Glencoe World History, Student Edition,9780078607028

Glencoe World History, Student Edition

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780078607028
ISBN10: 0078607027
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-03-22
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

Previewing Your Textbook xx
Scavenger Hunt xxv
What Is History? xxvi
Reading for Information xxx
Reading Skills Handbook 1(9)
Geography's Impact on History 10
Reference Atlas
World: Political
2(2)
World: Physical
4(2)
North America: Political
6(1)
North America: Physical
7(1)
South America: Political
8(1)
South America: Physical
9(1)
Europe: Political
10(2)
Europe: Physical
12(2)
Africa: Political
14(1)
Africa: Physical
15(1)
Asia: Political
16(2)
Asia: Physical
18(2)
Middle East: Physical/Political
20(2)
Pacific Rim: Physical/Political
22(2)
World Land Use
24(2)
World Population Cartogram
26(2)
World Gross Domestic Product Cartogram
28(2)
World's People
30(2)
World Historical Eras
32(2)
Polar Regions
34
Geography Handbook
How Do I Study Geography?
2(2)
Globes and Maps
4(2)
Common Map Projections
6(2)
Understanding Latitude and Longitude
8(1)
Types of Maps
9(1)
Geographic Dictionary
10(2)
UNIT 1 The First Civilizations and Empires, Prehistory--A.D. 500
12(172)
The First Humans, Prehistory--3500 B.C.
16(18)
Early Humans
19(8)
The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization
27(7)
Western Asia and Egypt, 3500--500 B.C.
34(34)
Civilization Begins in Mesopotamia
37(8)
Egyptian Civilization: ``The Gift of the Nile''
45(9)
New Centers of Civilization
54(7)
The Rise of New Empires
61(7)
India and China, 3000 B.C.--A.D. 500
68(38)
Early Civilization in India
71(10)
New Empires in India
81(7)
Early Chinese Civilizations
88(10)
Rise and Fall of Chinese Empires
98(8)
Ancient Greece, 1900--133 B.C.
106(40)
The First Greek Civilizations
109(6)
The Greek City-States
115(6)
Classical Greece
121(6)
The Culture of Classical Greece
127(11)
Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms
138(8)
Rome and the Rise of Christianity 600 B.C.--A.D. 500
146(38)
The Rise of Rome
149(7)
From Republic to Empire
156(7)
Culture and Society in the Roman World
163(6)
The Development of Christianity
169(6)
Decline and Fall
175(9)
UNIT 2 New Patterns of Civilization, 400--1500
184(184)
The World of Islam, 600--1500
188(32)
The Rise of Islam
191(5)
The Arab Empire and Its Successors
196(7)
Islamic Civilization
203(4)
The Culture of Islam
207(13)
World Religions
214(6)
Early African Civilizations, 2000 B.C.--A.D. 1500
220(24)
The Development of Civilizations in Africa
223(5)
Kingdoms and States of Africa
228(8)
African Society and Culture
236(8)
The Asian World, 400--1500
244(38)
China Reunified
247(6)
The Mongols and China
253(10)
Early Japan and Korea
263(5)
India after the Guptas
268(5)
Civilization in Southeast Asia
273(9)
Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire, 400--1300
282(30)
Transforming the Roman World
285(6)
Feudalism
291(6)
The Growth of European Kingdoms
297(6)
The Byzantine Empire and the Crusades
303(9)
Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000--1500
312(32)
Peasants, Trade, and Cities
315(8)
Christianity and Medieval Civilization
323(6)
The Culture of the High Middle Ages
329(6)
The Late Middle Ages
335(9)
The Americas, 400--1500
344(24)
The Peoples of North America
347(5)
Early Civilizations in Mesoamerica
352(7)
Early Civilizations in South America
359(9)
UNIT 3 The Early Modern World, 1400--1800
368(206)
Renaissance and Reformation, 1350--1600
372(32)
The Renaissance
375(7)
The Intellectual and Artistic Renaissance
382(7)
The Protestant Reformation
389(6)
The Spread of Protestantism and the Catholic Response
395(9)
The Age of Exploration, 1500--1800
404(22)
Exploration and Expansion
