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BCE\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDemocracy, Science, and Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChristianity and Islam Make their Mark\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e30–1000 CE\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCultures collide and fuse, building the world we know today\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIngenuity\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e800–1280 CE\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eInventions, Climate and the Struggle for Power\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Global Middle Ages\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1220–1521\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRich cultures around the world\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eColonialism takes off\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1415–1621\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOne person’s miracle is 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