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Found in this section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents 1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Part I Departure Prehistory to 1000 B.C.E. Chapter 1 The Birth of Civilization Chapter 2 The Rise of Empires and the Beginning of the Iron Age Part II The Classical Era 2000 B.C.E. to 30 C.E. Chapter 3 Aegean Civilizations Chapter 4 The Hellenic Era Chapter 5 The Hellenistic Era and the Rise of Rome Chapter 6 Rome’s Empire and the Unification of the Western World Part III The Division of the West 300 to 1300 Chapter 7 The West’s Medieval Civilizations Chapter 8 The Emergence of Europe Chapter 9 Europe Turns Outward Chapter 10 Europe’s High Middle Ages Part IV Challenges, Conflicts, and Departures 1300 to 1700 Chapter 11 Challenges to the Medieval Order Chapter 12 Renaissance and Exploration Chapter 13 Reformation, Religious Wars, and National Conflicts Part V The Revolutionary Impulse Chapter 14 The Early Modern State Chapter 15 New World Views: Europe’s Scientific Revolution Chapter 16 The Age of Enlightenment: Rationalism and its Uses Chapter 17 Rebellion and Revolution: American Independence and the French Revolution Part VI Europe Triumphant 1815 to 1914 Chapter 18 Industry, Society, and Environment Chapter 19 The Age of Ideology in Western Europe Chapter 20 The Consolidation of Nation States Chapter 21 Global Empire and European Culture Part VII Europe in Crisis 1914 to 1945 Chapter 22 World War I: The End of Enlightenment Chapter 23 The Troubled Interwar Years Chapter 24 World War II: Europe in Eclipse Part VIII The Postwar Western Community 1945 to 2008 Chapter 25 Decolonization and the Cold War Chapter 26 Western Civilization and the Global Community 2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Part I — Departure Prehistory to 1000 B.C.E. Chapter 1: The Birth of Civilization Key Question: How do environments shape human communities and human communities alter environments? The Evolution of the Prehistoric Cultures The Archaic States The Origin of Civilization in Mesopotamia: Sumer The Rise of Civilization in Egypt Chapter 2: The Rise of Empires and the Beginning of the Iron Age Key Question: Does civilization promote or intensify divisions among peoples? The Transition States Imperial Egypt: The New Kingdom The Indo-Europeans and the Clash of Empires The Bible and History Part II — The Classical Era 2000 B.C.E. to 30 C.E. Chapter 3: Aegean Civilizations Key Question: When does civilization in the West become “Western” civilization? Minoan Mentors The Mycenaeans, Greece’s First Civilization The Aegean Dark Age The Hellenic Era The Rise of the Mainland Powers The Persian Wars: Crucible of a Civilization Chapter 4: The Hellenic Era Key Question: What did the Greeks contribute to the development of modern civilization? Persian Wars as Catalyst The Peloponnesian War Intellectual and Artistic Life in the Polis Chapter 5: The Hellenistic Era and the Rise of Rome Key Question: What circumstances are likely to undermine governments by the people? The Hellenistic Era The Origin of Rome The Roman Republic Rome’s Civil War Chapter 6: Rome’s Empire and the Unification of the Western World Key Question: Do people prefer order to liberty? The Augustan Era Order and Continuity: The Dynastic Option Order and Continuity: The Elective Option Life in an Imperial Environment The Decline of Rome Part III — The Division of the West 300 to 1300 Chapter 7: The West’s Medieval Civilizations Key Question: Should freedom of religion be limited? The Christian Element The German Element The Byzantine Empire of Constantinople Islam Chapter 8: The Emergence of Europe Key Question: How did Europe build on its legacies from the ancient world? The Merovingian Kingdom: Europe’s Nucleus The Franks’ Neighbors The Carolingian Era Retrenchment and Reorganization The Culture of Europe’s Dark Age Chapter 9: Europe Turns Outward Key Question: Was conflict among the medieval civilizations inevitable? Islam’s Crest and Byzantium’s Resurgence The Reorganization of Feudal Europe The Eleventh-Century Turning Point Chapter 10: Europe’s High Middle Ages Key Question: Why are some societies more open to change than others? The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century Universities and Scholasticism Religious Revival and Diversity of Opinion The Artistic Vision of the High Middle Ages Government in the High Middle Ages Part IV — Challenges, Conflicts, and Departures 1300 to 1700 Chapter 11: Challenges to the Medieval Order Key Question: What did the crises of the late medieval era reveal about the strengths and weaknesses of Europe’s civilization? Challenges from Nature Turmoil in the Middle East Spiritual Crises Political Responses: The Burdens of War Chapter 12: Renaissance and Exploration Key Question: How should a society use its history? The Context for the Renaissance The Culture of the Renaissance The