Revealing® World History to 1500 provides an overview of world history from prehistory into the sixteenth century CE. In reviewing thousands of years of significant events, phenomena, and people, Revealing® World History to 1500 aims for global coverage of world societies, valuing their contributions on their own merits, not simply by their supposed impact on western society.
In text, activities, and images, students are guided through key historical issues such that they do not get lost in information overload. Revealing® World History to 1500 presents “digestible” segments of information in a format that improves understanding and retention of the material.
The modules of Revealing® World History to 1500, which can be used in any sequence, are primarily divided by region for ease of understanding development over time within a region while also allowing students to draw parallels between regions. The coverage by area highlights the regional nature of early history that began to change only at the dawn of the Early Modern Age as ocean navigation resulted in more interregional interaction.
The introductory module explores the definition of history and its relationship to the past, and addresses how we know what we know about what happened long ago. Distributed throughout Revealing® World History to 1500 are sections highlighting building blocks of civilization (for example, trade, military, community building projects) that provide content and discussion points for better understanding the common phenomena in the development of complex societies throughout the world.
Revealing® World History to 1500 includes maps, timelines, and thousands of images. Contextually-placed selections from primary sources allow students the opportunity to analyze and extrapolate information from original material. Interactive activities following each section of reading go beyond simple recall, leading to deeper learning.
Revealing® World History to 1500 modules:
- Origins
- Ancient Near East
- India
- China
- Greece
- Rome
- Africa & Oceania
- Islamic Expansion
- Asia
- Europe
- Americas
- Eve of the Early Modern Age
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Origins
What Is History?
- Goals: What Is History?
- What History Is
- What History Is Not
- Sources
- The Search for Truth
- Types of Historians
- Early Historians
- Historical Information Flows
- Why Study History?
- Summary: What Is History?
- Try It: What Is History?
Archaeology & History
- Goals: Archaeology & History
- History & Archaeology
- Early Archaeology
- Contemporary Archaeology
- Archaeological Record
- Dating Methods
- Prehistory & Archaeology
- Paleolithic Age
- Prehistoric Art & Culture
- End of the Paleolithic
- Change in History
- Archaeology in History
- Summary: Archaeology & History
- Try It: Archaeology & History
Civilization
- Goals: Civilization
- Definition of Civilization
- Civilization & Culture
- Civilization & Complex Society
- Origins of Civilization
- Building Blocks of Civilization
- Spread of Civilization
- Effects of Civilization
- Summary: Civilization
- Try It: Civilization
Agriculture
- Goals: Agriculture
- Building Block: Agriculture
- Beginnings of Agriculture
- Domestication of Plants & Animals
- Agricultural By-Products
- Irrigation
- Agriculture & Tools
- Agriculture & Religion
- Agriculture & Politics
- Astronomy & Mathematics
- Agricultural Techniques
- Effects of Agriculture
- Summary: Agriculture
- Try It: Agriculture
Community Building Projects
