Western Civilization: A Concise History Volume 2

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Textbooks.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Portland, Oregon Portland Community College 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Western Civilization: A Concise History​ is an Open Educational Resource textbook covering the history of Western Civilization from approximately 8,000 BCE to 2017 CE. It is available in three volumes covering the following time periods and topics: Volume 1: from the origins of civilization in Mesopotamia c. 8,000 BCE through the early Middle Ages in Europe c. 1,000 CE. Volume 1 covers topics including Mesopotamia,Egypt, Persia, Greece, Rome, the Islamic caliphates, and the early European Middle Ages. Volume 2: from the early Middle Ages to the French Revolution in 1789 CE. Volume 2covers topics including the High Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the European conquest of the Americas, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment. Volume 3: from the Napoleonic era to the recent past. Volume 3 covers topics including the Industrial Revolution, the politics of Europe in the nineteenth century, modern European imperialism, the world wars, fascism, Nazism, and the Holocaust, the postwar era, the Cold War, and recent developments in economics and politics.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: The High Middle Ages

Chapter 2: The Crises of the Middle Ages

Chapter 3: The Renaissance

Chapter 4: Politics in the Renaissance Era

Chapter 5: European Exploration and Conquest

Chapter 6: Reformations

Chapter 7: Religious Wars

Chapter 8: Absolutism

Chapter 9: Trade Empires

Chapter 10: The Scientific Revolution

Chapter 11: The Enlightenment

Chapter 12: The Society of Orders

Chapter 13: The French Revolution

Notes:

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