World history : patterns of interaction /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Evanston, Ill. :
McDougal Littell,
[2003]
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| Edition: | Texas ed. |
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| 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.