| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 480 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
KH-AUL-1. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Origins : The First Civilizations -- Prehistory -- The Birth of Civilization -- Mesopotamia -- Africa: Ancient Egypt -- Africa: Western Sudan -- The Americas -- Beyond the West: Ancient India -- Beyond the West: Ancient China -- Afterword -- Key Topics -- The First Civilizations Timeline -- 2. Classicism : The Greek Legacy -- Ancient Greek Civilization -- Athens and the Golden Age -- Greek Philosophy -- Beyond the West: Chinese Philosophy -- The Classical Style -- The Hellenistic Age -- Afterword -- Key Topics -- Ancient Greece Timeline -- 3. Empire : The Power and Glory of Rome -- The Roman Rise to Empire -- Roman Literature -- Art and Empire -- Beyond the West: China's Rise to Empire -- Afterword -- Key Topics -- Ancient Rome Timeline -- 4. Revelation : The Flowering of World Religions -- Judaism -- Christianity -- The Spread of Christianity -- Islam -- Beyond the West: Buddhism -- Afterword -- Key Topics -- World Religions Timeline -- 5. Synthesis : The Rise of the West -- The Germanic Tribes -- The Age of Charlemagne -- Beyond the West: Japan -- Feudal Society -- Feudal-Age Literature -- Early Medieval Music -- Beyond the West: China -- Afterword -- Key Topics -- Early Middle Ages Timeline --. |
| Subject |
Civilization -- History -- Textbooks
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| ISBN |
9781259544927 (paperback : acid-free paper) |
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