- Goals: Community Building Projects
- Building Projects
- Labor & Resources
- Water Systems
- Defensive Fortifications
- Transportation
- Storage
- Monumental Architecture
- Marketplaces
- Entertainment Venues
- Education & Housing Facilities
- Summary: Community Building Projects
- Try It: Community Building Projects
Ancient Near East
Mesopotamia: Sumer
- Goals: Mesopotamia: Sumer
- Settlement & Urbanization
- City-States & the Lugal
- Empire of Sargon I
- Ur-Nammu
- Sumerian Economy
- Sumerian Society
- Sumerian Math & Writing
- Epic of Gilgamesh
- Sumerian Religion
- Summary: Mesopotamia: Sumer
- Try It: Mesopotamia: Sumer
Hammurabi & Babylon
- Goals: Hammurabi & Babylon
- Amorites
- Sumerian Assimilation
- Hammurabi
- Law Code of Hammurabi
- Babylonian Empire
- Kassites
- Aramaeans
- Neo-Babylonian Empire
- Nebuchadnezzar II
- Neo-Babylonian Religion
- End of Neo-Babylonian Empire
- Summary: Hammurabi & Babylon
- Try It: Hammurabi & Babylon
Old Kingdom Egypt
- Goals: Old Kingdom Egypt
- Dynasties & Pharaohs
- Geography of Egypt
- Politics & Society
- Old Kingdom Religion
- Old Kingdom Pyramids
- Mummification & Afterlife
- Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Math, Astronomy, Medicine
- Old Kingdom Collapse
- Summary: Old Kingdom Egypt
- Try It: Old Kingdom Egypt
Middle Kingdom Egypt
- Goals: Middle Kingdom Egypt
- Rise of the Middle Kingdom
- Middle Kingdom Geography
- Middle Kingdom Rulers
- Middle Kingdom Religion
- Middle Kingdom Architecture
- Middle Kingdom Literature
- Middle Kingdom Art
- Fall of the Middle Kingdom
- Summary: Middle Kingdom Egypt
- Try It: Middle Kingdom Egypt
New Kingdom Egypt
- Goals: New Kingdom Egypt
- The New Kingdom
- Eighteenth Dynasty
- Nineteenth Dynasty
- Twentieth Dynasty
- New Kingdom Society
- New Kingdom Military
- Tombs, Necropoli & Temples
- New Kingdom Afterlife
- New Kingdom Downfall
- Summary: New Kingdom Egypt
- Try It: New Kingdom Egypt
Emerging Near Eastern Empires
- Goals: Emerging Near Eastern Empires
- Near Eastern Empires
- Hittite Empire
- Hittite Society
- Hittite Downfall
- Phoenician Colonization & Trade
- Phoenician Society
- Phoenician Decline
- Assyrian Empire
- Assyrian Military & Control
- Assyrian Religion
- Assyrian Downfall
- Summary: Emerging Near Eastern Empires
- Try It: Emerging Near Eastern Empires
Israelites
- Goals: Israelites
- Israelite Origins
- Israelites & Egypt
- Settlement of Canaan
- Israelite Monarchy
- Israelite Religion
- Division of the Israelites
- Rise of Near Eastern Empires
- Hellenism & Judaism
- Jewish Sectarian Groups
- Jewish Revolt
- Rabbinic Judaism
- Summary: Israelites
- Try It: Israelites
Persian Empire
- Goals: Persian Empire
- Geography of Persia
- Medes
- Cyrus the Great
- Cambyses, Darius & Xerxes
- Persian Government
- Persepolis
- Persian Society
- Persian Trade & Technology
- Zoroastrianism
- Persian-Greek Wars
- Decline of Persian Empire
- Summary: Persian Empire
- Try It: Persian Empire
Writing
- Goals: Writing
- Building Block: Writing
- Origin of Writing
- Writing in Complex Societies
- Stages of Writing
- Classification of Texts
- Writing Tools & Surfaces
- Scribes
- Power of Writing
- Writing & Speech
- Standardization of Script
- Writing as Storage of Information
- Summary: Writing
- Try It: Writing
India
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
- Goals: Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
- Harappan Geography & Settlement
- Harappan Culture
- Harappan Trade & Agriculture
