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1 online resource (769 pages) |
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World HistoryJourneys from Past to Present; Copyright; Contents; List of plates; List of maps; Figure credits; Preface to the Second Edition; A visual tour of World History: Journeys from Past to Present; Part I Emergence (Human origins to 500 CE); Part I Introduction; 1 Human migration: World history in motion; Introduction to the theme of migration; Evolutionary footprints: Human origins in Africa; Origin myths: The creation of the world; Colonization of the planet; Primary source: The origin of human consciousness; Primary source: Interviewing ancient rock art |
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Crossing boundaries: Later migrationsSummary; Notes; Suggested readings; Online resources; Study questions; 2 Technology and environment: Transformations in world history; Introduction to the theme of environment; Technology defines human culture; Agricultural beginnings; Early agricultural societies; Technology and environment; Primary source: Lamenting technology; Summary; Suggested readings; Online resources; Study questions; 3 Cities and city life in world history; Introduction to the theme of cities; World demography: Crowded daily lives; Emerging complexity |
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Primary source: Theognis on tyranny and social discordLater expansion of commercial cities; Cities and population growth; Summary; Suggested readings; Online resources; Study questions; 4 Ideas and power: Goddesses, kings, and sages; Introduction to the theme of ideas and power; From goddesses and gods to god-kings; Primary source: The Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1750 BCE); Divine encounters: Transformations in religion and society; From god-kings to prophets and preachers; Sages and society: Philosophy and politics in early China and Greece; The idea of empire; Summary; Suggested readings |
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Online resourcesStudy questions; Part I Summary; Part II Order (1 CE to 1500 CE); Part II Introduction; 5 The spread of world religions: Missionaries, merchants, and monarchs; Introduction to the theme of the spread of religions; Buddhism; Christianity; Primary source: Prince Vladimir's search for a religion; Islam; Summary; Suggested readings; Online resources; Study questions; 6 Making a living: World economies; Introduction to the theme of world economies; Manorial economies in medieval England and Japan; Markets and money in medieval China |
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Slavic peoples and the economy of Rus': Trade and agriculturePastoral economies: Herders and horsemen; Primary source: Making a living in Badakhshan; Farmers and traders in Southeast Asia; Rulers and regional economies in South Asia; Environmental diversity and ecological adaptation in Africa; Land, labor, and markets in the Mexica-Aztec economy; Trade and tribute in the Incan Empire; Economy and environment in North American landscapes; Religion and the economy in the Islamic world; Regional systems and the impact of long-distance trade; Summary; Note; Suggested readings; Online resources |
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World History: Journeys from Past to Present uses common themes to present an integrated and comprehensive survey of human history from its origins to the present day. By weaving together thematic and regional perspectives in coherent chronological narratives, Goucher and Walton transform the overwhelming sweep of the human past into a truly global story that is relevant to the contemporary issues of our time. Revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this innovative textbook combines clear chronological progression with thematically focused chapters divided into six part |
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World history -- Textbooks
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World history
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History & Archaeology.
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History - General.
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Textbooks
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Electronic book
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Walton, Linda
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| ISBN |
9781135088293 |
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1135088292 |
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