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Tables of Contents for Reading the Global Past
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
PART ONE PREHISTORY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION
1
42
Introduction
1
2
Scholarly Works
3
1
The Question of State Origins, Civilization, and Urbanism
3
3
The Pace of the Development of Civilization
6
4
The Development of Agricultural Dependence in the Tehuacan Valley
10
2
Trade in the Negev Desert at the Dawn of Civilization
12
5
Early Andean Cities
17
9
Primary Sources
25
1
Occupations and Class Stratification
25
1
Specialized Occupations in Ancient India: A Hymn to Soma
26
1
Ancient Chinese Class Stratification as Revealed in The Book of Songs
27
2
Hierarchical State Government
28
1
Autobiography of Uni, an Egyptian Official
29
3
Formal Legal Systems
31
1
A Babylonian Prenuptial Agreement
32
1
Monumental Architecture In Ancient Egypt
32
1
The Official Tablet at Wadi Hammamat
33
1
Dedicatory Inscription at Thebes
34
1
Ramses II's Announcement That He Will Complete Unfinished Monuments
34
1
Early Writing
35
1
A Babylonian Manumission Agreement
35
2
Oracle-Bone Inscriptions from China's Shang Dynasty
37
1
Lord Chan-Bahlum Becomes Heir to the Throne of Palenque
38
5
Questions to Consider
41
2
PART TWO THE CONVERGENCE TOWARD EMPIRE
43
34
Introduction
43
1
Scholarly Work
44
1
What It Takes to Run an Empire
44
10
Primary Sources
53
1
Conquerors and Conquests
53
1
The Piankhi Stela: The Stiege of Memphis
54
3
Alexander's Address to His Troops
57
1
Emperors and the Legitimacy of Rule
58
1
My Accomplishments
58
6
On the Destiny of Kings
64
3
Imperial Bureaucracy
67
1
Three Edicts
67
2
The Economics of Empire
69
1
The Encouragement of Agriculture
69
3
Edict on Maximum Prices
72
5
Questions to Consider
75
2
PART THREE THE RISE OF REGIONAL STATES
77
28
Introduction
77
1
Scholarly Works
78
1
The Breakup of Empires into Regional States
78
4
Southeast Asian Trade and Regionalism
82
4
Geographical Factors in Chinese Regionalism
86
2
Another Look at Geographical Factors in Chinese Regionalism
88
4
Primary Sources
91
1
The Breakup of the Carolingian Empire
91
1
The Treaty of Verdun
92
1
Relations Between Rulers and Regional Leadership
93
1
Anonymous Medieval Chronicler, The Creation of Normandy in 911
93
1
The Tokugawa Shogunate
94
2
Travelers' Accounts
96
1
Cultural Unity and Regional States
96
2
Regional States in East Africa
98
7
Questions to Consider
103
2
PART FOUR THE REEMERGENCE OF EXPANSIVE SOCIETIES
105
52
Introduction
105
2
Scholarly Work
107
1
The World System in the Thirteenth Century: Dead-End or Precursor?
107
16
Primary Sources
122
1
The Mongols And War
122
1
Concerning Chinggis Khan
123
2
Of the Tartar Armies
125
1
William of Rubruck, Another View of the Mongols
126
5
Militaristic Values
130
1
An Old Byzantine Soldier Exhorts His Comrades
131
2
Poems Reflecting Doubt About Militarism
133
1
Recruiting Officer at Shih-hao
133
1
Song of the War Chariot
134
1
Song of Nezahualpilli during the War with Huexotzinco
135
4
Aztec Accounts of Tribute and Trade
138
1
Aztec Conquest Leads to Tribute
139
2
The Codex Mendoza, A Tribute List for Tepequacuilco
141
1
The Merchant
142
2
Imperial Direction of the Market
144
2
Conquest and Trade
146
2
Advice to Traders
148
1
Advice to Merchants Bound for Cathay
148
9
Questions to Consider
150
7
Index of Authors and Titles
157