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Tables of Contents for The Global Past
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface for Instructors
iii
Introduction for Students
1
1
Geographic Terms, Features, and Places
2
6
The Five Themes of Geography
8
3
PART ONE EARLY TIMES
11
12
Ancient Egypt
11
4
The Bering Land Bridge
15
8
Part One Summary: The Rise of Civilizations
19
4
PART TWO THE CONVERGENCE TOWARD EMPIRE
23
12
Major Trade Routes, A.D. 200
23
4
The Han Empire, A.D. 120
27
8
Part Two Summary: Place, Movement, and Empires
29
6
PART THREE THE RISE OF REGIONAL STATES
35
14
Islam around A.D. 1100
35
6
The Spread of Islam and Buddhism, 200 B.C.-A.D. 1450
41
8
Part Three Summary: Regions and Religions
45
4
PART FOUR THE REEMERGENCE OF EXPANSIVE SOCIETIES
49
12
Byzntine Trade
49
4
Campaigns of the Mongol Khans, 1206--1300
53
8
Part Four Summary: Empires and Movement
57
4
PART FIVE PERSPECTIVES
61
1
The Spread of the Black Death, around 1350
61
4
Trade Routes in Mesoamerica
65
4
Part Five Summary: Perspectives
69