World History For Dummies 2nd Edition by Peter Haugen ISBN 1119855608 9781119855606

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ISBN 10: 1119855608
ISBN 13: 9781119855606
Author: Peter Haugen

World History For Dummies 2nd Table of contents:

Part 1: Getting into History
Chapter 1: Tracing a Path to the Present
Firing Up the WABAC Machine
Footpath to Expressway: Building on Humble Beginnings
War! What Is It Good For? Material for History Books, That’s What
Appreciating History’s Tapestry
Making the Connections
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 2: Digging Up Reality
Homing In on Homer
Raising Atlantis
Reading the Body Language of the Dead
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 3: Putting History into Perspective
Being Human Beings
Dividing Time into Eras … and Giving Them Names
Noticing the Noteworthy and the Notorious
Tracking the Centuries
Part 2: Finding Strength in Numbers
Chapter 4: Getting Civilized
Building Jericho’s Walls for Mutual Defense
Planting 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
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
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 14: Breaking Away: The Reformation
Cracks in the Catholic Monopoly
Luther Challenges the System
A Precarious Holy Roman Empire
Here Luther Stands (Up to the Emperor)
Luther Gains a Following
The Empire Strikes Back
Reform Spreads to England
Along Comes Calvin
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 15: Opening Up to Science and Enlightenment
Mingling Science and Philosophy
Starting a Scientific Revolution
Waking Up to the Enlightenment
Engineering the Industrial Revolution
Marketing Economics
Tracking the Centuries
Part 4: Fighting, Fighting, Fighting
Chapter 16: Wielding Sticks and Stones: Old-Fashioned War
Fighting as an Ancient Way of Life
Raising Armies
Avoiding Assyrian Arsenals
Farming and Fighting Together in Greece
Making War the Roman Way
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 17: Upgrading the War Machine
Reinventing the Cavalry
Donning the Steel Suit
Adding Firepower with Gunpowder
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 18: Modernizing Mayhem
Following Three Paths to Modern War
Tying Tactics to Technology in the 20th Century
Warring On Despite the Nuclear Threat
Tracking the Centuries
Part 5: Meeting the Movers and Shakers
Chapter 19: Starting Something Legendary
Spinning Legends
Uniting for Strength
Playing for Power
Building Bridges
Writing Laws
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 20: Battling Toward Immortality
Towering Over Their Times
Building Empires
Launching Attacks
Mounting a Defense
Devising Tactics
Instigating Inspiration
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 21: Exploring and “Discovering”
Famous Pioneers: Arriving Before Their Time
Courageous Couriers: Carrying Messages
Trailblazing Explorers: Seeking New Routes
Notorious Conquerors: Bad Company
Famous Firsts
Renowned Guides
Famous Mavericks: Taking Advantage of Opportunity
Tracking the Centuries
Chapter 22: Turning Tables: Rebels and Revolutionaries
Rising from Revolutionaries to Rulers
Gaining Support As Charismatic Rebels
Making Ideas Reality
Standing Against Authority
Changing Rules
Living and Dying by the Sword
Dying for a Cause
Tracking the Centuries
Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 23: Ten Unforgettable Dates in History
460 BC: Athens Goes Democratic
323 BC: Alexander the Great Dies
476: The Western Roman Empire Falls
1066: Normans Conquer England
1095: The First Crusade Commences
1492: Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
1776: Americans Break Away
1807: Britain Bans the Slave Trade
1893: Women Start Getting the Vote Around the World
1945: The United States Drops the A-Bomb
Chapter 24: Ten Essential Historical Documents
The Rosetta Stone
Confucian Analects
The Bible
The Quran
The Magna Carta
The Travels of Marco Polo
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
Das Kapital
On the Origin of Species
Index
About the Author
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement

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