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McDougal Littell (Houghton Mifflin Company)
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[TofC cont.] Perspectives on the present: Restructuring the postwar world; Colonies become new nations; Struggles for democracy; Global interdependence -- Glossary.
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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.
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.
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054703475X / 9780547034751
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