A History of World Societies, Concise Edition, Volume 1

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks,Patricia Buckley Ebrey,Roger B. Beck,Jerry Davila,Clare Haru Crowston,John P. McKay

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781319304867
• Edition: 12
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

A History of World Societies provides a concise overview of world history by sharing the cultural stories of global people -- all through a regional lens.

Table of contents

• About this Book
• Chapter 1 The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 B.C.E.
• Chapter 2 Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800–500 B.C.E.
• Chapter 3 The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 C.E.
• Chapter 4 China’s Classical Age, to 221 B.C.E.
• Chapter 5 The Greek Experience, 3500–30 B.C.E.
• Chapter 6 The World of Rome, ca. 1000 B.C.E.–400 C.E.
• Chapter 7 East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 B.C.E.–845 C.E.
• Chapter 8 Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250–850
• Chapter 9 The Islamic World, 600–1400
• Chapter 10 African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 B.C.E.–1500 C.E.
• Chapter 11 The Americas, to 1500 C.E.
• Chapter 12 States and Cultures in East Asia, 800–1400
• Chapter 13 Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300–1400
• Chapter 14 Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800–1450
• Chapter 15 Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350–1600
• Chapter 16 The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450–1600
• Notes
• Acknowledgments
• Glossary
• Index
• Map of the World
• About the Authors
• Inside Back Cover
• Back Cover