Glencoe World History, Student Edition
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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-01-25
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary
What makes a great world history textbook? Thorough scholarship and an engaging story "Glencoe World History" is a full-survey world history program authored by a world-renowned historian, Jackson Spielvogel, and the National Geographic Society. Experiencing world history and understanding its relevance to the modern world is the goal of this program. The program addresses the importance of motivating students and engaging them in meaningful learning learning that links the past with issues confronting young people today. "Glencoe World History" addresses student learning on many levels and encourages the reader to become actively involved with the beautifully presented content.
Table of Contents
Why Study History?
Reading for Information
Geography’s Impact on History
National Geographic Reference Atlas
Geography Handbook
UNIT 1 THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS AND EMPIRES, PREHISTORY TO A.D. 500
Chapter 1 The First Humans, Prehistory–3500 B.C.
Chapter 2 Western Asia And Egypt, 3500–500 B.C.
Chapter 3 India And China, 3000 B.C.–A.D. 500
Chapter 4 Ancient Greece, 1900–133 B.C
Chapter 5 Rome And The Rise Of Christianity, 600 B.C.–A.D. 500
UNIT 2 NEW PATTERNS OF CIVILIZATIONS, 400–1500
Chapter 6 The World Of Islam, 600–1500
Special Feature: World Religions
Chapter 7 Early African Civilizations, 2000 B.C.–A.D. 1500
Chapter 8 The Asian World, 400–1500
Chapter 9 Emerging Europe And The Byzantine Empire, 400–1300
Chapter 10 Europe In The Middle Ages, 1000–1500 Chapter 11 The Americas,400–1500
UNIT 3 THE EARLY MODERN WORLD, 1400–1800
Chapter 12 Renaissance And Reformation, 1350–1600
Chapter 13 The Age Of Exploration, 1500–1800
Chapter 14 Crisis And Absolutism In Europe, 1550–1715
Chapter 15 The Muslim Empires, 1450–1800
Chapter 16 The East Asian World, 1400–1800 Special Feature: WorldLanguages
Chapter 17 Revolution And Enlightenment, 1550–1800
Chapter 18 The French Revolution And Napoleon 1789–1815
UNIT 4 AN ERA OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM, 1800–1914
Chapter 19 Industrialism And Nationalism, 1800–1870
Chapter 20 Mass Society And Democracy, 1870–1914
Chapter 21 The Height Of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Chapter 22 East Asia Under Challenge, 1800–1914
UNIT 5 THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY CRISIS, 1914–1945
Chapter 23 War And Revolution, 1914–1919
Chapter 24 The West Between The Wars, 1919–1939
Chapter 25 Nationalism Around The World, 1919–1939
Chapter 26 World War II, 1939–1945
UNIT 6 TOWARD A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION, 1945 TO THE PRESENT
Chapter 27 Cold War And Postwar Changes, 1945–1970
Chapter 28 The Contemporary Western World, 1970–Present
Chapter 29 Latin America, 1945–Present
Chapter 30 Africa And The Middle East, 1945–Present
Chapter 31 Asia And The Pacific, 1945–Present
Chapter 32 Challenges And Hopes For The Future
Appendices
Mini Almanac
Primary Source
Library Glossary
Spanish Glossary
Index
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