Western Civilization to 1500

John Chuchiak, Walter Kirchner

• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 9780062115119
• Topic: Study Aids
• Subtopic: History of Art

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The Collins College Outline for Western Civilization to 1500 covers all major events from the earliest known civilizations of Egypt and Sumer to the Greek and Roman Empires through the feudal times, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, finally concluding with the threshold of the Modern Age. Completely revised and updated by Dr. John Chuchiak, Western Civilization to 1500 includes a test yourself seion with answers and complete explanations at the end of each chapter. Also included are bibliographies for further reading, as well as maps, timelines, and illustrations.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 The Earliest Known Civilizations
• Chapter 2 Southwest Asia in the Second and First Millennia B.C.E.
• Chapter 3 Greece Before 500 B.C.E.
• Chapter 4 Greece in the Fifth Century B.C.E.
• Chapter 5 The End of Greek Liberty (404–336 B.C.E.)
• Chapter 6 The Hellenistic Age
• Chapter 7 The Rise of Rome
• Chapter 8 The Flourishing of the Roman Republic
• Chapter 9 The Establishment of the Empire
• Chapter 10 Imperial Rome
• Chapter 11 The End of the Ancient World
• Chapter 12 Barbarians, Christians and Muslims (375–747 C.E.)
• Chapter 13 The Early Feudal Age (747–1000 C.E.)
• Chapter 14 Beginning of a New Millennium (1000–1100 C.E.)
• Chapter 15 Flourishing of the Middle Ages (1100–1200 C.E.)
• Chapter 16 The Thirteenth Century (1200–1300 C.E.)
• Chapter 17 The Later Middle Ages (1275–1350 C.E.)
• Chapter 18 The Early Renaissance (1350–1453 C.E.)
• Chapter 19 On the Threshold of the Modern Age (1453–1492 C.E.)
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