World History
Subtitle: Connections to Today
Contributors: Burton Beers (Contributor)
Edition: Student edition
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: April 1, 2005
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780131283343
Subjects: Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); History - General; Juvenile Nonfiction
Table of contents: title: Unit 1 : Early civilizations : prehistory-256 B.C.; title: Toward civilization; title: First civilizations : Africa and Asia; title: Early civilizations in India and China; title: Unit 2 : Empires of the ancient world : 1750 B.C.-A.D. 1570.; title: Empires of India and China; title: Ancient Greece; title: Ancient Rome and the rise of Christianity; title: Civilizations of the Americas; title: Unit 3 : Regional civilizations : 750 B.C.-A.D. 1650.; title: The rise of Europe; title: The High Middle Ages; title: The Byzantine empire and Russia; title: The Muslim world; title: Kingdoms and trading states of Africa; title: The spread of civilizations in East Asia; title: Unit 4 : Early modern times  : 1300-1800.; title: The Renaissance and Reformation; title: The first global age : Europe and Asia; title: The first global age : Europe, the Americas, and Africa; title: The Age of Absolutism; title: Unit 5 : Enlightenment and revolution : 1707-1850.; title: The Enlightenment and the American Revolution; title: The French Revolution and Napoleon; title: The Industria Revolution begins; title: Revolutions in Europe and Latin America; title: Unit 6 : Industrialism and a new global age : 1800-1914.; title: Life in the Industrial Age; title: Nationalism triumphs in Europe; title: Growth of Western democracies; title: The new imperialism; title: New global patterns; title: Unit 7 : World wars and revolutions : 1910-1955.; title: World War I and its aftermath; title: Revolution in Russia; title: Nationalism and revolution around the world; title: Crisis of democracy in the West; title: World War II and its aftermath; title: Unit 8 : The world today : 1945-present.; title: Europe and North America; title: East Asia and Southeast Asia; title: South Asia and the Middle East; title: Africa; title: Latin America; title: Reference section.; title: Primary sources and literature; title: World atlas; title: Glossary; title: Spanish glossary