World Civilizations : To 1700 〈1〉 （7TH）

Adler, Philip J./ Pouwels, Randall L.

Wadsworth Pub Co（2014/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 405 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781285442792
• DDC分類 909

Full Description

Adler and Pouwels's WORLD CIVILIZATIONS offers broad-based coverage of the world's major civilizations, in a brief-chapter format that presents information in manageable segments. The focused treatment of topics throughout history covers every major epoch and follows general patterns and processes, while illuminating history through specific examples and a particular emphasis on social and cultural topics.

Contents

Part I1. The Earliest Human Societies.2. Mesopotamia.3. Early Africa and Egypt.4. Central Asia and India's Beginnings.5. New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia.6. Ancient China to 221 BCE.7. The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands.8. The Greek Adventure.9. Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE.10. Rome from City-State to Empire.11. The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE -800 CE.12. Iran, India, and "Global" Trade. 13. Imperial China in Its Golden Age.Part III: THE POST-CLASSICAL ERA, 800-1500 CE.14. The Americas to the Fifteenth Century.15. Islam.16. Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization.17. Africa from Axum to 1400.18. The Mongols Unify Eurasia.19. Japan and Southeast Asia.20. The European Middle Ages, c. 800-1500.21. The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance.WORLDVIEW III: THE POST-CLASSICAL ERA, 800-1500 CE.22. A Larger World Opens.23. Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe.24. The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia.25. Africa in the Era of Expansion.26. China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty.27. Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion.28. From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America.