Glencoe World History, Student Edition (Hardcover, Student)

Previewing Your Textbook xx
Scavenger Hunt xxv
What Is History? xxvi
Reading for Information xxx
Reading Skills Handbook RH1
Geography's Impact on History RH10
Reference Atlas
World: Political RA2
World: Physical RA4
North America: Political RA6
North America: Physical RA7
South America: Political RA8
South America: Physical RA9
Europe: Political RA10
Europe: Physical RA12
Africa: Political RA14
Africa: Physical RA15
Asia: Political RA16
Asia: Physical RA18
Middle East: Physical/Political RA20
Pacific Rim: Physical/Political RA22
World Land Use RA24
World Population Cartogram RA26
World Gross Domestic Product Cartogram RA28
World's People RA30
World Historical Eras RA32
Polar Regions RA34
Geography Handbook
How Do I Study Geography? 2
Globes and Maps 4
Common Map Projections 6
Understanding Latitude and Longitude 8
Types of Maps 9
Geographic Dictionary 10
Unit 1 The First Civilizations and Empires, Prehistory-A.D. 500 12
Chapter 1 The First Humans, Prehistory-3500 B.C. 16
1. Early Humans 19
2. The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization 27
Chapter 2 Western Asia and Egypt, 3500-500 B.C. 34
1. Civilization Begins in Mesopotamia 37
2. Egyptian Civilization: "The Gift of the Nile" 45
3. New Centers of Civilization 54
4. The Rise of New Empires 61
Chapter 3 India and China, 3000 B.C.-A.D. 500 68
1. Early Civilization in India 71
2. New Empires in India 81
3. Early Chinese Civilizations 88
4. Rise and Fall of Chinese Empires 98
Chapter 4 Ancient Greece, 1900-133 B.C. 106
1. The First Greek Civilizations 109
2. The Greek City-States 115
3. Classical Greece 121
4. The Culture of Classical Greece 127
5. Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms 138
Chapter 5 Rome and the Rise of Christianity 600 B.C.-A.D. 500 146
1. The Rise of Rome 149
2. From Republic to Empire 156
3. Culture and Society in the Roman World 163
4. The Development of Christianity 169
5. Decline and Fall 175
Unit 2 New Patterns of Civilization, 400-1500 184
Chapter 6 The World of Islam, 600-1500 188
1. The Rise of Islam 191
2. The Arab Empire and Its Successors 196
3. Islamic Civilization 203
4. The Culture of Islam 207
Special Feature: World Religions 214
Chapter 7 Early African Civilizations, 2000 B.C.-A.D. 1500 220
1. The Development of Civilizations in Africa 223
2. Kingdoms and States of Africa 228
3. African Society and Culture 236
Chapter 8 The Asian World, 400-1500 244
1. China Reunified 247
2. The Mongols and China 253
3. Early Japan and Korea 263
4. India after the Guptas 268
5. Civilization in Southeast Asia 273
Chapter 9 Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire, 400-1300 282
1. Transforming the Roman World 285
2. Feudalism 291
3. The Growth of European Kingdoms 297
4. The Byzantine Empire and the Crusades 303
Chapter 10 Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000-1500 312
1. Peasants, Trade, and Cities 315
2. Christianity and Medieval Civilization 323
3. The Culture of the High Middle Ages 329
4. The Late Middle Ages 335
Chapter 11 The Americas, 400-1500 344
1. The Peoples of North America 347
2. Early Civilizations in Mesoamerica 352
3. Early Civilizations in South America 359
Unit 3 The Early Modern World, 1400-1800 368
Chapter 12 Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600 372
1. The Renaissance 375
2. The Intellectual and Artistic Renaissance 382
3. The Protestant Reformation 389
4. The Spread of Protestantism and the Catholic Response 395
Chapter 13 The Age of Exploration, 1500-1800 404
1. Exploration and Expansion 407
2. Africa in an Age of Transition 415
3. Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade 419
