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World History in Brief: Major Patterns of Change and Continuity, Volume I (to 1450), 6/E
Peter N. Stearns, George Mason University
Patrick Geary, University of California, Los Angeles
Patricia O'Brien, University of California, Irvine

ISBN-10: 0321488326
ISBN-13: 9780321488329

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 304 pp
Published: 10/26/2006

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With its brief, global (rather than West-centered) approach, World History in Brief, Sixth Edition, seeks to show how different civilizations developed in a global context.


Rather than overwhelm students, the chief goal of World History in Brief is to present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and to highlight the major developments in the world's history. This text also emphasizes the global interactions of major civilizations so that students can compare and assess changes in the patterns of interaction and the impact of global forces such as migration and technology exchange. The compact size of this text gives instructors the opportunity to take advantage of additional supplementary readings.

  • With its brief size and streamlined narrative, this book offers a fascinating overview of global history and allows instructors to easily supplement their course with additional sources or supplemental readings.
  • “History Debates,” included in every chapter, offer students a brief synopsis of some topic about which historians are currently debating. Topics include, “Why did slavery end when it did?” “What was the impact of guns on the early modern world?” Students get an opportunity to engage in questions actively being debated by historians in the present day.
  • “World Profiles” in most chapters highlight the lives of selected subjects and provide additional emphasis on the human component of world history. Each profile explores an individual's history and shows how that person's story illuminates aspects of their time and society.
  • “Understanding Culture” features throughout the text explore fascinating cultural issues in world history such as the unique cultural aspects of certain societies, how cultures have evolved, and the nature of cultural contact. Topics include, “Comparing Systems of Belief” and “Adapting Consumer Values.”
  • “Key Questions” following each chapter introduction guide students through the critical concepts in world history that give them a full understanding of global topics.
  • Chapter-ending “Issues and Connections” sections reiterate the main issues raised and show how developments covered in each chapter relate to patterns present today. These sections stimulate vigorous class discussion and show students the relevance of studying world history.

  • “Global Connections” sections in the part openers talk directly about the global contacts taking place during the period.
  • New chapter closers, “Paths to the Present”, relate what is happening in the chapter to what is happening in the world today, making history relevant to students.
  • "Rewritten Contacts and Identities” sections at the end of each chronological Part highlight the inter-regional contacts occurring during each historical period and the defining issues that helped shape or influenced the developing identity of individual civilizations. In this edition, these sections focus more directly on the relative importance of interaction and imitation in shaping societies’ identities
  • Newly revised and expanded Part II offers increased coverage of the classical period, including new material on Persia.
  • New coverage in the areas of social history including gender history, childhood and consumerism.

List of Maps 

List of Features 

Preface 

 

PART  I             Early World History: From Origins to Agriculture and New Forms of Human Organization

CHAPTER 1   From Human Prehistory to the Rise of Agriculture 

Getting Started Is Always Hard 

Human Development and Change 

HISTORY DEBATE People in the Americas 

The Neolithic Revolution 

The Nature of Agricultural Societies 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES The Nature of Culture 

Agriculture and Change 

Paths to the Present 

     

CHAPTER 2   Early Civilization 

Civilization 

Egypt and Mesopotamia Compared 

HISTORY DEBATE Women in Patriarchal Societies 

Transitions: The End of the River Valley Period 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES Uses and Varieties 

The Heritage of the River Valley Civilizations 

New States and Peoples Around 1000 B.C.E. 

Paths to the Present 

     

CHAPTER 3   Nomadic Societies 

Early Nomadic Societies 

Nomadic Society and Culture 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES Nomadic Art 

Nomads and Civilizations 

Nomads and Global Patterns 

HISTORY DEBATE The Contributions of Nomads 

Paths to the Present 

Tensions: CONTACTS AND IDENTITIES Part I: The Rise of Agriculture and Agricultural Civilizations 

     

PART II     The Classical Period, 1000 B.C.E.—500 C.E. 

