Name: World's History, The, Volume 1 By Howard Spodek
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World's History, The, Volume 1 by Howard Spodek

Updated in a new 5th edition, The World History continues its emphasis on the use of primary sources in exploring the history of the world. Readers are exposed to the author's commentary and gain a better understanding to how historians view the world. KEY TOPICS: Human origins, settlement patterns, formation of empires, early world religions, trade, revolution, exploding technologies, and contemporary history. MARKET: For those interested in World History.

About Howard Spodek

Howard Spodek received his B.A. degree from Columbia University (1963), majoring in history and specializing in Columbia's newly designed program in Asian Studies. He received his M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1972) from the University of Chicago, majoring in history and specializing in India. His first trip to India was on a Fulbright Fellowship, 1964-66, and he has spent a total of some twelve years studying and teaching in India. He has also traveled widely throughout the United States, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. He has been a faculty member at Temple University since 1972, appointed Full Professor in 1984. He was awarded Temple's Great Teacher designation in 1993. Spodek's work in world history began in 1988 when he became Academic Director of a comprehensive, innovative program working with teachers in the School District of Philadelphia to improve their knowledge base in world history and facilitate a rewriting of the world-history program in the schools. Immediately following this program, he became principal investigator of a program that brought college professors and high-school teachers together to reconsider, revise, and, in many cases, initiate the teaching of world history in several of the colleges and universities in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Those projects led directly to the writing of the first edition of the current text (1997).

In This Section: I) Brief Table of Contents II)Detailed Table of Contents I) Brief Table of Contents PART ONE - TURNING POINT: HUMAN ORIGINS Chapter 1:. The Dry Bones Speak PART TWO - TURNING POINT: SETTLEMENT PATTERNS Chapter 2: From Village Community to City-state Chapter 3: River Valley Civilization Chapter 4: A Polycentric World PART THREE- TURNING POINT: FROM CITY-STATES TO EMPIRES Chapter 5: Dawn of the Empires Chapter 6: Rome and the Barbarians Chapter 7: China Chapter 8: Indian Empires PART FOUR - TURNING POINT: CREATING WORLD RELIGIONS Chapter 9: Hinduism and Buddhism Chapter 10: Judaism and Christianity Chapter 11: Islam PART FIVE - TURNING POINT: TRADE Chapter 12: Establishing World Trade Routes Chapter 13: The Opening of the Atlantic and the Pacific II) Detailed Table of Contents PART ONE - TURNING POINT: HUMAN ORIGINS To 10,000 b.c.e. Humankind Begins Chapter 1:. The Dry Bones Speak To 10,000 B.C.E. PART TWO - TURNING POINT: SETTLEMENT PATTERNS 10,000 B.C.E -1,000 C.E. Settling Down: Villages and Cities Chapter 2: From Village Community to City-state Food First: The Agricultural Village 10,000-B.C.E-750 B.C.E Chapter 3: River Valley Civilization The Nile and the Indus7000 B.C.E.-750 B.C.E. Chapter 4: A Polycentric World Cities and States in East Asia, the Americas, and West Africa 1700 b.c.e.-1000 c.e. PART THREE- TURNING POINT: FROM CITY-STATES TO EMPIRES 2000 B.C.E -1100 C.E. What are Empires and Why Are They Important? Chapter 5: Dawn of the Empires Empire-building in North Africa, West Asia, and the Mediterranean 2000 B.C.E.-300 B.C.E. Chapter 6: Rome and the Barbarians The Rise and Dismemberment of Empire 753 b.c.e.-1453 C.E. Chapter 7: China Fracture and Unification: The Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang Dynasties 221 B.C.E.-900 C.E. Chapter 8: Indian Empires Cultural Cohesion in a Divided Subcontinent 1500 B.C.E.-1100 C.E. PART FOUR - TURNING POINT: CREATING WORLD RELIGIONS 2500 B.C.E.-1500 C.E. Religion: Ancient Roots Chapter 9: Hinduism and Buddhism The Sacred Subcontinent: The Spread of Religion in India and Beyond 1500 B.C.E.-1200 C.E. Chapter 10: Judaism and Christianity Peoples of the Bible: God's Evolution in West Asia and Europe 1700 B.C.E.-1000 C.E. Chapter 11: Islam Submission to Allah: Muslim Civilization Bridges the World 570 C.E.-1500 C.E. PART FIVE - TURNING POINT: TRADE 1300-1700 Trade Routes Connect the Continents Chapter 12: Establishing World Trade Routes The Geography and Philosophies of Early Economic Systems 1300-1500 Chapter 13: The Opening of the Atlantic and the Pacific Economic Growth, Religion and Renaissance, Global Connections 1300-1500

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9780205996070

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Title

World's History, The, Volume 1 by Howard Spodek

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Howard Spodek

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Pearson Education (US)

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2014-10-17

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496

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