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Voyages in World History, Volume 1
About this book
The authors of VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY never forget that history is made up of the stories of people. Each chapter of the text centers on a story -- a traveler's account that highlights the book's main theme, the constant movement of people, goods, and ideas. The travelers include merchants, poets, rulers, explorers, soldiers, missionaries, and scholars, and their voyages provide a framework for each chapter that will draw you into the intriguing stories of world history. Special features help you make connections across chapters, societies, and time periods as you explore the people, places, and events crucial to understanding world history and its global context. The print text integrates with MindTap, which includes an interactive map application that will transport you virtually to the locations each traveler visited. Available in the following split options: VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY, Third Edition Complete, Volume 1: To 1600, and Volume 2: Since 1500.
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Table of contents
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Maps
- Visual Evidence in Primary Sources
- Movement of Ideas through Primary Sources
- World History in Today's World
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Note on Spelling
- Ch 1: The Peopling of the World, to 4000 B.C.E.
- Ch 2: The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 4000-550 B.C.E.
- Ch 3: Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 B.C.E.-100 C.E.
- Ch 4: Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 B.C.E.-220 C.E.
- Ch 5: The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 C.E.
- Ch 6: New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 B.C.E.-651 C.E.
- Ch 7: The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 B.C.E.-476 C.E.
- Ch 8: Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100-1000
- Ch 9: Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600-1258
- Ch 10: The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500-1000
- Ch 11: Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000-1500
- Ch 12: China's Commercial Revolution, ca. 900-1276
- Ch 13: Europe's Commercial Revolution, 1000-1400
- Ch 14: The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200-1500
- Ch 15: Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400-1600
- Ch 16: Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500-1700
- Index