Western Civilization Volume I: To 1715

Weaving the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, military, and other threads of Western civilization into a compelling story, BRIEF DISCOVERY EDITION of WESTERN CIVILIZATION, Volume II, focuses on helping you enhance your study skills for success in this course and throughout your college career. Learning to analyze source material as you read the narrative will help you master the content of the course and interpret other materials and events you encounter in daily life.

Documents

xv

Maps

xxi

Chronologies

xxii

Preface

xxiii

Introduction to Students of Western Civilization

xxix

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

1

(31)

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

32

(23)

The Civilization of the Greeks

55

(36)

The Hellenistic World

91

(23)

The Roman Republic

114

(33)

The Roman Empire

147

(31)

The Passing of the Roman World and the Emergence of Medieval Civilization

178

(31)

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

209

(28)

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

237

(29)

A New World of Cities and Kingdoms

266

(30)

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

296

(30)

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance

326

(36)

The Age of Reformation

362

(30)

Discovery and Crisis in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

392

(34)

Response to Crisis: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

426

(34)

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

460

(27)

Glossary

487

(9)

Pronunciation Guide

496

(7)

Credits

503

(2)

Index

505

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Western Civilization Volume I: To 1715

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