World history : patterns of interaction /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Beck, Roger B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Evanston, Ill. : McDougal Littell, [2003]
Edition:Texas ed.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.classzone.com.
Table of Contents:
  • Unit 1. Beginnings of civilization: The Peopling of the world; Early River Valley civilizations; People and ideas on the move; First age of empires
  • Unit 2. New directions in government and society: Classical Greece; Ancient Rome and early Christianity; India and China establish empires; African civilizations; The Americas, a separate world
  • Unit 3. An age of exchange and encounter: The Muslim world; Byzantines, Russians, and Turks interact; Empires in East Asia; European Middle Ages; The Formation of Western Europe; Societies and empires of Africa
  • Unit 4. Connecting hemispheres: People and empires in the Americas; European Renaissance and Reformation; The Muslim world expands; An age of exploration and isolation; The Atlantic world
  • Unit 5. Absolutism to revolution: Absolute monarchs in Europe; Enlightenment and revolution; The French Revolution and Napoleon; Nationalist revolutions sweep the West
  • Unit 6. Industrialism and the race for empire: The Industrial Revolution; An age of democracy and progress; The age of imperialism; Transformations around the globe
  • Unit 7. The World at war: The great war; Revolution and nationalism; Years of crisis; World War II
  • Unit 8. Perspectives on the present: Restructuring the postwar world; The Colonies become new nations; Struggles for democracy; Global interdependence
  • Epilogue: The War on terrorism
  • Glossary.