- Harappan Art
- Harappan Seals
- Mohenjo-Daro
- Harappa
- Harappan Religion
- Harappan Society
- Undeciphered Writing
- Decline of Harappan Civilizations
- Summary: Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
- Try It: Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
Vedic Age
- Goals: Vedic Age
- Overview: Vedic Age
- Aryans
- Vedas
- Caste System
- Women in Vedic Age
- Aryan Religion
- Upanishads
- Religious Revolts
- Legacy of the Vedic Age
- Summary: Vedic Age
- Try It: Vedic Age
Indian Religions
- Goals: Indian Religions
- Overview: Indian Religions
- Development of Hinduism
- Brahman
- Hindu Society
- Epics
- Classical & Medieval Hinduism
- Origins of Buddhism
- Buddhist Teachings
- Branches of Buddhism
- Decline of Buddhism in India
- Jainism
- Summary: Indian Religions
- Try It: Indian Religions
Mauryan Empire
- Goals: Mauryan Empire
- Geography of India
- Rise of the Mauryan Empire
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Megasthenes
- Mauryan Government
- Chandragupta Maurya & Jainism
- Bindusara
- Ashoka & Buddhism
- Ashoka: Public Works
- Mauryan Society & Trade
- Decline & Aftermath of Mauryan Empire
- Summary: Mauryan Empire
- Try It: Mauryan Empire
Gupta Empire
- Goals: Gupta Empire
- Overview: Gupta Empire
- Early Gupta Rulers
- Religion of the Gupta Empire
- Sanskrit Literature
- Gupta Society
- Gupta Trade
- Gupta Art
- Intellectual Achievements
- Later Gupta Rulers
- Hunas Invasion
- Gupta Legacy
- Summary: Gupta Empire
- Try It: Gupta Empire
Postclassical India
- Goals: Postclassical India
- North versus South
- Harsha
- Muslim Invasions
- Delhi Sultanate
- Hinduism & Islam in Postclassical India
- Sikhism
- Southern India Economy
- Southern Indian Kingdoms
- Summary: Postclassical India
- Try It: Postclassical India
Social Classes
- Goals: Social Classes
- Building Block: Social Classes
- Social Pyramid
- Status of Women
- Heredity & Class
- Raising Class Status
- Preserving the Upper Class
- Religion, Military & Agriculture
- Class & Slavery
- Legacy of Social Class
- Summary: Social Classes
- Try It: Social Classes
China
Earliest Chinese Civilization
- Goals: Earliest Chinese Civilization
- Yellow River Valley
- Chinese Creation Stories
- Geography of China
- Yangshao
- Longshan
- Xia Dynasty
- Summary: Earliest Chinese Civilization
- Try It: Earliest Chinese
Shang Dynasty
- Goals: Shang Dynasty
- Shang & the Bronze Age
- Urbanization
- Early Chinese Writing
- Shang Religious Practices
- Shang Burials
- Bronze Metallurgy
- Shang Society & Government
- Beyond the Shang
- Summary: Shang Dynasty
- Try It: Shang Dynasty Civilization
Zhou Dynasty
- Goals: Zhou Dynasty
- Overview: Zhou Dynasty
- Beginnings of Zhou Dynasty
- Zhou Government
- Zhou Society
- Struggles of Later Zhou Rulers
- Spring & Autumn Period
- Warring States
- Chinese Philosophy
- Zhou Advances
- End of the Zhou
- Summary: Zhou Dynasty
- Try It: Zhou Dynasty
Confucianism
- Goals: Confucianism
- Development of Chinese Philosophy
- Confucius
- Confucian Ethics
- Confucian Virtues
- Confucian Canon
- Later Confucian Philosophers
- Imperial Confucianism
- Summary: Confucianism
- Try It: Confucianism
Daoism
- Goals: Daoism
- Rise of Daoism
- Dao
- Interacting with the Dao
- Daodejing
- Zhuangzi
- Daoism & Confucianism
- Popular Daoism
- Daoist Canon
- Daoism during the Tang Dynasty
- Other Chinese Philosophies
- Summary: Daoism
- Try It: Daoism
Qin Dynasty
- Goals: Qin Dynasty
- Qin Dynasty
- Qin State
