| Preface | |
| The Roots of Western Civilization | |
| The Ancient Middle East to the Sixth Century B.C.E. Before Western Civilization Struggling with the Forces of Nature | |
| Mesopotamia, 3000-ca. 1000 B.C.E. Rule of the God-King | |
| Ancient Egypt, ca. 3100-1000 B.C.E. Merchants and Monotheists | |
| Peoples of the Mediterranean Coast, ca. 1300-500 B.C.E Terror and Benevolence | |
| The Growth of Empires, 1200-500 B.C.E. Global Context Essay, I. Looking Ahead to the Ancient World | |
| 700 B.C.E. to 400 C.E. | |
| The Contest for Excellence | |
| Greece, 2000-338 B.C.E. Timeline | |
| The Big Picture The Rise and Fall of Ancient Heroes, 000-800 B.C.E. Emerging from the Dark | |
| Archaic Age, ca. 750-479 B.C.E. 00 Life in the Greek Poleis Greece Enters Its Classical Age, 479-336 B.C.E. Destruction, Disillusion, and a Search for Meaning | |
| The Poleis Become Cosmopolitan | |
| The Hellenistic World, 336-150 B.C.E. The Conquest of the Poleis The Successor Kingdoms, 323-ca. 100 B.C.E. East Meets West in the Successor Kingdoms The Search for Truth | |
| Hellenistic Thought, Religion, and Science | |
| Pride in Family and City | |
| Rome from Its Origins Through the Republic, 753-44 B.C.E. The Rise of Rome, 753-265 B.C.E. Family Life and City Life Expansion and Transformation, 265-133 B.C.E. The Hellenizing of the Republic The Twilight of the Republic, 133-44 B.C.E. | |
| Territorial and Christian Empires | |
| The Roman Empire, 31 B.C.E. to 410 C.E. The Pax Romana-27 B.C.E. to 192 C.E. Life During the Peace of Rome Crisis and Transformation, 192-ca. 400 C.E. The Longing for Religious Fulfillment From Christian Persecution to the City of God, 64-410 C.E. The Holy Life Global Context Essay, II. Looking Ahead to the Middle Ages | |
| 400-1400 | |
| A World Divided | |
| Western Kingdoms, Byzantium, and the Islamic World, ca. 376-1000 The Making of the Western Kingdoms, ca. 376-750 The Byzantine Empire, ca. 400-1000 Islam, 600-1000 | |
| The Struggle to Bring Order | |
| The Early Middle Ages, ca. 750-1000 Bringing Order with Laws and Leadership Anglo-Saxon England | |
| Forwarding Learning and Law Charlemagne and the Carolingians | |
| A New European Empire Order Interrupted | |
| Vikings and Other Invaders Manors and Feudal Ties | |
| Order Emerging from Chaos | |
| Order Restored | |
| The High Middle Ages, 1000-1300 Those Who Work | |
| Agricultural Labor Those Outside the Order | |
| Town Life Those Who Fight | |
| Nobles and Knights The Rise of Centralized Monarchies Those Who Pray | |
| Imperial Popes and Expanding Christendom | |
| The West Struggles and Eastern Empires Flourish | |
| The Late Middle Ages, ca. 1300-1500 Economic and Social Misery Imperial Papacy Besieged More Destruction | |
| The Hundred Years' War, 1337-1453 Responses to the Disruption of Medieval Order Empires in the East | |
| A New Spirit in the West | |
| The Renaissance,ca. 1300-1640 A New Spirit Emerges | |
| Individualism, Realism, and Activism The Politics of Individual Effort Individualism as Self-Interest | |
| Life During the Renaissance An Age of Talent and Beauty | |
| Renaissance Culture and Science Renaissance of the "New Monarchies" of the North | |
| 1453-1640 | |
| "Alone Before God" | |
| Religious Reform and Warfare 1500-1648 The Clash of Dynasties, 1515-1555 A Tide of Religious Reform The Catholic Reformation Europe Erupts Again | |
| A Century of Religious Warfare, 1559-1648 Life After the Reformation | |
| Faith, Fortune, and Fame | |
| European Expansion, 1450-1700 The World Imagined The World Discovered Confrontation of Cultures The World Market and Commercial Revolution The World Transformed | |
| The Struggle for Survival and Sovereignty | |
| Europe's Social and Political Order, 1600-1715 Stresses in Traditional Society Royal Absolutism in France The Struggle for Sovereignty in Eastern Europe The Triu | |
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