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Ancient and Medieval Times to A.D. 1500
Charles A. Frazee - All books by this author
Easy Way Series - All books in this series
This volume offers a survey and overview of world history, starting with the earliest-known human settlements and concluding in 1500--the early years of Europe's Renaissance,and in the Americas, the era of the Aztec and Inca empires. Following a summary of prehistoric cultures, the author covers the civilizations of the Fertile Crescent, ancient Egypt, civilization in the Indus and Yellow River valleys, early Mediterranean cultures, India's classical age, the rise of China's dynasties, classical Greek and Roman civilizations, the Islamic world, African kingdoms of the first millenium, Europe's middle ages, the Holy Roman Empire, the Crusaders and their clash with Turks, the Mongol invasion, and the humanism of the early European Renaissance.
Table of Contents:Introduction
Acknowledgments- UNIT ONE: BEGINNINGS—2,000,000-3500 B.C.
The First Humans
The New Stone Age - UNIT TWO: THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS—3500-1200 B.C.
The Fertile Crescent
Ancient Egypt
The First Indian Civilization
Prehistoric China
Mediterranean Regions in the Ancient World
The First Americans - UNIT THREE: CLASSICAL WORLDS—1200 B.C.-A.D. 500
Southwest Asia in a Time of Empires
India's Classical Age
China and Its Neighbors
The Rise of Greek Civilization
Alexander the Great and Hellenism in Southwest Asia
The Roman Republic
The Roman Empire
African Societies
Indian Civilizations of the Americas - UNIT FOUR: EXPANDING HORIZONS—A.D. 500-1100
The Islamic World of Southwest Asia
The Early Middle Ages in India
East Asian Traditions
African Kingdoms
The Early Middle Ages in Europe
The Age of Charlemagne
Western Recovery and East European Awakening
Developments in the Americas - UNIT FIVE: CHANGING TRADITIONS—A.D. 1100-1500
Crusaders, Turks, and Mongols
The Late Middle Ages in India and Southeast Asia
East Asia in an Age of Khans and Samurai
African Empires
Europe in the High Middle Ages
Europe's Late Middle Ages and Early Renaissance
Aztecs and Incas - INDEX
(0812097653)
Paperback / 512 Pages / 7 13/16 x 10 7/8 / 1997
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