Voyages in World History, Volume I, Brief
1. The Peopling of the World, to 4000 B.C.E. 2. The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 4000-550 B.C.E. 3. Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 B.C.E.-100 C.E. 4. Blueprint for Empire: China 1200 B.C.E.-220 C.E. 5. The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 C.E. 6. New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 B.C.E.-651 C.E. 7. The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 B.C.E.-476 C.E. 8. Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100-1000. 9. Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600-1258. 10. The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500-1000. 11. Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000-1500. 12. China's Commercial Revolution, ca. 900-1276. 13. Europe's Commercial Revolution, 1000-1400. 14. The Mongols and their Successors, 1200-1500. 15. Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400-1600. 16. Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500-1700.