A World HistoryGlobal in scope, William McNeill's widely acclaimed one-volume history emphasizes the four Old World civilizations of the Middle East, India, China, and Europe, paying particular attention to their interaction across time and taking into account recent archaeological discoveries. The narrative touches on all aspects of civilization, including geography, communication, and technological and artistic developments. |
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In the Beginning | 7 |
Early Mesopotamia | 14 |
Ancient Egypt | 24 |
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Abbasid Africa agricultural Amerindian ancient Arab army Assyrian Athens barbarian became began Buddhism Byzantine caste centers central Asia century B.C. chariot China Chinese Chou Christian church cities civilization classical communities Confucian Confucius conquerors conquest Constantinople crops cultivation cultural doctrine dynasty early Egypt Egyptian emerged emperor empire Europe Europe's European example faith frontier gods Greek Gupta Hindu Hinduism Hittite holy human Hyksos imperial important India Indus Islam Italy Japanese king Kingdom land later Latin medieval Mediterranean Memphis EGYPT ment Mesopotamia Middle East Middle Eastern military modern Mongol Moslem Nile nomads Ottoman Persian polis political population priests raids regions religion religious remained rival river Roman Rome rulers Russian Sanskrit Sassanian Scale of Miles Shang Shang dynasty skills social society soon southeast Asia spread steppe style success Sumer Sumerian survived temple tion trade traditional tribes Turkish Upanishads valley warriors western York Zoroastrian