CHAPTER 4   Classical Civilization: China 

Patterns in Classical China 

Political Institutions 

HISTORY DEBATE War 

Religion and Culture 

WORLD PROFILES Confucius, or Kong Fuzi (c. 551—479 B.C.E.) 

Economy and Society 

WORLD PROFILES Ban Zhao (c. 48—117 C.E.) 

How Chinese Civilization Fit Together 

 Paths to the Present 

     

CHAPTER 5   Classical Civilization: India 

The Framework for Indian History: Geography and a Formative Period 

Patterns in Classical India 

Political Institutions 

HISTORY DEBATE Interpreting Civilization, Round Two 

Religion and Culture 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES Comparing Systems of Belief 

Economy and Society 

Indian Influence 

China and India 

Paths to the Present

     

CHAPTER 6   Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Persia, Greece and Rome 

The Persian Empire 

Patterns of Greek and Roman History 

Greek and Roman Political Institutions 

WORLD PROFILES Julius Caesar (100—44 B.C.E.) 

Religion and Culture 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES When Two Belief Systems Meet 

Economy and Society in the Mediterranean 

HISTORY DEBATE Mediterranean Civilization and “Western” Civilization 

Toward the Fall of Rome 

Paths to the Present 

     

CHAPTER 7   The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500 C.E. 

Beyond the Classical Civilizations 

Decline in China and India 

Decline and Fall in Rome 

HISTORY DEBATE What Caused Decline and Fall? 

The New Religious Map 

WORLD PROFILES Saint Paul (Paul of Tarsus) 

The World Around 500 C.E. 

Paths to the Present 

Tensions: CONTACTS AND IDENTITIES Part II: The Classical Period, 1000 B.C.E.—500 C.E. 

     

PART III    The Postclassical Period, 500—1450 C.E. 

CHAPTER 8   The Rise of Islam: Civilization in the Middle East 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES The Impact of World Religions 

The Advent of Islam 

WORLD PROFILES Muhammad (570—632 C.E.) 

Patterns of Islamic History 

Islamic Political Institutions 

HISTORY DEBATE Political Implications of Islam 

Islam and Middle Eastern Culture 

WORLD PROFILES Omar Khayyam (c. 11th—12th centuries) 

Economy and Society in the Middle East 

The Decline of Middle Eastern Civilization 

Paths to the Present 

     

CHAPTER 9   India and Southeast Asia Under the Impact of Islam 

The Development of Indian Culture 

HISTORY DEBATE The Caste System 

The Muslim Challenge in India 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES Comparison and Contact 

Southeast Asia 

 Paths to the Present 

     

CHAPTER 10  Africa and Islam 

Sub-Saharan Africa and the World Network 

WORLD PROFILES Sundiata 

The Great Kingdoms 

HISTORY DEBATE Handles for African History 

Features of African Civilization 

 Paths to the Present  

     

CHAPTER 11  East European Civilization: Byzantium and Russia 

The Byzantine Phase 

WORLD PROFILES The Emperor Justinian (527—565 C.E.) 

The Early Russian Phase: Kievan Rus’ 

East European Political Institutions 

HISTORY DEBATE A Russian Civilization? 

East European Religion and Culture 

East European Economy and Society 

East European Civilization in Eclipse 

Paths to the Present 

     

CHAPTER 12  Western Civilization: The Middle Ages 

Early Patterns in Western Civilization 

HISTORY DEBATE Western Civilization 

Medieval Political Institutions 

Medieval Religion and Culture 

Economy and Society 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES Christianity and Syncretism 

Women and Family Life 

Tensions in the Later Middle Ages 

 Paths to the Present 


CHAPTER 13    The Spread of East Asian Civilization 

Political and Cultural Developments in China 

WORLD PROFILES Taizong (626—649 C.E.) 

Economy and Society in China 

Civilization in Korea, Vietnam, and Japan 

History Debate: East Asian Civilization?