- Qin Shihuangdi
- Great Wall
- Epang Palace
- Tomb of Shihuangdi
- Legalism
- Legalist Philosophers
- Qin Society
- Qin Government
- Qin Military
- Downfall of Qin Empire
- Summary: Qin Dynasty
- Try It: Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
- Goals: Han Dynasty
- Founding of Han Dynasty
- Early Han Rulers
- Han Military
- Beginnings of the Silk Road
- Han Government
- Han Society
- Sima Qian
- Interregnum
- Later Han Dynasty
- Innovations during the Han Period
- Downfall of the Han Dynasty
- Summary: Han Dynasty
- Try It: Han Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
- Goals: Sui Dynasty
- Overview: Sui Dynasty
- Rise of Nomadic Peoples
- Southern Dynasties
- Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
- Northern Wei
- Spread of Buddhism
- Emperor Wendi
- Emperor Yangdi
- Grand Canal
- Sui Education
- Fall of the Sui Dynasty
- Summary: Sui Dynasty
- Try It: Sui Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
- Goals: Tang Dynasty
- Rise of Tang Dynasty
- Tang Taizong
- Tang Government
- Cosmopolitan Culture
- Powerful Women in Tang Dynasty
- An Lushan & the Rebellion’s Aftermath
- Tang Religion
- Nomadic Threats
- Kingdom of Tibet
- Downfall of the Tang
- Summary: Tang Dynasty
- Try It: Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
- Goals: Song Dynasty
- Song Geography
- Song Conflict with Nomads
- Song Political System
- Song Agriculture
- Song Trade & Innovations
- Wang Anshi
- Song Intellectual Life
- Southern Song
- Neo-Confucianism
- Song Society
- Weakening of the Song Empire
- Summary: Song Dynasty
- Try It: Song Dynasty
Early Ming Dynasty
- Goals: Early Ming Dynasty
- Overview: Ming Dynasty
- Founding of Ming Dynasty
- Yongle Emperor
- Naval Expeditions
- Ming Trade
- Clinging to Tradition
- Ming Advancements
- Ming Philosophy & Religion
- Downfall of the Ming Dynasty
- Summary: Early Ming Dynasty
- Try It: Early Ming Dynasty
Government
- Goals: Government
- Building Block: Government
- Development of Government
- States
- Greek Philosophers on Government
- Monarchy
- Democracy
- Bureaucracy
- Government & Religion
- Government & Military
- Government & Gender
- Summary: Government
- Try It: Government
Greece
Minoans & Mycenaeans
- Goals: Minoans & Mycenaeans
- Overview: Minoans & Mycenaeans
- Minoans
- Minos
- Minoan Palaces
- Minoan Society
- Mycenaean Civilization
- Mycenae
- Mycenaean Society
- Fall of the Mycenaeans
- Summary: Minoans & Mycenaeans
- Try It: Minoans & Mycenaeans
Archaic Age
- Goals: Archaic Age
- Overview: Archaic Age
- Polis in Ancient Greece
- Athens
- Sparta
- Homer
- Greek Pantheon
- Hesiod
- Mediterranean Colonization
- Olympics
- Delphi
- Developments of the Archaic Age
- Summary: Archaic Age
- Try It: Archaic Age
Polis: Sparta & Athens
- Goals: Polis: Sparta & Athens
- Polis
- Democracy of Athens
- Corinth
- Spartan Government & Military
- Persian Wars
- Delian League
- Pericles
- Thucydides
- Peloponnesian War
- Peloponnesian War Aftermath
- Summary: Polis: Sparta & Athens
- Try It: Polis: Sparta & Athens
Greek Philosophy
- Goals: Greek Philosophy
- Overview: Greek Philosophy
- Pre-Socratic Philosophy
- Sophists
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Golden Mean
- Greek Philosophy & Women
- Legacy of Greek Philosophy
- Summary: Greek Philosophy
- Try It: Greek Philosophy
Greek Arts
- Goals: Greek Arts
- Overview: Greek Arts
- Greek Literature
- Greek Drama
- Greek Architecture
- Greek Festivals
- Greek Sculpture
- Greek Painting
