This book describes our Western heritage through interpretive themes of "supremacies and diversities." "Supremacies" emphasizes power. "Diversities" illustrates the creativity of new ideas and associations. Other topical themes include technology, migration and conquest, political and economic decision making, church and state, and disputes about the meaning of life.
This book describes our Western heritage through interpretive themes of "supremacies and diversities." "Supremacies" emphasizes power. "Diversities" illustrates the creativity of new ideas and associations. Other topical themes include technology, migration and conquest, political and economic decision making, church and state, and disputes about the meaning of life.
List of Diagrams, Figures, Maps, Primary Source Projects, Sources on Families, Tables, and Timelines Acknowledgments How to Use This Book 1. History's Story 2. Wanderers and Settlers: The Ancient Middle East to 400 BC 3. The Chosen People: Hebrews and Jews, 2000 BC to AD 135 4. Trial of the Hellenes: The Ancient Greeks, 1200 BC to AD 146 5. Imperium Romanum: The Romans, 753 BC to AD 300 6. The Revolutionary Rabbi: Christianity, the Roman Empire, and Islam, 4 BC to AD 1453 7. From Old Rome to the New West: The Early Middle Ages, AD 500 to 1000 8. The Medieval Mêlée: The High and Later Middle Ages, 1000 to 1500 9. Making the Modern World: The Renaissance and Reformation, 1400 to1648 10. Liberation of Mind and Body: Early Modern Europe, 1543 to 1815 11. Mastery of the Machine: The Industrial Revolution, 1764 to 1914 12. The Westerner's Burden: Imperialism and Nationalism, 1810 to 1918 13. Rejections of Democracy: The Interwar Years and World War II, 1917 to 1945 14. A World Divided: The Cold War, 1945 to 1993 15. Into the Future: The Contemporary Era, 1993 to the Present Epilogue: Why Western Civilization? Timelines Common Abbreviations Glossary Index About the Author
List of Diagrams, Figures, Maps, Primary Source Projects, Sources on Families, Tables, and Timelines Acknowledgments How to Use This Book 1. History's Story 2. Wanderers and Settlers: The Ancient Middle East to 400 BC 3. The Chosen People: Hebrews and Jews, 2000 BC to AD 135 4. Trial of the Hellenes: The Ancient Greeks, 1200 BC to AD 146 5. Imperium Romanum: The Romans, 753 BC to AD 300 6. The Revolutionary Rabbi: Christianity, the Roman Empire, and Islam, 4 BC to AD 1453 7. From Old Rome to the New West: The Early Middle Ages, AD 500 to 1000 8. The Medieval Mêlée: The High and Later Middle Ages, 1000 to 1500 9. Making the Modern World: The Renaissance and Reformation, 1400 to1648 10. Liberation of Mind and Body: Early Modern Europe, 1543 to 1815 11. Mastery of the Machine: The Industrial Revolution, 1764 to 1914 12. The Westerner's Burden: Imperialism and Nationalism, 1810 to 1918 13. Rejections of Democracy: The Interwar Years and World War II, 1917 to 1945 14. A World Divided: The Cold War, 1945 to 1993 15. Into the Future: The Contemporary Era, 1993 to the Present Epilogue: Why Western Civilization? Timelines Common Abbreviations Glossary Index About the Author
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