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1 online resource (viii, 478 pages) : colour illustrations; colour maps |
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Updated irregularly. |
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data file rda |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Chapter One: Prehistory -- Chapter Two: Early Middle Eastern and Northeast African Civilizations -- Chapter Three: Ancient and Early Medieval India -- Chapter Four: China and East Asia to the Ming Dynasty -- Chapter Five: The Greek World from the Bronze Age to the Roman Conquest -- Chapter Six: The Roman World from 753 BCE to 500 CE -- Chapter Seven: Western Europe and Byzantium circa 500 -- 1000 CE -- Chapter Eight: Islam to the Mamluks -- Chapter Nine: African History to 1500 -- Chapter Ten: The Americas -- Chapter Eleven: Central Asia -- Chapter Twelve: Western Europe and Byzantium circa1000 -1500 CE. |
| Summary |
"World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India's Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook."--BC Campus website. |
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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. |
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This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license. |
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World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. |
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Online version, 2016; title from PDF (viewed on October 26, 2016). |
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History, Ancient -- History.
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Religions -- History.
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Middle Ages.
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Civilization, Medieval.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Berger, Eugene, author.
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Israel, George L., author.
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Miller, Charlotte (College teacher), author.
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Parkinson, Brian (Brian R.), author.
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Reeves, Andrew, author.
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Williams, Nadejda, author.
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bUniversity of North Georgia Press, issuing body.
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BC Open Textbook Project, distributor.
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BCcampus.
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| ISBN |
9781940771106 |
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1940771102 |
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