Northern Renaissance The Middle East: The Ottoman Empire Europe and Atlantic Exploration Chapter 13: Reformation, Religious Wars, and National Conflicts Key Question: How do civilized societies justify war? The Lutheran Reformation The Swiss Reformation The Catholic Reformation The Habsburg-Valois Wars England’s Ambivalent Reformation Convergence of Foreign and Domestic Politics: England, Spain, and France The Final Religious Upheaval Part V The Revolutionary Impulse Chapter 14: The Early Modern State Key Question: How do political systems reflect the structure of social and economic life? Society in Early Modern Europe Forging Centralized States Absolutism in France Constitutionalism in England Wars of Empire and Global Markets Central and Eastern Europe Europe’s Declining Powers Chapter 15: New World Views: Europe’s Scientific Revolution Key Question: How does the study of the natural world influence religious belief and the understanding of truth? The Medieval World View Anticipating the New Science New Directions in Astronomy and Physics New Approaches to Truth Theory and Application Politics as Science Science as Religion Superstition and Its Victims Chapter 16: The Age of Enlightenment: Rationalism and its Uses Key Question: How do people construct ideas of progress? Critiquing the Traditional Way of Life Formulas for Improving Material Conditions Enlightened Despots Critiquing the Enlightenment The Arts in the Age of Reason Chapter 17: Rebellion and Revolution: American Independence and the French Revolution Key Question: Can political change occur without social and economic upheaval? America Rejects Europe Revolution in France Napoleon Bonaparte and the Export of Revolution, 1799–1815 The French Revolution and the Americas Part VI Europe Triumphant 1815 to 1914 Chapter 18: Industry, Society, and Environment Key Question: How do technology and urbanization influences the relationship between humans and nature? From Rural to Urban Lifestyles in Europe Agriculture, Demographics, and Labor Innovations in Production The Social Consequences of Industrialization Industry, the State, and Global Power Chapter 19: The Age of Ideology in Western Europe Key Question: What leads people to challenge conventional ideas and practices? The Congress System and the Conservative Agenda Ideological Ferment The Revolutions of 1848 Britain and Reform The Romantic Movement Utilitarianism and Utopian Socialism The Marxist Challenge Chapter 20: The Consolidation of Nation States Key Question: Is nationalism a constructive force in the modern age? Italian Unification The Creation of Modern Germany Constitutional Change in France and Britain The Waning of the Habsburg, Russian, and Ottoman Empires The United States and Western Europe Nationalism and Race Chapter 21: Global Empire and European Culture Key Question: How does the projection of power reflect wider cultural values? The New Imperialism: Motives and Methods The Scramble for Empire: Africa The Scramble for Empire: South and East Asia The Legacy of Empire Imperialism, Intellectual Controversy, and European Culture Transformation in the Arts Part VII Europe in Crisis 1914 to 1945 Chapter 22: World War I: The End of Enlightenment Key Question: Are nation states inherently adversarial? The Alliance System The Experience of Modern Warfare The Eastern Front and Europe’s Empire Naval War and American Entry The Impact of Total War at Home Bolshevik Revolution in Russia Peace Settlement and European Consciousness Chapter 23: The Troubled Interwar Years Key Question: Can personal liberty be maintained under conditions of material hardship? Postwar Problems in Western Europe The Price of Victory The Great Depression, 1929–1939 Coping with the Depression Italy: The First Fascist State Authoritarian Regimes in Spain and Eastern Europe The Emergence of Nazi Germany Imperial Japan The Soviet Union under Stalin Chapter 24: World War II: Europe in Eclipse Key Question: Can the force of ideas sustain a civilization under attack? The Process of Appeasement, 1933–1939 Nazism Triumphant, 1939–1941: Europe and North Africa The German Empire The Destruction of the Jews The Home Front and the Role of Women War in Asia and the Pacific The Tide Turns, 1942–1945 Planning for the Postwar World Part VIII The Postwar Western Community 1945 to 2008 Chapter 25: Decolonization and the Cold War Key Question: How does ideology shape public policy? The Eclipse of Postwar Optimism The End of European Empire Expanding the Cold War The Cold War and Nuclear Threat Cuban Missile Crisis Divisions and Detente Chapter 26: Western Civilization and the Global Community Key Question: Has the West defined the process of globalization? The End of Communism United Europe? Science, Technology and the Envirnoment Women and the Struggle for Equality Religious Divides and Ethnic Nationalism The Postindustrial West Table of Contents
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