Heritage of World Civilizations

For undergraduate level World Civilization or World History courses. 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, Heritage of World Civilizations, 6/e, 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.

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For courses in World History I (to 1500) and World History II (since 1500). This highly visual, brief text provides a thoughtful history of human civilizations while maintaining a balance between the Western world and other societies. The Teaching & Learning Classroom edition of the highly successful Heritage of World Civilizations provides your students with the most help available in reading, thinking about, and applying the material they are learning in the text and in the classroom. A series of pedagogical aids, in text and out of class study companions, as well as complete instructor presentational and assessment support makes this text the perfect choice for those looking to make history come alive for their students.

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This book provides a thoughtful history of human civilizations while maintaining a balance between the Western world and other societies.Starting with the birth of civilization, this volume takes the reader through the empires and cultures of the ancient world, to the consolidation and interaction of world civilizations, and into the 1500sFor readers looking to make history come alive.