{"product_id":"world-history-9781118532669","title":"World History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld History: A Concise Thematic Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e presents the highly anticipated second edition of the most affordable and accessible survey of world history designed for use at the college level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn engaging narrative that contextualizes history and does not drown students in a sea of facts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comparative analysis of the great civilizations of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses themes of population dynamics, food production challenges, disease history, warfare, and other major issues for civilizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures new interior design and organization to enhance user experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInstructor's test bank available online at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/wallech\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/wallech\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit One The Ancient World 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHEMES: The artificial existence of civilization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe biology of civilization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe geography of civilization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe climate of civilization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe relationship between belief and action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Biology and World History 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCivilization and Nomads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Geography of Cultivation 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Domestication of Animals 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Development 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nomads 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease History 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Mesopotamia 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Land between the Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Temple Economy 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Causes of Trade 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKings, War, and Ecocide 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Art of Writing and Hammurabi’s Code 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe General Matrix of Civilization 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dawn of Religion: Creation Myths 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIron and Mesopotamia 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hebrews 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of Monotheism 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading \u003ci\u003es \u003c\/i\u003e51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Pre-Islamic Africa 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEgyptian, Nilotic, and Sub-Saharan Africa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEgypt, the Gift of the Nile 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Archaic Period (ca. 3100–2700 BCE) and the Pyramid Age of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2700–2200 BCE) 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Intermediate Period (ca. 2200–2000 BCE) and the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2000–1786 BCE) 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hyksos and Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1786–1575 BCE) and the New Kingdom (ca. 1575–1050 BCE) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Topic: The Distant but Powerful Link between Pacific Currents and Egyptian Floods 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEgypt and the Iron Age 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNilotic Africa 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSub-Saharan Africa 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIron 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 India 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Indus to the Ganges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIron, Rice, and India 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndian Religions 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Opposition 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Maturation of India’s Faiths 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 China 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Yellow River Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Land and the People 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMythological China 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bronze Age: The Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynsties 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Iron Age: Economic, Military, and Commercial Revolutions 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golden Age of Classical Chinese Philosophy 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s First Empire: The Qin and Han Dynasties 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCenters of Power within and beyond the Han Empire 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Topic: Lady Lu: Empress Dowager 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Nomads’ Trade 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the Great Migrations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Wave of Mass Migrations: The Wheel, the Chariot, and Nomads 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Second Wave of Migrations: The Iron Age 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCavalry: The Third Wave of Migrations 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Greece 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rainfall Zone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Cities and the Special Case of Athens 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Coins in Athenian History 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Democracy 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSparta 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Failure of Greek Politics 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilip of Macedon, Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic World 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Philosophy 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysics 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMath and Logic: Metaphysics 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocrates and his Followers 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrama 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origins of History 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 The Hellenistic East and Persia 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hellenistic East 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffusion of Hellenism to the East 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKings, Cities, and Soldiers 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHellenistic Philosophy 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stoics 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne God, One Lord 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Persians 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Persian Sassanian Empire (224–651 CE) 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKhusro I and the Height of the Sassanian Empire 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Rome 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Citizenship to Imperial Rule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: The Republic 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: The Empire 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Society 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Philosophy 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Origins of Native American Cultures 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeographic Isolation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins of the Americas’ First Cities 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMesoamerica 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeotihuacán 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Maya 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouth America 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElsewhere in the Americas 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 The Fall of The Ancient Eurasian World 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRome, Han China, and Gupta India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrade, Disease, and Religious Ideas 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Topic: Manichaeism 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Decay: The Roman Story 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Topic: Malaria 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Topic: Smallpox 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Han Dynasty, 206 BCE–220 CE 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChaos and Religion: Buddhism and Daoism 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Last Days of the Han 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGupta India: The Great Exception 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nomads 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit Two The Middle Years \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTHEMES: Culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearned\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShared\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymbolic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 The Rise of Islam 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Near East Becomes the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Prophecy 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pillars of Islam 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Umma 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Caliphs 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 China in an Era of Recovery and Cultures on the Fringe 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKorea, Japan, and the Mongols\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s Second Empire: Sui and Tang Dynasties 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tang Dynasty, 618–907 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Song Dynasty, 960–1127 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Yuan Dynasty, 1279–1368: The Mongol Conquest of China 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSinicization: The Influence of Chinese Culture on Korea, Japan, and Mongolia 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKorea 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mongols: The End of Nomadism 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Reading 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 India and Islam 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Era of Political Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Fragmentation 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arrival of Islam 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHindu Revival 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelhi Sultanate 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDhimmis, Being Cared for by the Faithful 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