The World's History

"The World's History" is a college textbook by world historian Howard Spodek. It was first published in 1998. The book is divided up into 24 chapters: Chapter 1: The Dry Bones Speak: 5 Million B.C.E. - 10,000 B.C.E. Chapter 2: From Village Community to City-State: 10,000 B.C.E - 750 B.C.E. Chapter 3: River Valley Civilizations: 7000 B.C.E. - 750 B.C.E. Chapter 4: A Polycentric World: 1700 B.C.E. - 1000 C.E. Chapter 5: Dawn of the Empires: 2000 B.C.E. - 300 B.C.E. Chapter 6: Rome and the Barbarians: 750 B.C.E - 500 C.E. Chapter 7: China: 200 B.C.E. - 900 C.E. Chapter 8: Indian Empires: 1500 B.C.E. - 1100 C.E. Chapter 9: Hinduism and Buddhism: 1500 B.C.E. - 1200 C.E. Chapter 10: Judaism and Christianity: 1700 B.C.E.–1100 C.E. Chapter 11: Islam: 570 C.E. - 1500 C.E. Chapter 12: Establishing World Trade Routes: 1000-1500 C.E. Chapter 13: European Visions: 1100-1776 Chapter 14: The Unification of World Trade, 1500–1776 Chapter 15: Migration, 1300–1750 Chapter 16: Political Revolutions in Europe and the Americas: 1649-1830 Chapter 17: The Industrial Revolution: 1700-1914 Chapter 18: Nationalism, Imperialism, and Resistance, 1650–1914 Chapter 19: Methods of Mass-Production and Destruction: 1914-1937 Chapter 20: World War II and the Cold War, 1937-49 Chapter 21: Cold War and New Nations, 1945-89 Chapter 22: China and India: 1914-1991 Chapter 23: New Public Identities, 1979–present Chapter 24: Regional Identities and the Twenty-First Century You can visit the Book's official site [http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_spodek_worldhist_3/31/8136/2083004.cw/index.html here]