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This comprehensive, accessible survey of world history has been extensively revised to provide an even more global and comparative perspective on the events and processes that have shaped our increasingly interdependent world. Written by leading scholars in their respective fields. Interactive maps—one Web-based interactive map in each chapter—provides readers with opportunities to explore the relationships between time and space in shaping world history. Volume 1 covers the period to 1700. The Sixth edition now provides roughly the same amount of coverage for European and non-European regions. Combines unusually strong and thorough coverage of the unique heritage of Asian, African, Islamic, Western, and American civilizations, while highlighting the role of the world's great religious and philosophical traditions. For anyone interested in world civilization or world history.

NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyHistoryLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyHistoryLab, search for 0134224922 / 9780134224923 T he Heritage of World Civilizations, Combined Volume plus MyHistoryLab for World History -- Access Card Package, 10/e Package consists of: * 0133834913 / 9780133834918 The Heritage of World Civilizations, Combined Volume, 10/e * 0133861880 / 9780133861884 MyHistoryLab for World History Valuepack Access Card MyHistoryLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For courses in World History A comparative, global approach to world civilizations The Heritage of World Civilizations provides an accessible overview of Asian, African, Middle Eastern, European, and American civilizations with an emphasis on the role played by the world's great religious and philosophical traditions throughout history. Leading scholars in their respective fields, the authors empower students to view the events and processes that have shaped our increasingly interdependent world through a comparative, global lens. Also available with MyHistoryLab® MyHistoryLab for the World History course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they've learned. And Writing Space helps educators develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking through writing, quickly and easily. Please note: this version of MyHistoryLab does not include an eText. The Heritage of World Civilizations, Tenth Edition is also available via REVEL(tm), an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.

NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyHistoryLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyHistoryLab, search for 0134224930 / 9780134224930 T he Heritage of World Civilizations, Volume 2 plus MyHistoryLab for World History — Access Card Package, 10/e Package consists of: • 0133833860 / 9780133833867 The Heritage of World Civilizations, Volume 2, 10/e • 0133861880 / 9780133861884 MyHistoryLab for World History Valuepack Access Card MyHistoryLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For courses in World History A comparative, global approach to world civilizations The Heritage of World Civilizations provides an accessible overview of Asian, African, Middle Eastern, European, and American civilizations with an emphasis on the role played by the world's great religious and philosophical traditions throughout history. Leading scholars in their respective fields, the authors empower students to view the events and processes that have shaped our increasingly interdependent world through a comparative, global lens. Also available with MyHistoryLab® MyHistoryLab for the World History course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they’ve learned. And Writing Space helps educators develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking through writing, quickly and easily. Please note: this version of MyHistoryLab does not include an eText. The Heritage of World Civilizations, Tenth Edition is also available via REVEL™, an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.

In Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, Benjamin and Karen Foster tell the fascinating story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements ten thousand years ago to the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Accessible and concise, this is the most up-to-date and authoritative book on the subject. With illustrations of important works of art and architecture in every chapter, the narrative traces the rise and fall of successive civilizations and peoples in Iraq over the course of millennia--from the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians to the Persians, Seleucids, Parthians, and Sassanians. Ancient Iraq was home to remarkable achievements. One of the birthplaces of civilization, it saw the world's earliest cities and empires, writing and literature, science and mathematics, monumental art, and innumerable other innovations. Civilizations of Ancient Iraq gives special attention to these milestones, as well as to political, social, and economic history. And because archaeology is the source of almost everything we know about ancient Iraq, the book includes an epilogue on the discovery and fate of its antiquities. Compelling and timely, Civilizations of Ancient Iraq is an essential guide to understanding Mesopotamia's central role in the development of human culture.

The brilliant contributions of Islam to science, art, and culture, are a timeless and precious heritage, which should be historically preserved for future generations. The great achievements of Muslim scholars are rarely if at all acknowledged in formal education, and today their identity, origins and impact remain largely obscure. This collection of papers aims to give readers a brief introduction to the intellectual history of Muslims and the contributions that eminent Muslim scholars have made in certain specific fields of knowledge including basic and applied physical and biological sciences, medicine, legal and political theories and practices, economic and financial concepts, models, and institutions, etc.

The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars" -- and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost -- they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization. BONUS MATERIAL: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Thomas Cahill's Heretics and Heroes.

NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyHistoryLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyHistoryLab, search for 0134224957 / 9780134224954 T he Heritage of World Civilizations, Volume 1 plus MyHistoryLab for World History -- Access Card Package, 10/e Package consists of: * 0133832384 / 9780133832389 The Heritage of World Civilizations, Volume 1, 10/e * 0133861880 / 9780133861884 MyHistoryLab for World History Valuepack Access Card MyHistoryLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For courses in World History A comparative, global approach to world civilizations The Heritage of World Civilizations provides an accessible overview of Asian, African, Middle Eastern, European, and American civilizations with an emphasis on the role played by the world's great religious and philosophical traditions throughout history. Leading scholars in their respective fields, the authors empower students to view the events and processes that have shaped our increasingly interdependent world through a comparative, global lens. Also available with MyHistoryLab� MyHistoryLab for the World History course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they've learned. And Writing Space helps educators develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking through writing, quickly and easily. Please note: this version of MyHistoryLab does not include an eText. The Heritage of World Civilizations, Tenth Edition is also available via REVEL(tm), an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.

This two-volume compilation of primary sources in world civilization is based around eight major themes to provide direction and cohesion to the text. Designed to involve students with important historical questions and controversies, the text promotes thoughtful comparisons between world societies that are linked to common problems, events or themes within the same time period and across chronological divisions. Broad in scope, the text incorporates a wide variety of political, social, economic, religious, intellectual and scientific issues, and is designed to help students consider historical questions and concerns.