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Unit 1
Chapter 1 — Beginnings Of Civilization
Section 1: Human Origins in Africa
Section 2: Humans Try to Control Nature
Section 3:
Patterns of Change Case Study: Civilization, Ur in Sumer
Chapter 2
 — Early River Valley Civilizations

Section 1: City-States in Mesopotamia
Section 2: Pyramids on the Nile
Section 3: Planned Cities on the Indus
Section 4:
River Dynasties in China
Chapter 3
— People and Ideas on the Move

Section 1: Indo-European Migrations
Section 2: Roots of Hinduism and Buddhism
Section 3: Seafaring Traders Extend Boundaries
Section 4:
The Origin's of Judaism
Chapter 4 — First Age of Empires
Section 1: The Empires of Egypt and Nubia Collide
Section 2: Assyria Dominates the Fertile Crescent
Section 3: Persia Unites Many Lands
Section 4:
An Empire Unifies China
Unit 2
Chapter 5 — Classical Greece
Section 1: Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea
Section 2: Warring City-States
Section 3: Democracy and Greece's Golden Age
Section 4: Alexander-Empire-Builder
Section 5:
The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
Chapter 6 — Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
Section 1: The Romans Create a Republic
Section 2: The Roman Empire Brings Change
Section 3: The Rise of Christianity
Section 4: The Decline of the Roman Empire
Section 5:
Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization
Chapter 7 — India and China Establish Empires
Section 1: First Empires of India
Section 2: Trade Spreads Indian Religions and Culture
Section 3:
Han Emperors in China
Chapter 8 — African Civilizations
Section 1: Diverse Societies in Africa
Section 2: The Kingdom of Aksum and East African Trade
Section 3:
Patterns of Change Case Study: Migration, Bantu-Speaking Peoples
Unit 3
Chapter 9
The Americas: A Separate World

Section 1: Hunters and Farmers in the Americas
Section 2: Early Mesoamerican Civilizations
Section 3:
Early Civilizations of the Andes
Chapter 10 — The Muslim World
Section 1: The Rise of Islam
Section 2: The Spread of Islam
Section 3:
Muslim Achievement
World Religions
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Confucianism
Chapter 11
— Byzantines, Russians, and Turks Interact

Section 1: Byzantium Becomes the New Rome
Section 2: Russians Adapt Byzantine Culture
Section 3:
Turkish Empires Rise in Anatolia
Chapter 12 — Empires in East Asia
Section 1: Two Great Dynasties in China
Section 2: Empire of the Great Khan
Section 3: Feudal Powers in Japan
Section 4:
Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea
Chapter 13 — European Middle Ages
Section 1: Germanic Kingdoms Unite Under Charlemagne
Section 2: Feudalism in Europe
Section 3: The Age of Chivalry
Section 4:
The Church Wields Power
Chapter 14
— The Formation of Western Europe

Section 1: Church Reform and the Crusades
Section 2: Trade, Towns, and Financial Revolution
Section 3: England and France Develop
Section 4:
A Century of Turmoil
Chapter 15
— Societies and Empires of Africa

Section 1: North and Central African Societies
Section 2: West African Empires and Civilizations
Section 3:
Eastern City-States and Southern Empires
Unit 4
Chapter 16
— People and Empires in the Americas

Section 1: Diverse Societies of North America
Section 2: Mayan Kings and Cities
Section 3: The Aztecs Control Central Mexico
Section 4:
The Inca Create a Mountain Empire
Chapter 17
— European Renaissance and Reformation

Section 1: Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Section 2: The Northern Renaissance
Section 3: Luther Starts the Reformation
Section 4:
The Reformation continues
Chapter 18
— The Muslim World Expands

Section 1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
Section 2: Patterns of Change Case Studies: Cultural Blending, The Safavid Empire
Section 3:
The Mughals Establish an Empire in India
Chapter 19
 — An Age of Exploration and Isolation

Section 1: Europeans Explore the East
Section 2: China Rejects European Outreach
Section 3:
Japan Limits Western Contacts
Chapter 20 — The Atlantic World
Section 1: Spanish Conquests in the Americas
Section 2: Competing Claims in North America
Section 3: The Atlantic Slave Trade
Section 5:
The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade
Unit 5
Chapter 21
— Absolute Monarchs in Europe

Section 1: Spain's Empire and European Absolutism
Section 2: France's Ultimate Monarch
Section 3: Central European Monarchs Clash
Section 4: Russian Czars Increase Power
Section 5:
Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
Chapter 22
— Enlightenment and Revolution

Section 1: The Scientific Revolution
Section 2: The Enlightenment in Europe
Section 3: The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas
Section 4:
American Revolution: The Birth of a Republic
   
         
         
         
         

 

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