22)
Key trends influenced Latin America	807	(3)
Nations sought greater stability	810	(3)
Decisions in History	811	(1)
Mexico City	812	(1)
The Caribbean Basin faced political turmoil	813	(7)
The Cuban Revolution	814	(1)
The Carribean Basin	815	(3)
The Latin Beat	818	(1)
A Victory for Democracy	819	(1)
The United States and Canada changed	820	(8)
Geographic and Historical Themes	826	(2)
Unit X Perspectives on the Present	828
The Global Village (1945-Present)	830
The postwar era changed science and technology	831
Technology spurred global development	835
Technology had a human impact	839
Human Rights Declaration	841
From the Cold War to a New Millennium (1985-Present)	844
Gorbachev launched a new era	845
The Fall of the Berlin Wall	848
The August Coup	850
The post-Cold War era brought new issues	853
Conflicting trends shaped our world	859
Schooling for the Information Age	861
Human history has common themes	864
Geographic and Historical Themes	870
Reference Section
Anthology of World Literature	873
Geographic Atlas	920
Skills Handbook	933
Basic Skills	933
Critical Thinking Skills	940
Illustrated Glossary	947
Index	960
Acknowledgments	984