A regional and global approach to world history that highlights society and culture

Special features and a wealth of primary sources-more than in any other world history text-introduce students to historical interpretation

The Combined Volume includes all chapters. .- Volume 1 includes Chapters 1-16. .- Volume 2 includes Chapters 16-33.- Preface.- The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 B.C.E..- 2. Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 B.C.E..- 3. The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 C.E..- 4. China's Classical Age, to 221 B.C.E..- 5. The Greek Experience, 3500-30 B.C.E..- 6. The World of Rome, ca. 1000 B.C.E.-400 C.E..- 7. East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 B.C.E.-800 C.E..- 8. Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850.- 9. The Islamic World, 600-1400.- 10. African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 B.C.E.-1500 C.E..- 11. The Americas, 3200 B.C.E.-1500 C.E..- 12. Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400.- 13. States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400.- 14. Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450.- 15. Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600.- 16. The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600.- 17. The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800.- 18. European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750.- 19. New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790.- 20. Africa and the World, 1400-1800.- 21. Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800.- 22. Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825.- 23. The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850.- 24. Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914.- 25. Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914.- 26. Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914.- 27. The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1910.- 28. World War and Revolution, 1914-1929.- 29. Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939.- 30. The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945.- 31. Decolonization, Revolution, and the Cold War, 1945-1968.- 32. Liberalization, 1968-2000s.- 33. The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective.