
World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500
By Eugene Berger, George Israel, Charlotte Miller, Brian Parkinson, Andrew Reeves, Nadejda WilliamsLength21h 23m
About this audiobook
Contents:
Prehistory
Early Middle Eastern and Northeast African Civilizations
Ancient and Early Medieval India
China and East Asia to the Ming Dynasty
The Greek World from the Bronze Age to the Roman Conquest
The Roman World from 753 BCE to 500 CE
Western Europe and Byzantium circa 500 - 1000 CE
Islam to the Mamluks
African History to 1500
The Americas
Central Asia
Western Europe and Byzantium circa 1000 - 1500 CE
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length21 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 24, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500
2Chapter One: Prehistory
3Chronology
4Introduction
5Questions to Guide your Reading
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6Key Terms
7Human Beginnings in Africa
8Agriculture and the "Neolithic Revolution"
9Summary
10Works Consulted and Further Reading
11Links to Primary Sources
12Chapter Two: Early Middle Eastern and Northeast African Civilizations
13Chronology
14Introduction
15Questions to Guide your Reading
16Key Terms
17Ancient Mesopotamia
18Sumerian City-States
19Mesopotamian Empires
20The Significance of Mesopotamia for World History
21The Israelites and Ancient Israel
22Early Israelites
23The United Kingdom of Israel
24The Importance of the Israelites and Ancient Israel
25Ancient Egypt
26Dynastic Egypt
27Nubia: the Kingdoms of Kerma and Kush
28Summary
29Works Consulted and Further Reading
30Links to Primary Sources
31Chapter Three: Ancient and Early Medieval India
32Chronology
33Introduction
34Questions to Guide your Reading
35Key Terms
36What is India? The Geography of South Asia
37India's First Major Civilization: The Indus Valley Civilization
38The Long Vedic Age
39Transition to Empire: States, Cities, and New Religions
40The Mauryan Empire
41Regional States, Trade, and Devotional Religion
42The Gupta Empire and India's Classical Age
43India's Early Medieval Age and the Development of Islamic States in India
44Conclusion
45Works Consulted and Further Reading
46Links to Primary Sources
47Chapter Four: China and East Asia to the Ming Dynasty
48Chronology
49Introduction
50Questions to Guide your Reading