Culture, Society, and Economy in Japan 

WORLD PROFILES Mugai Nyodai 

East Asian Self-Confidence 

 Paths to the Present  

     

CHAPTER 14  Centers of Civilization in the Americas 

The Mayas and Aztecs 

HISTORY DEBATE What Happened to the Mayas? 

UNDERSTANDING CULTURES The Question of Legacies 

The Issue of Isolation 

Paths to the Present   

     

CHAPTER 15  The Mongol Interlude and the End of the Postclassical Period 

Mongol Empires 

WORLD PROFILES Chabi Khan 

Bubonic Plague

China and the West as New World Powers 

HISTORY DEBATE Causes of Global Change by 1450 

The End of Transition: Postclassical to Early Modern 

Paths to the Present   

Tensions: CONTACTS AND IDENTITIES Part III: The Postclassical Period, 500—1450 C.E.


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    Emphasizing the interaction of ordinary Americans with extraordinary events, the text combines the discussion of political events with analysis of their impact on social and economic life. The comprehensive narrative encompasses description of the lives and experiences of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all class levels of society, and in all regions of the country. The thoughtful analysis seeks the connections among the political, social, economic, technological, and cultural factors that have shaped and reshaped American society over four centuries.

  • 032133776XAmerican People, The: Creating a Nation and a Society, Volume I (to 1877) (Book Alone), 7/E
    Nash, Jeffrey, Howe, Frederick, Davis, Winkler, Mires & Pestana
    © 2006 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 568 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 032133776X | ISBN-13: 9780321337764
    Brief Description

    • Providing students with a thought-provoking account of America’s past, The American People examines how American society assumed its present shape and developed its present forms of government.

    Emphasizing the interaction of ordinary Americans with extraordinary events, the text combines the discussion of political events with analysis of their impact on social and economic life. The comprehensive narrative encompasses description of the lives and experiences of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all class levels of society, and in all regions of the country. The thoughtful analysis seeks the connections among the political, social, economic, technological, and cultural factors that have shaped and reshaped American society over four centuries.

  • 0321337751American People, The: Creating a Nation and a Society, Volume II (since 1865) (Book Alone), 7/E
    Nash, Jeffrey, Howe, Frederick, Davis, Winkler, Mires & Pestana
    © 2006 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 688 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321337751 | ISBN-13: 9780321337757
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    • Based on the idea that you can’t cover (and don't want to) everything in a survey course, H.W. Brands and a team of award-winning historians present the story of American history in a refreshing new way.

     

    American Stories: A History of the United States concentrates on the topics most commonly taught in an American history survey course, with a focus on the major themes and the connections between them. A unique pedagogical program developed and implemented by instructional designers provides a consistent structure for students as the story of American history unfolds.  

  • 0321510887American Stories: A History of the United States, Combined Volume
    Brands, Breen, Williams & Gross
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 1008 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321510887 | ISBN-13: 9780321510884
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    • Based on the idea that you can't cover (and don't want to) everything in a survey course, H.W. Brands and a team of award-winning historians present the story of American history in a refreshing new way.

     

    American Stories: A History of the United States concentrates on the topics most commonly taught in an American history survey course, with a focus on the major themes and the connections between them. A unique pedagogical program developed and implemented by instructional designers provides a consistent structure for students as the story of American history unfolds.  

     

  • 0205572693American Stories: A History of the United States, Volume 1
    Brands, Breen, Williams & Gross
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 544 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205572693 | ISBN-13: 9780205572694
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Based on the idea that you can't (and don't want to) cover everything in a survey course, H.W. Brands and a team of award-winning historians present the story of American history in a refreshing new way.

     

    American Stories: A History of the United States concentrates on the topics most commonly taught in an American history survey course, with a focus on the major themes and the connections between them. A unique pedagogical program developed and implemented by instructional designers provides a consistent structure for students as the story of American history unfolds.  

