Documents in World History, Volume 1
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Offers a range of documents that illustrates civilizations from key stages in world history, with special attention to comparing major societies.     Documents in World History is a thematically organized, authoritative collection of original sources that highlight political, social, cultural and economic issues in world history. The text also provides documents on the hot topics of gender and cultural history. Revised and updated with over a quarter of the documents new, the sixth edition retains its global emphasis. Standard selections and political coverage have been improved, and attention to Islam and Christianity as well as South Asia have been expanded. Note: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab at no extra charge, please visit www.mysearchlab.com or use  ISBN: 9780205007059.

Table of Contents:
Geographical Contents: The Major Societies Topical Contents Preface   Introduction   Section 1: Early Civilizations Introduction 1 Babylonian Law: How an Early State Regulated Its Subjects         The Code 2 Ancient Egypt         Hymn to the Nile         Negative Confession         Visual Source Egyptian Hieroglyphics 3 The Hebrew Bible         Genesis         From the Hebrew Bible   Section 2: The Classical Period, 1000 B.C.E. TO 500 C.E.  Introduction China 4 Key Chinese Values: Confucianism and Its Legacy                                        The Small Analects 5 Daoism                                                                                                              Dao de Jing 6 Legalism: An Alternative System                                                                    Han Feizi 7 Women in Classical China: Ban Zhao                                                              Lessons for Women         Visual Source  Portrait of Ban Zhao                                                       8 Benevolence and Virtue or Military Force? A Chinese Debate                     The Iron and Salt DebateT         Visual Source  Han Dynasty Agriculture                                                         Persia and the Mediterranean 9 Zoroastrianism: The Major Persian Religion                                                  Hymns of Zarathustra, Verse 33 10 Herodotus and The Persian Empire                                                                The Histories  11 Greek Political Systems                                                                                   Plutarch on Sparta         Thucydides, The Funeral Oration of Pericles         Sophocles, Antigone 12 Polybius on Roman Political Institutions                                                         An Analysis of the Roman Government         Rome and Carthage Compared 13 Women in Mediterranean Societies                                                                Tombstone Inscriptions         Women in Legal Codes 14 Christianity: Teachings and Practice                                                             Christian Teachings 15 The Fall of Rome         Marcellinus 16 Hindu Beginnings: The Rig Veda and the Bhagavad Gita                              Early Hinduism         Visual Source  Indian Painting of Arjuna and Krishna                           17 Buddhist Teachings: Noble Truths and Guidance for Daily Life                    Early Buddhist Teachings 18 How to Rule an Empire: Kautilya and Ashoka                                                Indian Documents 19 Gender Relations in Classical India                                                                 Indian Gender Culture         Visual Source Gender Imagery in India                                                 Global Contacts: The Role of Nomads 20 “Home on the Range”: The Rise of the Pastoral Nomads in Central Asia                  Reports on the Nomads         Visual Source Central Asian Nomadic Art                                              Global Contacts: New Trade Partners from China to the Mediterranean 21 The Opening of the Silk Road          Chinese and Roman Sources         Visual Source Making and Wearing Silk   Section 3: The Postclassical Period, 500–1500 C.E.: Expansions and Contacts Introduction The Middle East And Islam 22 The Islamic Religion                                                                                        The Quran         The Hadith 23 Religious and Political Organization in the Islamic Middle East                    Al Mawardi         Visual Source Religious Leadership in Islam: The Imam                         24 The Quran and the Family                                                                                The Quran China and Japan 25 Peasant Life in Tang and Song China                                                              Tang Poems         Two Contracts from Dunhuang, ca. 900         Song Poems         Visual Source Rice Cultivation in Southern China                                  26 “The Noble and Magnificent City of Hangzhou”: Marco Polo in China         Marco Polo on Hangzhou 27 Valor and Fair Treatment: The Rise of the Samurai                                  Samurai Values Europe  28 Western European Political Institutions: The Influence of Christianity and   Feudalism         Feudal and Christian Documents 29 Russia Converts to Christianity          Russian Primary Chronicle 30 Faith and Reason: Thomas Aquinas                                                                Thomas Aquinas Global Contacts Trade and Religion   31 Anchors Aweigh! Trade and Islam in the Indian Ocean Network          The Travels of Ibn Battuta 32 Merchants and Trade: Sources and Comparisons         Ibn Khaldun, Reginald of Durham on Saint Godric 33 Travelers to Holy Places: Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian Pilgrims          Pilgrims’ Experiences         Visual Source  Muslim Pilgrims in Mecca 34 Europe, the Middle East, and Beyond: The Crusades: Christian and Muslim Reactions         The Crusades 35 Religious Tolerance in Medieval Spain                                                           Siete Partidas 36 African Kingdoms and Islam                  Writings of Ibn Battuta           Visual Source  A Major Artistic Tradition: The Sculptures of Benin 37 Africa Through the Eyes of a European Merchant         Antonius Malfante         Visual Source  Map of Pre-Columbian America The Americas 38 Mayan and Aztec Creation Stories and an Account of Aztec Worship          The Mayan Story of Human Creation from Popol Vuh         Aztec Creation Story of the God Uitzilopochtli         Aztec Wars and Sacrifice to Uitzilopochtli 39 Tribute Under the Aztecs and Incas                                                                 Aztec Tribute: Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés Inca Tribute: Testimony of Martin Cari, Chief (Cacique Principal) of the Lower Division (Anansaya) of Chuquito         Visual Source  Aztec Goddess The Mongols 40 Chinggis Khan and the Rise of the Mongols         The Secret History of the Mongols          Visual Source  Persian Painting of Chinggis Khan Leading the Charge 41 The Mongol Empire Takes Shape                                                                  Asian and European Sources Global Contacts New Routes for Europe and Asia 42 Sailing to Calicut: Chinese and Portuguese Voyages                                      Chinese and Portuguese Documents  


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205050239
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 186 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0205050239
  • Publisher Date: 11 Nov 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 480 gr


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