Description

World History: Cultures/ States/ and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History/ this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures/ states/ and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia/ Ancient Israel/ Dynastic Egypt/ India's Classical Age/ the Dynasties of China/ Archaic Greece/ the Roman Empire/ Islam/ Medieval Africa/ the Americas/ and the Khanates of Central Asia.It includes 350 high-quality images and maps/ chronologies/ and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos/ expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook. It provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks/ making World History an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.