World History: Patterns of Interaction

by Roger B. Beck (Editor)

Other authorsLarry S. Krieger (Editor), Linda Black (Editor), Phillip C. Naylor (Editor), Dahia Ibo Shabaka (Editor)
Hardcover, 2008

Status

Available

Call number

SOC H.000

Publication

McDougal Littell (Houghton Mifflin Company)

Pages

1376

Description

[TofC cont.] Perspectives on the present: Restructuring the postwar world; Colonies become new nations; Struggles for democracy; Global interdependence -- Glossary.

Description

Comprehensive high school textbook of World History.

Table of Contents:
Unit 1. Beginnings of civilization, 4 million B.C.-200 B.C. Chapter 1. The peopling of the world, prehistory-2500 B.C.: Section 1. Human origins in Africa ; Section 2. Humans try to control nature ; Section 3. Civilization ; Case study : Ur in Sumer. --
Chapter 2. Early river valley civilizations, 3500 B.C.-450 B.C.: Section 1. City-States in Mesopotamia ; Section 2. Pyramids on the Nile ; Section 3. Planned cities on the Indus ; Section 4. River dynasties in China. --
Chapter 3 $t People and ideas on the move, 2000 B.C.-250 B.C.: Section 1. The Indo-Europeans ; Section 2. Hinduism and Buddhism develop ; Section 3. Seafaring traders ; Section 4. The origins of Judaism. --
Chapter 4. First age of empires, 1570 B.C-200 B.C.: Section 1. The Egyptian and Nubian empires ; Section 2. The Assyrian empire ; Section 3. The Persian empire ; Section 4. The unification of China. Unit 2. New directions in government and society, 2000 B.C.-A.D. 700. Chapter 5. Classical Greece, 2000 B.C.-300 B.C.: Section 1. Cultures of the mountains and the sea ; Section 2. Warring city-states ; Section 3. Democracy and Greeces golden age ; Section 4. Alexander's empire ; Section 5. The spread of Hellenistic culture. --
Chapter 6. Ancient Rome and early Christianity, 500 B.C.-A.D. 500: Section 1. The Roman republic ; Section 2. The Roman empire ; Section 3. The rise of Christianity ; Section 4. The fall of the Roman empire ; Section 5. Rome and the roots of Western civilization. --
Chapter 7. India and China establish empires, 400 B.C.-A.D. 550: Section 1. India's first empires ; Section 2. Trade spreads Indian religions and culture ; Section 3. Han emperors in China. --
Chapter 8. African civilizations, 1500 B.C.-A.D. 700: Section 1. Diverse societies in Africa ; Section 2. Migration ; Case study : Bantu-speaking peoples ; Section 3. The kingdom of Aksum. --
Chapter 9. The Americas : a separate world, 40,000 B.C-A.D. 700: Section 1. The earliest Americans ; Section 2. Early Mesoamerican civilizations ; Section 3. Early civilizations of the Andes. Unit 3. An exchange and encounter, 500-1500. Chapter 10. The Muslim world, 600-1250: Section 1. The rise of Islam ; Section 2. Islam expands ; Section 3. Muslim culture. --
Chapter 11. Byzantines, Russians, and Turks interact, 500-1500: Section 1. The Byzantine empire ; Section 2. The Russian empire ; Section 3. Turkish empires rise in Anatolia. --
Chapter 12. Empires in east Asia, 600-1350: Section 1. Tang and Song China ; Section 2. The Mongol conquests ; Section 3. The Mongol empire ; Section 4. Feudal powers in Japan ; Section 5. Kingdoms of southeast Asia and Korea. --
Chapter 13. European Middle Ages, 500-1200: Section 1. Charlemagne unites Germanic kingdoms ; Section 2. Feudalism in Europe ; Section 3. The age of chivalry --
Section 4. The power of the church.--
Chapter 14. The formation of western Europe, 800-1500: Section 1. Church reform and the Crusades ; Section 2. Changes in medieval society ; Section 3. England and France develop ; Section 4. The Hundred Year's War and the plague. --
Chapter 15. Societies and empires of Africa, 800-1500: Section 1. North and central African societies ; Section 2. West African civilizations ; Section 3. Eastern city-states and southern empires. Unit 4. Connecting hemispheres, 500-1500. Chapter 16. People and empires in the Americas, 500-1500: Section 1. North American societies ; Section 2. Maya kings and cities ; Section 3. The Aztecs control central Mexico ; Section 4. The Incas create a mountain empire. --
Chapter 17. European Renaissance and Reformation, 1300-1600: Section 1. Italy : birthplace of the Renaissance ; Section 2. The northern Renaissance ; Section 3. Luther leads the Reformation ; Section 4. The reformation continues. --
Chapter 18. The Muslim world expands, 1300-1700: Section1. The Ottomans build a vast empire ; Section 2. Cultural blending ; Section 3. The Mughal empire in India.--
Chapter 19. An age of explorations and isolation, 1400-1800: Section 1. Europeans explore the East ; Section 2. China limits European contacts ; Section 3. Japan returns to isolation. --
