Glencoe World History, Student Edition

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What makes a great world history textbook? Thorough scholarship and an engaging story Glencoe World History is a full-survey world history program authored by a world-renowned historian, Jackson Spielvogel, and the National Geographic Society. Experiencing world history and understanding its relevance to the modern world is the goal of this program. The program addresses the importance of motivating students and engaging them in meaningful learning?learning that links the past with issues confronting young people today. Glencoe World History addresses student learning on many levels and encourages the reader to become actively involved with the beautifully presented content. .

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Scavenger Hunt

xxv

What Is History?

xxvi

Reading for Information

xxx

Reading Skills Handbook

(9)

Geography's Impact on History

Reference Atlas

World: Political

(2)

World: Physical

(2)

North America: Political

(1)

North America: Physical

(1)

South America: Political

(1)

South America: Physical

(1)

Europe: Political

(2)

Europe: Physical

(2)

Africa: Political

(1)

Africa: Physical

(1)

Asia: Political

(2)

Asia: Physical

(2)

Middle East: Physical/Political

(2)

Pacific Rim: Physical/Political

(2)

World Land Use

(2)

World Population Cartogram

(2)

World Gross Domestic Product Cartogram

(2)

World's People

(2)

World Historical Eras

(2)

Polar Regions

Geography Handbook

How Do I Study Geography?

(2)

Globes and Maps

(2)

Common Map Projections

(2)

Understanding Latitude and Longitude

(1)

Types of Maps

(1)

Geographic Dictionary

(2)

UNIT 1 The First Civilizations and Empires, Prehistory--A.D. 500

(172)

The First Humans, Prehistory--3500 B.C.

(18)

Early Humans

(8)

The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization

(7)

Western Asia and Egypt, 3500--500 B.C.

(34)

Civilization Begins in Mesopotamia

(8)

Egyptian Civilization: ``The Gift of the Nile''

(9)

New Centers of Civilization

(7)

The Rise of New Empires

(7)

India and China, 3000 B.C.--A.D. 500

(38)

Early Civilization in India

(10)

New Empires in India

(7)

Early Chinese Civilizations

(10)

Rise and Fall of Chinese Empires

(8)

Ancient Greece, 1900--133 B.C.

106

(40)

The First Greek Civilizations

109

(6)

The Greek City-States

115

(6)

Classical Greece

121

(6)

The Culture of Classical Greece

127

(11)

Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms

138

(8)

Rome and the Rise of Christianity 600 B.C.--A.D. 500

146

(38)

The Rise of Rome

149

(7)

From Republic to Empire

156

(7)

Culture and Society in the Roman World

163

(6)

The Development of Christianity

169

(6)

Decline and Fall

175

(9)

UNIT 2 New Patterns of Civilization, 400--1500

184

(184)

The World of Islam, 600--1500

188

(32)

The Rise of Islam

191

(5)

The Arab Empire and Its Successors

196

(7)

Islamic Civilization

203

(4)

The Culture of Islam

207

(13)

World Religions

214

(6)

Early African Civilizations, 2000 B.C.--A.D. 1500

220

(24)

The Development of Civilizations in Africa

223

(5)

Kingdoms and States of Africa

228

(8)

African Society and Culture

236

(8)

The Asian World, 400--1500

244

(38)

China Reunified

247

(6)

The Mongols and China

253

(10)

Early Japan and Korea

263

(5)

India after the Guptas

268

(5)

Civilization in Southeast Asia

273

(9)

Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire, 400--1300

282

(30)

Transforming the Roman World

285

(6)

Feudalism

291

(6)

The Growth of European Kingdoms

297

(6)

The Byzantine Empire and the Crusades

303

(9)

Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000--1500

312

(32)

Peasants, Trade, and Cities

315

(8)

Christianity and Medieval Civilization

323

(6)

The Culture of the High Middle Ages

329

(6)

The Late Middle Ages

335

(9)

The Americas, 400--1500

344

(24)

The Peoples of North America

347

(5)

Early Civilizations in Mesoamerica

352

(7)

Early Civilizations in South America

359

(9)

UNIT 3 The Early Modern World, 1400--1800

368

(206)

Renaissance and Reformation, 1350--1600

372

(32)

The Renaissance

375

(7)

The Intellectual and Artistic Renaissance

382

(7)

The Protestant Reformation

389

(6)

The Spread of Protestantism and the Catholic Response

395

(9)

