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Preface

3

(5)

Introduction

8

Part 1 Human Origins and Human Cultures

5 Million B.C.E.-10,000 B.C.E.

Building an Interpretive Framework: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?

The Dry Bones Speak

4

(34)

Part 2 Settling Down

10,000 B.C.E.-1000 C.E

The First Cities and Why They Matter: Digs, Texts, and Interpretations

From Village Community to City State

38

(24)

River Valley Civilizations

62

(24)

A Polycentric World

86

(34)

Part 3 Empire and Imperialism

2300 B.C.E.-1100 C.E

What Are Empires and Why Are They Important?

Dawn or the Empires

120

(38)

Rome and the Barbarians

158

(37)

China

195

(36)

Indian Empires

231

(26)

Part 4 The Rise of World Religions

600 B.C.E.-1500 C.E

Not by Bread Alone: How Do Historians Understand Religion in World History?

Hinduism and Buddhism

257

(36)

Judaism and Christianity

293

(39)

Islam

332

(40)

Part 5 World Trade

1100-1776 C.E

Channels of Communication: The Exchange of Commodities, Diseases, and Culture

Establishing World Trade Routes

372

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The World's History, to 1500, Volume I

The World's History, to 1500, Volume I

0130282561

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