Glencoe World History, Reading Essentials and Study Guide, Workbook

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• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 536
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Reading Essentials, Student Edition provides concise content of the Student Edition written at a lower grade level, making it perfect for struggling readers and ELL students.

✦ Table of Contents

Section 2: Global Visions......Page 0
Reading Essentials and Study Guide - Student Edition......Page 1
Section 1: Early Humans......Page 7
Section 2: The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization......Page 11
Section 1: Civilization Begins in Mesopotamia......Page 15
Section 2: Egyptian Civilization: "The Gift of the Nile"......Page 20
Section 3: New Centers of Civilization......Page 26
Section 4: The Rise of New Empires......Page 30
Section 1: Early Civilization in India......Page 33
Section 2: New Empires in India......Page 39
Section 3: Early Chinese Civilizations......Page 44
Section 4: Rise and Fall of Chinese Empires......Page 50
Section 1: The First Greek Civilizations......Page 54
Section 2: The Greek City-States......Page 58
Section 3: Classical Greece......Page 63
Section 4: The Culture of Classical Greece......Page 68
Section 5: Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms......Page 73
Section 1: The Rise of Rome......Page 77
Section 2: From Republic to Empire......Page 82
Section 3: Culture and Society in the Roman World......Page 87
Section 4: The Development of Christianity......Page 91
Section 5: Decline and Fall......Page 95
Section 1: The Rise of Islam......Page 98
Section 2: The Arab Empire and Its Successors......Page 102
Section 3: Islamic Civilization......Page 107
Section 4: The Culture of Islam......Page 110
Section 1: The Development of Civilizations in Africa......Page 114
Section 2: Kingdoms and States of Africa......Page 118
Section 3: African Society and Culture......Page 122
Section 1: China Reunified......Page 126
Section 2: The Mongols and China......Page 130
Section 3: Early Japan and Korea......Page 134
Section 4: India after the Guptas......Page 139
Section 5: Civilization in Southeast Asia......Page 144
Section 1: Transforming the Roman World......Page 149
Section 2: Feudalism......Page 153
Section 3: The Growth of European Kingdoms......Page 157
Section 4: The Byzantine Empire and the Crusades......Page 162
Section 1: Peasants, Trade, and Cities......Page 167
Section 2: Christianity and Medieval Civilization......Page 173
Section 3: The Culture of the High Middle Ages......Page 177
Section 4: The Late Middle Ages......Page 181
Section 1: The Peoples of North America......Page 186
Section 2: Early Civilizations in Mesoamerica......Page 190
Section 3: Early Civilizations in South America......Page 194
Section 1: The Renaissance......Page 197
Section 2: The Intellectual and Artistic Renaissance......Page 202
Section 3: The Protestant Reformation......Page 206
Section 4: The Spread of Protestantism and the Catholic Response......Page 211
Section 1: Exploration and Expansion......Page 216
Section 2: Africa in an Age of Transition......Page 221
Section 3: Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade......Page 224
Section 1: Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion......Page 228
Section 2: Social Crises, War, and Revolution......Page 232
Section 3: Response to Crisis: Absolutism......Page 237
Section 4: The World of European Culture......Page 241
Section 1: The Ottoman Empire......Page 245
Section 2: The Rule of the Safavids......Page 250
Section 3: The Grandeur of the Moguls......Page 253
Section 1: China at Its Height......Page 258
Section 2: Chinese Society and Culture......Page 262
Section 3: Tokugawa Japan and Korea......Page 265
Section 1: The Scientific Revolution......Page 270
Section 2: The Enlightenment......Page 275
Section 3: The Impact of the Enlightenment......Page 280
Section 4: Colonial Empires and the American Revolution......Page 285
Section 1: The French Revolution Begins......Page 290
Section 2: Radical Revolution and Reaction......Page 295
Section 3: The Age of Napoleon......Page 300
Section 1: The Industrial Revolution......Page 305
Section 2: Reaction and Revolution......Page 310
Section 3: National Unification and the National State......Page 315
Section 4: Culture: Romanticism and Realism......Page 321
Section 1: The Growth of Industrial Prosperity......Page 325
Section 2: The Emergence of Mass Society......Page 329
Section 3: The National State and Democracy......Page 334
Section 4: Toward the Modern Consciousness......Page 340
Section 1: Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia......Page 345
Section 2: Empire Building in Africa......Page 350
Section 3: British Rule in India......Page 356
Section 4: Nation Building in Latin America......Page 360
Section 1: The Decline of the Qing Dynasty......Page 365
Section 2: Revolution in China......Page 371
Section 3: Rise of Modern Japan......Page 375
Section 1: The Road to World War I......Page 381
Section 2: The War......Page 385
Section 3: The Russian Revolution......Page 391
Section 4: End of the War......Page 396
Section 1: The Futile Search for Stability......Page 400
Section 2: The Rise of Dictatorial Regimes......Page 405
Section 3: Hitler and Nazi Germany......Page 410
Section 4: Cultural and Intellectual Trends......Page 414
Section 1: Nationalism in the Middle East......Page 418
Section 2: Nationalism in Africa and Asia......Page 423
Section 3: Revolutionary Chaos in China......Page 428
Section 4: Nationalism in Latin America......Page 432
Section 1: Paths to War......Page 436
Section 2: The Course of World War II......Page 440
Section 3: The New Order and the Holocaust......Page 445
Section 4: The Home Front and the Aftermath of the War......Page 450
Section 1: Development of the Cold War......Page 456
Section 2: The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe......Page 461
Section 3: Western Europe and North America......Page 465
Section 1: Decline of the Soviet Union......Page 472
Section 2: Eastern Europe......Page 476
Section 3: Europe and North America......Page 480
Section 4: Western Society and Culture......Page 485
Section 1: General Trends in Latin America......Page 491
Section 2: Mexico, Cuba, and Central America......Page 495
Section 3: The Nations of South America......Page 499
Section 1: Independence in Africa......Page 503
Section 2: Conflict in the Middle East......Page 508
Section 1: Communist China......Page 514
Section 2: Independent States in South and Southeast Asia......Page 519
Section 3: Japan and the Pacific......Page 524
Section 1: The Challenges of Our World......Page 529
Section 2: Global Visions......Page 534