  • 0205572707American Stories: A History of the United States, Volume 2
    Brands, Breen, Williams & Gross
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 576 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205572707 | ISBN-13: 9780205572700
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    • The authors of the Eleventh Edition of Civilization Past and Present – specialists in Islamic, African, Asian, Ancient, Russian, and East European history– weave the diverse trends of world history into a clear and accessible analysis for today's students.

    Civilization Past and Present, well known in the marketplace as a highly readable survey text, delivers a strong narrative of world history and a level of detail that is manageable for students and solid for instructors. Using images and documents that enhance the text's content, the narrative traces connections across cultures and introduces intriguing avenues of historical interpretation. The text examines all aspects of world history--social, political, economic, religious, cultural, and geographic.

  • 0321236270Civilization Past & Present, Volume I (to 1650), 11/E
    Brummett, Edgar, Hackett, Jewsbury & Molony
    © 2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 576 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321236270 | ISBN-13: 9780321236272
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    • Civilization in the West blends social and political history with an exceptional map and image program to engage students and bring history to life.

     

    The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach.   “The Visual Record” chapter openers draw students in by using illustrations that underscore a dominant theme of the chapter. New “Image Discovery” features guide students to interrogate images, understand their contexts, and unpack their multiple meanings. The dramatic, changing contours of the West are explored through an exceptional map program, through Map Discovery features, and through Geographical Tours of Europe.  

  • 0205556841Civilization in the West, Combined Volume, 7/E
    Kishlansky, Geary & O'Brien
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1040 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205556841 | ISBN-13: 9780205556847
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Civilization in the West blends social and political history with an exceptional map and image program to engage students and bring history to life.

     

    The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach.   “The Visual Record” chapter openers draw students in by using illustrations that underscore a dominant theme of the chapter. New “Image Discovery” features guide students to interrogate images, understand their contexts, and unpack their multiple meanings. The dramatic, changing contours of the West are explored through an exceptional map program, through Map Discovery features, and through Geographical Tours of Europe.  

  • 020555685XCivilization in the West, Volume 1 (to 1715), 7/E
    Kishlansky, Geary & O'Brien
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 592 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 020555685X | ISBN-13: 9780205556854
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Civilization in the West blends social and political history with an exceptional map and image program to engage students and bring history to life.

     

    The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach.   “The Visual Record” chapter openers draw students in by using illustrations that underscore a dominant theme of the chapter. New “Image Discovery” features guide students to interrogate images, understand their contexts, and unpack their multiple meanings. The dramatic, changing contours of the West are explored through an exceptional map program, through Map Discovery features, and through Geographical Tours of Europe.  

  • 0205556868Civilization in the West, Volume 2 (since 1555), 7/E
    Kishlansky, Geary & O'Brien
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 608 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205556868 | ISBN-13: 9780205556861
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Civilization in the West blends social and political history with an exceptional map and image program to engage students and bring history to life.

     

    The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach.   “The Visual Record” chapter openers draw students in by using illustrations that underscore a dominant theme of the chapter. New “Image Discovery” features guide students to interrogate images, understand their contexts, and unpack their multiple meanings. The dramatic, changing contours of the West are explored through an exceptional map program, through Map Discovery features, and through Geographical Tours of Europe.  

  • 0205556876Civilization in the West, Volume A (to 1500), 7/E
    Kishlansky, Geary & O'Brien
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 448 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205556876 | ISBN-13: 9780205556878
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Civilization in the West blends social and political history with an exceptional map and image program to engage students and bring history to life.

     

    The authors tell a compelling story of Western Civilization that is enhanced by an image-based approach.   “The Visual Record” chapter openers draw students in by using illustrations that underscore a dominant theme of the chapter. New “Image Discovery” features guide students to interrogate images, understand their contexts, and unpack their multiple meanings. The dramatic, changing contours of the West are explored through an exceptional map program, through Map Discovery features, and through Geographical Tours of Europe.&nb