Chapter 14 Crisis and Absolutism in Europe, 1550-1715 426
1. Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion 429
2. Social Crises, War, and Revolution 434
3. Response to Crisis: Absolutism 441
4. The World of European Culture 448
Chapter 15 The Muslim Empires, 1450-1800 454
1. The Ottoman Empire 457
2. The Rule of the Safavids 468
3. The Grandeur of the Moguls 473
Chapter 16 The East Asian World, 1400-1800 482
1. China at Its Height 485
2. Chinese Society and Culture 491
3. Tokugawa Japan and Korea 496
Special Feature: World Languages 504
Chapter 17 Revolution and Enlightenment, 1550-1800 508
1. The Scientific Revolution 511
2. The Enlightenment 518
3. The Impact of the Enlightenment 526
4. Colonial Empires and the American Revolution 536
Chapter 18 The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815 544
1. The French Revolution Begins 547
2. Radical Revolution and Reaction 555
3. The Age of Napoleon 563
Unit 4 An Era of European Imperialism, 1800-1914 574
Chapter 19 Industrialization and Nationalism, 1800-1870 578
1. The Industrial Revolution 581
2. Reaction and Revolution 589
3. National Unification and the National State 596
4. Culture: Romanticism and Realism 605
Chapter 20 Mass Society and Democracy, 1870-1914 612
1. The Growth of Industrial Prosperity 615
2. The Emergence of Mass Society 621
3. The National State and Democracy 629
4. Toward the Modern Consciousness 636
Chapter 21 The Height of Imperialism, 1800-1914 644
1. Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia 647
2. Empire Building in Africa 654
3. British Rule in India 666
4. Nation Building in Latin America 671
Chapter 22 East Asia Under Challenge, 1800-1914 680
1. The Decline of the Qing Dynasty 683
2. Revolution in China 691
3. Rise of Modern Japan 697
Unit 5 The Twentieth-Century Crisis, 1914-1945 710
Chapter 23 War and Revolution, 1914-1919 714
1. The Road to World War I 717
2. The War 721
3. The Russian Revolution 732
4. End of the War 739
Chapter 24 The West Between the Wars, 1919-1939 748
1. The Futile Search for Stability 751
2. The Rise of Dictatorial Regimes 758
3. Hitler and Nazi Germany 766
4. Cultural and Intellectual Trends 772
Chapter 25 Nationalism Around the World, 1919-1939 778
1. Nationalism in the Middle East 781
2. Nationalism in Africa and Asia 786
3. Revolutionary Chaos in China 793
4. Nationalism in Latin America 799
Chapter 26 World War II, 1939-1945 806
1. Paths to War 809
2. The Course of World War II 814
3. The New Order and the Holocaust 824
4. The Home Front and the Aftermath of the War 830
Unit 6 Toward a Global Civilization, 1945-Present 842
Chapter 27 Cold War and Postwar Changes, 1945-1970 846
1. Development of the Cold War 849
2. The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 855
3. Western Europe and North America 860
Chapter 28 The Contemporary Western World, 1970-Present 872
1. Decline of the Soviet Union 875
2. Eastern Europe 879
3. Europe and North America 884
4. Western Society and Culture 889
Chapter 29 Latin America, 1945-Present 898
1. General Trends in Latin America 901
2. Mexico, Cuba, and Central America 906
3. The Nations of South America 911
Chapter 30 Africa and the Middle East, 1945-Present 918
1. Independence in Africa 921
2. Conflict in the Middle East 929
Chapter 31 Asia and the Pacific, 1945-Present 938
1. Communist China 941
2. Independent States in South and Southeast Asia 952
3. Japan and the Pacific 957
Chapter 32 Challenges and Hopes for the Future 966
1. The Challenges of Our World 969
2. Global Visions 974
Appendix
Mini Almanac 983
Primary Sources Library 988
Honoring America 1002
Glossary 1003
Spanish Glossary 1013
Index 1024
Acknowledgements and Photo Credits 1056