The heritage of world civilizations. Volume One To 1650

Synopsis

This comprehensive, accessible survey of world history provides a global and comparative perspective on the events and processes that have shaped our increasingly interdependent world. "The Heritage of World Civilization" combines unusually strong and thorough coverage of Asian, African, Islamic, Western, and American civilization, while highlighting the role of the world's great religious and philosophical traditions. Birth of civilization. Four great revolutions in thought and religion. Empires and cultures of the ancient world. Consolidation and interaction of world civilization. The World in Transition. For anyone interested in world civilization or world history.