Chapter 20. The Atlantic world, 1492-1800: Section 1. Spain builds an American empire ; Section 2. European nations settle North America ; Section 3. The Atlantic slave trade ; Section 4. The Columbian exchange and global trade. Unit 5. Absolutism to revolution, 1500-1900. Chapter 21. Absolute monarchs in Europe, 1500-1800: Section 1. Spain's empire and European absolutism ; Section 2. The reign of Louis XIV ; Section 3. Central European monarchs clash ; Section 4. Absolute rulers of Russia ; Section 5. Parliament limits the English monarchy. --
Chapter 22. Enlightenment and revolution, 1550-1789: Section 1. The scientific revolution ; Section 2. The Enlightenment in Europe ; Section 3. The Enlightenment spreads ; Section 4. The American Revolution. --
Chapter 23. The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815: Section 1. The French Revolution begins ; Section 2. Revolution brings reform and terror ; Section 3. Napoleon forges an empire ; Section 4. Napoleon's empire collapses ; Section 5. The congress of Vienna. --
Chapter 24. Nationalist revolutions sweep the west, 1789-1900. Section 1. Latin American peoples win independence ; Section 2. Europe faces revolution ; Section 3. Nationalism ; Case study : Italy and Germany ; Section 4. Revolution in the arts. Unit 6. Industrialism and the race for empire, 1700-1914. Chapter 25. The Industrial Revolution, 1700-1900: Section 1. The beginnings of industrialization ; Section 2. Industrialization ; Section 3. Industrialization spreads ; Section 4. Reforming the industrial world . --
Chapter 26. An age of democracy and progress., 1815-1914. Section 1. Democratic reform and activism ; Section 2. Self-rule for British colonies ; Section 3. War and expansion in the United States ; Section 4. Nineteenth-century progress. --
Chapter 27. The age of imperialism, 1850-1914: Section 1. The scramble for Africa ; Section 2. Imperialism ; Case study : Nigeria ; Section 3. Europeans claim Muslim lands ; Section 4. British Imperialism in India ; Section 5. Imperialism in southeast Asia. --
Chapter 28. Transformations around the globe, 1800-1914: Section 1. China resists outside influence ; Section 2. Modernization in Japan ; Section 3. U.S. economic imperialism ; Section 4. Turmoil and change in Mexico. Unit 7. The world at war, 1900-1945. Chapter 29. The Great War, 1914-1918: Section 1. Marching toward war ; Section 2. Europe plunges into war ; Section 3. A global conflict ; Section 4. A flawed peace. --
Chapter 30. Revolution and nationalism, 1900-1939: Section 1. Revolutions in Russia ; Section 2. Totalitarianism ; Case study : Stalinist Russia ; Section 3. Imperial China collapses ; Section 4. Nationalism in India and southwest Asia. --
Chapter 31. Years of crisis, 1919-1939: Section 1. Postwar uncertainty ; Section 2. A worldwide depression ; Section 3. Fascism rises in Europe ; Section 4. Aggressors invade nations. --
Chapter 32. World War II, 1939-1945: Section 1. Hitler's lightning war ; Section 2. Japan's Pacific campaign ; Section 3. The Holocaust ; Section 4. The Allied victory ; Section 5. Europe and Japan in ruins. Unit 8. Perspectives on the present, 1945-present. Chapter 33. Restructuring the postwar world, 1945-present: Section 1. Cold War : superpowers face off ; Section 2. Communists take power in China ; Section 3. Wars in Korea and Vietnam ; Section 4. The Cold War divides the world ; Section 5. The Cold War thaws. --
Chapter 34. The colonies become new nations, 1945-present: Section 1. The Indian subcontinent achieves freedom ; Section 2. Southeast Asian nations gain independence ; Section 3. Conflicts in the Middle East ; Section 4. Central Asia struggles. --
Chapter 35. Struggles for democracy, 1945-present: Section 1. Democracy ; Case study : Latin American democracies ; Section 2. The challenge of democracy in Africa ; Section 3. The collapse of the Soviet Union ; Section 4. Changes in Central and Eastern Europe ; Section 5. China : reform and reaction. --
Chapter 36. Global interdependence, 1960-present: Section 1. The impact of science and technology ; Section 2. Global economic development ; Section 3. Global security issues ; Section 4. Terrorism ; Case study : September 11, 2001 ; Section 5. Cultures blend in a global age.

Collection

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6180

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

1376 p.; 11.2 inches

ISBN

054703475X / 9780547034751

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This is the 8th and 9th grade world history textbook. Required reading.

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