Beginnings of civilization: Peopling of the world; Early River Valley civilizations; People and ideas on the move; First age of empires
New directions in government and society: Classical Greece; Ancient Rome and early Christianity; India and China establish empires; African civilizations; Americas, a separate world
An age of exchange and encounter: Muslim world; Byzantines, Russians, and Turks interact; Empires in East Asia; European Middle Ages; Formation of Western Europe; Societies and empires of Africa
Connecting hemispheres: People and empires in the Americas; European Renaissance and Reformation; Muslim world expands; Age of exploration and isolation; Atlantic world
Absolutism to revolution: Absolute monarchs in Europe; Enlightenment and revolution; French Revolution and Napoleon; Nationalist revolutions sweep the West
Industrialism and the race for empire: Industrial Revolution; An age of democracy and progress; Age of imperialism; Transformations around the globe
World at war: Great war; Revolution and nationalism; Years of crisis; World War II [Cont. in Annot.]
