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Human Venture, Combined Volume From Prehistory to the Present

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ISBN-10: 0131834819

ISBN-13: 9780131834811

Edition: 5th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Anthony Esler

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For one- or two-semester courses in World History, Comparative History, Humanities and Civilization as well as Multicultural Studies programs. An understanding of the history of the worldand understanding why this knowledge is importanthas become essential for today's students. Benefiting from the unifying viewpoint of a single author, this lively two-volume narrative tells the story of human events on the movethe exciting event history of wars and politics, booms and busts, the rise and fall of empires, and more. It also reaches beyond the events that have shaped world history to trace the broader development of human institutions and ideas as they evolve through time. Special attention…    
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Book details

List price: $139.99
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/27/2019
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 798
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English

A Global History to 1500 Introduction: Venture into History
Before History: Stone Age People
Ancient Civilizations (3500 - 200 BCE)
Pyramid Tombs and Ziggurat Temples: Egypt and Mesopotamia
Prophets and Philosophers: The Hebrews and the Greeks
Brahman, Buddha, and the Age of the Sages: The Emergence of India and China
The Furnaces of Meroe and the Olmec Heads: Ancient Civilizations of Africa and the Americas
The Classic Age (500 BCE - CE 500)
From Persepolis to the Palatine: The Roman and Persian Empires
From the Ganges to the Gobi: Gupta India and Han China
From the Sahara to Peru: The Classic Age in Africa and the Americas
Expanding Cultural Zones (500 - 1500 CE)
Cathedral Spires: The Growth of Christendom
Domes and Minarets: The Spread of Islam
Merchants and Missionaries of the Indies: India and Southeast Asia
The Middle Kingdom: China and East Asia
Kings and Conquering Peoples: Empires of Africa and the Americas
Toward a Larger World: From the Bantu Migrations to the Mongol Empire
A Global History Since 1500 Introduction: The Convergence of History
The World in Balance (1350 - 1600)
The West Reborn: Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation
The Muslim Center: Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Persia, and Mughal India
Mandarins and Samurai: Ming China and the Emergence of Japan
Power Beyond Eurasia: Songhai and Great Zimbabwe, the Aztecs and the Incas
The World of Intercontinental Empires (1500 - 1900)
Caravels and Cannon: The Rise of Western Imperialism
Barricades, Ballots, and Steam: The Transformation of Europe
Liberators and Robber Barons: The Americas from Colonies to Countries
Maxim Guns and Merchant Bankers: The Climax of Western Imperialism
Maximum Guns and Merchant Bankers: The Climax of Western Imperialism
Struggles for the Global Future (1900 - 2000)