The Age of Exploration, 1500--1800

404

(22)

Exploration and Expansion

407

(8)

Africa in an Age of Transition

415

(4)

Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade

419

(7)

Crisis and Absolutism in Europe, 1550--1715

426

(28)

Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion

429

(5)

Social Crises, War, and Revolution

434

(7)

Response to Crisis: Absolutism

441

(7)

The World of European Culture

448

(6)

The Muslim Empires, 1450--1800

454

(28)

The Ottoman Empire

457

(11)

The Rule of the Safavids

468

(5)

The Grandeur of the Moguls

473

(9)

The East Asian World, 1400--1800

482

(26)

China at Its Height

485

(6)

Chinese Society and Culture

491

(5)

Tokugawa Japan and Korea

496

(12)

World Languages

504

(4)

Revolution and Enlightenment, 1550--1800

508

(36)

The Scientific Revolution

511

(7)

The Enlightenment

518

(8)

The Impact of the Enlightenment

526

(10)

Colonial Empires and the American Revolution

536

(8)

The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789--1815

544

(30)

The French Revolution Begins

547

(8)

Radical Revolution and Reaction

555

(8)

The Age of Napoleon

563

(11)

UNIT 4 An Era of European Imperialism, 1800--1914

574

(136)

Industrialization and Nationalism, 1800--1870

578

(34)

The Industrial Revolution

581

(8)

Reaction and Revolution

589

(7)

National Unification and the National State

596

(9)

Culture: Romanticism and Realism

605

(7)

Mass Society and Democracy, 1870--1914

612

(32)

The Growth of Industrial Prosperity

615

(6)

The Emergence of Mass Society

621

(8)

The National State and Democracy

629

(7)

Toward the Modern Consciousness

636

(8)

The Height of Imperialism, 1800--1914

644

(36)

Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia

647

(7)

Empire Building in Africa

654

(12)

British Rule in India

666

(5)

Nation Building in Latin America

671

(9)

East Asia Under Challenge, 1800--1914

680

(30)

The Decline of the Qing Dynasty

683

(8)

Revolution in China

691

(6)

Rise of Modern Japan

697

(13)

UNIT 5 The Twentieth-Century Crisis, 1914--1945

710

(132)

War and Revolution, 1914--1919

714

(34)

The Road to World War I

717

(4)

The War

721

(11)

The Russian Revolution

732

(7)

End of the War

739

(9)

The West Between the Wars, 1919-1939

748

(30)

The Futile Search for Stability

751

(7)

The Rise of Dictatorial Regimes

758

(8)

Hitler and Nazi Germany

766

(6)

Cultural and Intellectual Trends

772

(6)

Nationalism Around the World, 1919--1939

778

(28)

Nationalism in the Middle East

781

(5)

Nationalism in Africa and Asia

786

(7)

Revolutionary Chaos in China

793

(6)

Nationalism in Latin America

799

(7)

World War II, 1939--1945

806

(36)

Paths to War

809

(5)

The Course of World War II

814

(10)

The New Order and the Holocaust

824

(6)

The Home Front and the Aftermath of the War

830

(12)

UNIT 6 Toward a Global Civilization, 1945--Present

842

(141)

Cold War and Postwar Changes, 1945--1970

846

(26)

Development of the Cold War

849

(6)

The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

855

(5)

Western Europe and North America

860

(12)

The Contemporary Western World, 1970--Present

872

(26)

Decline of the Soviet Union

875

(4)

Eastern Europe

879

(5)

Europe and North America

884

(5)

Western Society and Culture

889

(9)

Latin America, 1945--Present

898

(20)

General Trends in Latin America

901

(5)

Mexico, Cuba, and Central America

906

(5)

The Nations of South America

911

(7)

Africa and the Middle East, 1945--Present

918

(20)

Independence in Africa

921

(8)

Conflict in the Middle East

929

(9)

Asia and the Pacific, 1945--Present

938

(28)

Communist China

941

(11)

Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

952

(5)

Japan and the Pacific

957

(9)

Challenges and Hopes for the Future

966

(17)

The Challenges of Our World

969

(5)

Global Visions

974

(9)

Appendix

Mini Almanac

983

(5)

Primary Sources Library

988

(14)

Honoring America

1002

(1)

Glossary

1003

(10)

Spanish Glossary

1013

(11)

Index

1024

(32)

Acknowledgements and Photo Credits

1056

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