Traditions & encounters : a brief global history

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Traditions & encounters : a brief global history

Jerry H. Bentley, Herbert F. Ziegler, Heather E. Streets-Salter

McGraw-Hill Education, c2016

4th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Based on Bentley and Ziegler's best-selling, comprehensive survey program, Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History provides a streamlined account of the cultures and interactions that have shaped world history. A focus on the human experience helps frame the broad scope of world history into a clear and concise learning experience for students. Bentley's engaging narrative is available as a digital SmartBook (TM), a personalized eBook that enhances understanding by asking students to demonstrate comprehension as they read. It is also supported by engaging digital tools, such as interactive maps, that encourage critical thinking and retention of key course concepts.

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PART ITHE EARLY COMPLEX SOCIETIES, 3500 TO 500 B.C.E. 1The Foundations of Complex Societies 2Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations 3Early Societies in South and East Asia 4Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania PART IITHE FORMATION OF CLASSICAL SOCIETIES, 500 B.C.E. TO 500 C.E. 5The Empires of Persia 6The Unification of China 7State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India 8Mediterranean Society under the Greeks and the Romans 9Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads PART IIITHE POSTCLASSICAL ERA, 500 TO 1000 C.E. 10The Christian Commonwealth of Byzantium 11The Expansive Realm of Islam 12The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia 13India and the Indian Ocean Basin PART IVAN AGE OF CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION, 1000 TO 1500 C.E. 14Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration 15States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa 16Christian Western Europe during the Middle Ages 17Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania 18Reaching Out: Cross-Cultural Interactions PART VTHE ORIGINS OF GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE, 1500-1800 19Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections 20The Transformation of Europe 21New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania 22Africa and the Atlantic World 23Tradition and Change in East Asia 24The Islamic Empires PART VIAN AGE OF REVOLUTION, INDUSTRY, AND EMPIRE, 1750-1914 25Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World 26The Making of Industrial Society 27The Americas in the Age of Independence 28The Building of Global Empires PART VIICONTEMPORARY GLOBAL REALIGNMENTS 29The Great War: The World in Upheaval 30An Age of Anxiety 31Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America 32New Conflagrations: World War II 33The Cold War and Decolonization 34A World without Borders

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