World History For Dummies. Peter Haugen

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СКАЧАТЬ 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

      7  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 СКАЧАТЬ