Western Civilization: A Global and Comparative Approach

Featuring the one author, one voice approach, this text is ideal for instructors who do not wish to neglect the importance of non-Western perspectives on the study of the past. The book is a brief, affordable presentation providing a coherent examination of the past from ancient times to the present. Religion, everyday life, and transforming moments are the three themes employed to help make the past interesting, intelligible, and relevant to contemporary society. <p>List of Tables, Maps, and Charts</p><p>List of Illustrations</p><p>Preface</p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p>1. The Beginnings of History and the Ancient Near East</p><p>2. Greece and the Mediterranean World, ca. 2000-350 BCE</p><p>3. The Hellenistic Age and the Rise of Rome, ca. 350-30 BCE</p><p>4. The Roman Empire and the Enduring Legacy of the Ancient World, ca. 30 BCE-500 CE</p><p>5. Early Christian Europe, Byzantium, and the Rise of Islam, ca. 410-750</p><p>6. The Shaping of Medieval Europe, ca. 750-1100</p><p>7. The High Middle Ages, ca. 1000-1300</p><p>8. The Crises of the Late Middle Ages, ca. 1300-1500</p><p>9. The Renaissance, ca. 1350-1517</p><p>10. The Beginnings of European Expansion, ca. 1400-1540</p><p>11. The Protestant and Catholic Reformations</p><p>12. The Age of European Expansion, ca. 1550-1650</p><p>13. Absolutism and Political Revolution in the Seventeenth Century</p><p>14. The Scientific Revolution and Changes in Thought and Society in the Seventeenth Century</p><p>Epilogue: The Shaping of the Past and the Challenge of the Future</p><p>Index</p><p>About the Author</p>