World history : cultures, states, and societies to 1500

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Eugene, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Textbooks.

Humanities.

History--Textbooks.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of North Georgia Press [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India's Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia.It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook. It provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making World History an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.

Contents:

Chapter One: Prehistory

Chapter Two: Early Middle Eastern and Northeast African Civilizations

Chapter Three: Ancient and Early Medieval India

Chapter Four: China and East Asia to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter Five: The Greek World from the Bronze Age to the Roman Conquest

Chapter Six: The Roman World from 753 BCE to 500 CE

Chapter Seven: Western Europe and Byzantium circa 5 0 0 - 10 0 0 CE

Chapter Eight: Islam to the Mamluks

Chapter Nine: African History to 1500

Chapter Ten: The Americas

Chapter Eleven: Central Asia

Chapter Twelve: Western Europe and Byzantium circa1000 - 1500 CE

Notes:

CC BY-SA

Description based on print resource

OCLC:

1000333869