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World History in Brief Major Patterns of Change and Continuity, Volume I (Chapters 1-15) (with Study Card)

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ISBN-10: 0321345851

ISBN-13: 9780321345851

Edition: 5th 2005

Authors: Peter N. Stearns

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List price: $66.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.30" wide x 10.70" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Peter N. Stearns is Provost and University Professor at George Mason University. Since 1967, he has served as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Social History.  His numerous books include World History in Documents ;  American Behavioral History ; and Anxious Parents .

The rise of Agriculture and Agricultural Civilizations
From Human Prehistory to the Rise of Agriculture
Getting Started Is Always Hard
Human Development and Change
History Debate: Peoples in the Americas
The Neolithic Revolution
Timeline: Prehistoric Landmarks
The Nature of Agricultural Societies
Understanding Culture: The Nature of Culture
Agriculture and change
Early Civilization
Civilization
Egypt and Mesopotamia Ccompared
History Debate: Women in Patriarchal Societies
Understanding Cultures: Uses and Varieties
Transitions: The End of the River-Valley Period
The Heritage of the River Valley Civilizations
New States and Peoples Around 1000 B.C.E.
Timeline: River Valley Civilizations
The First Civilizations
Nomadic Societies
Early Nomadic Societies
Nomadic Society and Culture
Undersatnding Cultures: Nomadic Art
Nomads and Civilizations
History Debate: The Contributions of Nomads
Nomads and Global Patterns
The Classical Period, 1000 B.C.E.-500 C.E.
Introduction: New Issues for Expanding Societies
Timeline: Classical Civilizations
Classical Civilization: China
Patterns in Classical China
Political Institutions
History Debate: War
Religion and Culture
World Profiles: Confucius, or Kong Fuzi (c. 551-479 B.C.E.)
Economy and Society
World Profiles: Ban Zhao (c. 48-117 C.E.)
Classical Civilization: India
The Framework for Indian History: Geography and a Formative Period
Patterns in Classical India
Political Institutions
History Debate: Interpreting Civilization, Round Two
Religion and Culture
Understanding Cultures: Comparing Systems of Belief
Economy and Society
Indian Influence
China and India
Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome
The Persian Tradition
Patterns of Greek and Roman History
Greek and Roman Political Institutions Religion and Culture
World Profiles: Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.E.)
Religion and Culture
Understanding Cultures: When Two Belief Systems Meet
Economy and Society in the Mediterranean
History Debate: Mediterranean Civilization and "Western" Civilization
Toward the Fall of Rome
The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500 C. E.
Expansion and Integration
Beyond the Classical Civilizations
Decline in China and India
Decline and fall in Rome
History Debate: What Caused Decline and Fall
The New Religious Map
World Profiles: St. Paul (Paul of Tarsus)
The World Around 500 C.E.
The Postclassical Period, 500-1450 C.E.
Introduction: Making the New Era
The Rise of Islam: Civilization in the Middle East
The Advent of Islam
Understanding Cultures: The Impact of World Religions
World Profiles: Muhammad (570-632 C.E.)
Patterns of Islamic history
Islamic Political Institutions
History Deb