Best selling author Jackson Spielvogel helped over one million students learn about the present by exploring the past. Spielvogel's engaging, chronological narrative weaves the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive. "Western Civilization, International Edition" includes 185 maps and excerpts of over 224 primary sources that enliven the past while introducing students to the source material of historical scholarship. Additionally, the text is lushly illustrated with 430 photographs that add visual context. A variety of pedagogical tools, including features on relevant films and new end of chapter study aids, make this edition accessible to any learning style.
1. The ancient near east : the first civilizations
2. The ancient near east : Peoples and empires
3. The civilization of the greeks
4. The hellenistic world
5. The roman republic
6. The roman empire
7. Late antiquity and the emergence of the medieval world
8. European civilization in the early middle ages
9. The recovery and growth of european society in the high middle ages
10. The rise of kingoms and the growth of church power
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