Cities along Rivers
Coming of Age in the Americas
Keeping Records on the Way to Writing and Reading
Shaping the World Ever After
Developing Cultures Abounding
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 5: Rising and Falling Empires
Rome’s Ascent and Demise
Building Empires around the World
Remembering Far-Flung Cultures
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 6: Splitting Eras: The Middle Ages
Building (And Maintaining) the Byzantine Empire
Sharing and Imposing Culture
Planting the Seeds of European Nations
Emerging Islamic Fervor
Rebounding Guptas in India
Rounding Up Developments in Cultures Far to the East and to the West
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 7: Struggling for Dominance
Extending the Arab Empire and Spreading Islam
Excelling in East Asia
Developing a Taste for Eastern Goods
Mounting the Crusades
Growing Trade between East and West
Surviving the Black Death
Seeking a Way East and Finding Places to the West
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 8: Grabbing the Globe
Sailing South to Get East
“Discovering” America
Circling the Planet
Spreading the Slave Trade
Starting Revolutions
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 9: Pulling Empires Together as Subjects Push Back
Managing Unprecedented Empires
Challenging European Dominance
Revolting in Russia
Fighting World Wars
Running Hot and Cold (Wars)
Getting it Together and Forming the United Nations
Tracking the Centuries
7 Part 3: Seeking Answers Chapter 10: Worshipping through the Ages Defining Religion Assessing Animism Jotting down Judaism Hammering Out Hinduism Biting Off a Bit of Buddhism Condensing Christianity Investigating Islam Summarizing Sikhism Tracking the Centuries Chapter 11: Loving Wisdom: Philosophy’s Impact Asking the Big Questions Tracing Philosophy’s Roots Examining Eastern Philosophies Leading to (and from) Socrates Philosophy in the Age of Alexander and After Tracking the Centuries Chapter 12: Being Christian, Thinking Greek The Great Chain of Being Interpreting Christian Theology Establishing Jesus’s Divinity Augustine’s Influence on Early Christian Thought The Philosophy of Aquinas Embracing Humanism and More Tracking the Centuries Chapter 13: Awakening to the Renaissance Realizing the Reach of the Renaissance Redefining the Human Role Uniting Flesh and Soul Returning to Science Being All That You Could Be Writing for the Masses Undermining Renaissance Gains with Conflict