407(8)
Africa in an Age of Transition
415(4)
Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade
419(7)
Crisis and Absolutism in Europe, 1550--1715
426(28)
Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion
429(5)
Social Crises, War, and Revolution
434(7)
Response to Crisis: Absolutism
441(7)
The World of European Culture
448(6)
The Muslim Empires, 1450--1800
454(28)
The Ottoman Empire
457(11)
The Rule of the Safavids
468(5)
The Grandeur of the Moguls
473(9)
The East Asian World, 1400--1800
482(26)
China at Its Height
485(6)
Chinese Society and Culture
491(5)
Tokugawa Japan and Korea
496(12)
World Languages
504(4)
Revolution and Enlightenment, 1550--1800
508(36)
The Scientific Revolution
511(7)
The Enlightenment
518(8)
The Impact of the Enlightenment
526(10)
Colonial Empires and the American Revolution
536(8)
The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789--1815
544(30)
The French Revolution Begins
547(8)
Radical Revolution and Reaction
555(8)
The Age of Napoleon
563(11)
UNIT 4 An Era of European Imperialism, 1800--1914
574(136)
Industrialization and Nationalism, 1800--1870
578(34)
The Industrial Revolution
581(8)
Reaction and Revolution
589(7)
National Unification and the National State
596(9)
Culture: Romanticism and Realism
605(7)
Mass Society and Democracy, 1870--1914
612(32)
The Growth of Industrial Prosperity
615(6)
The Emergence of Mass Society
621(8)
The National State and Democracy
629(7)
Toward the Modern Consciousness
636(8)
The Height of Imperialism, 1800--1914
644(36)
Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia
647(7)
Empire Building in Africa
654(12)
British Rule in India
666(5)
Nation Building in Latin America
671(9)
East Asia Under Challenge, 1800--1914
680(30)
The Decline of the Qing Dynasty
683(8)
Revolution in China
691(6)
Rise of Modern Japan
697(13)
UNIT 5 The Twentieth-Century Crisis, 1914--1945
710(132)
War and Revolution, 1914--1919
714(34)
The Road to World War I
717(4)
The War
721(11)
The Russian Revolution
732(7)
End of the War
739(9)
The West Between the Wars, 1919-1939
748(30)
The Futile Search for Stability
751(7)
The Rise of Dictatorial Regimes
758(8)
Hitler and Nazi Germany
766(6)
Cultural and Intellectual Trends
772(6)
Nationalism Around the World, 1919--1939
778(28)
Nationalism in the Middle East
781(5)
Nationalism in Africa and Asia
786(7)
Revolutionary Chaos in China
793(6)
Nationalism in Latin America
799(7)
World War II, 1939--1945
806(36)
Paths to War
809(5)
The Course of World War II
814(10)
The New Order and the Holocaust
824(6)
The Home Front and the Aftermath of the War
830(12)
UNIT 6 Toward a Global Civilization, 1945--Present
842(141)
Cold War and Postwar Changes, 1945--1970
846(26)
Development of the Cold War
849(6)
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
855(5)
Western Europe and North America
860(12)
The Contemporary Western World, 1970--Present
872(26)
Decline of the Soviet Union
875(4)
Eastern Europe
879(5)
Europe and North America
884(5)
Western Society and Culture
889(9)
Latin America, 1945--Present
898(20)
General Trends in Latin America
901(5)
Mexico, Cuba, and Central America
906(5)
The Nations of South America
911(7)
Africa and the Middle East, 1945--Present
918(20)
Independence in Africa
921(8)
Conflict in the Middle East
929(9)
Asia and the Pacific, 1945--Present
938(28)
Communist China
941(11)
Independent States in South and Southeast Asia
952(5)
Japan and the Pacific
957(9)
Challenges and Hopes for the Future
966(17)
The Challenges of Our World
969(5)
Global Visions
974(9)
Appendix
Mini Almanac 983(5)
Primary Sources Library 988(14)
Honoring America 1002(1)
Glossary 1003(10)
Spanish Glossary 1013(11)
Index 1024(32)
Acknowledgements and Photo Credits 1056

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