World Civilizations: v. 1
Sources, Images and Interpretations
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-07-056831-0 (ISBN)
Description
This work provides a broad introduction to the evolution of world civilizations from ancient times to 1700. Short documents, photographs and charts, along with introductions, commentaries, guides and questions, are included to help clarify the material presented. Organized chronologically and regionally, the text also offers an alternate topical table of contents. This anthology aims to give students insight into how historians use evidence and make the interpretations that underlie our understandings of world civilizations.
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Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Illustrations
Ill.ch.
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
4800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-056831-0 (9780070568310)
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Content
Early civilizations of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa; India, to AD 500; China, to AD 500; the Mediterranean basin - Greek civilization; the Mediterranean basin - Roman civilization and the origins of Christianity; the rise of Islam; India and Southeast Asia, 500-1500; China and Japan, 500-1500; the Mongols, the Turks and the Middle East, 1000-1500; Europe's Middle Ages, 500-1300; Medieval Europe in transition, 1300-1500; civilizations of sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas, to 1500; European expansion and global encounters, 1500-1700; Europe's early modern era, 1500-1789; Asia, 1500-1700.