- Evolution of Greek Art
- Summary: Greek Arts
- Try It: Greek Arts
Alexander the Great
- Goals: Alexander the Great
- Post-Peloponnesian War
- Philip II
- Rise of Alexander the Great
- Conquests of Alexander
- End of Alexander
- Cultural Empire of Alexander
- Legacy of Alexander
- Summary: Alexander the Great
- Try It: Alexander the Great
Hellenistic Empires
- Goals: Hellenistic Empires
- Alexander & the Diadochi
- Seleucids
- Bactria
- Ptolemies
- Hellenism
- Hellenistic Arts
- Hellenistic Science & Philosophy
- Hellenistic Religion
- Hellenistic Women
- Hellenistic Trade
- Legacy of the Hellenistic Empires
- Summary: Hellenistic Empires
- Try It: Hellenistic Empires
Colonies
- Goals: Colonies
- Building Block: Colonization
- Colonization & Migration
- Motives for Colonization
- Colonization Process
- Connection with the Homeland
- Colonization & Trade
- Sub-Colonies
- Colonization & Culture
- Summary: Colonies
- Try It: Colonies
Rome
Etruscans & the Founding of Rome
- Goals: Etruscans & the Founding of Rome
- Etruscan Development
- Early Roman Monarchy
- Etruscan Society
- Etruscan Religion
- Etruscan Burials
- Etruscan Writing
- Downfall of the Etruscans
- Summary: Etruscans & the Founding of Rome
- Try It: Etruscans & the Founding of Rome
Early Roman Republic
- Goals: Early Roman Republic
- Geography of Rome
- Roman Republic Government
- Patricians & the Senate
- Roman Officials
- Centuriate Assembly
- Plebeians & Tribunes
- Roman Law
- Expansion of the Republic
- Roman Society
- Roman Religion
- Summary: Early Roman Republic
- Try It: Early Roman Republic
Roman Expansion
- Goals: Roman Expansion
- Overview: Roman Expansion
- First Punic War
- Second Punic War
- Third Punic War
- Control of the Mediterranean
- Wealth, Land, Slavery
- Early Roman Literature
- Summary: Roman Expansion
- Try It: Roman
Roman Civil Wars
- Goals: Roman Civil Wars
- Nobiles
- Economic Problems for Rome
- Gracchi Brothers
- Independent Military Commanders
- Social Wars
- General Sulla
- Spartacus
- First Triumvirate
- Julius Caesar
- Second Triumvirate
- Greek Influence on Roman Society
- Late Roman Republic Literature
- Summary: Roman Civil Wars
- Try It: Roman Civil Wars
Pax Romana
- Goals: Pax Romana
- Roman Peace
- Geography of the Roman Empire
- Caesar Augustus
- Imperial Military & Government
- Rulers of the Early Empire
- Julio-Claudian Dynasty
- Flavian Dynasty
- Era of the Five Good Emperors
- Imperial Roman Society
- Imperial Roman Literature
- Imperial Roman Philosophy
- Imperial Roman Art
- Summary: Pax Romana
- Try It: Pax Romana
Christianity
- Goals: Christianity
- Rise of Christianity
- Jesus
- Apostolic Period
- Early Christian Problems & Solutions
- Spread of Christianity
- Heresy
- Imperial Persecution
- Key Christian Figures
- Split of Christianity
- Summary: Christianity
- Try It: Christianity
Decline of Rome
- Goals: Decline of Rome
- End of Pax Romana
- Severan Dynasty
- Barracks Emperors
- Tetrarchy
- Emperor Constantine
- Frontier Troubles
- Barbarian Invasions
- Clashes with the Sassanid Empire
- Economic Problems
- Epidemics
- Christianity & Roman Empire
- The Western Roman Empire Ends
- Summary: Decline of Rome
- Try It: Decline of Rome
Byzantine Empire
- Goals: Byzantine Empire
- The Byzantine Empire
- Byzantium & Christianity
- Byzantine Government
- Justinian
- Byzantium Against Islamic Invasion
- Byzantine Art
- Theme System
- Byzantine Empire & the Slavs
- Zoe
- Great Schism
- The Crusades & the Byzantine Empire
- Summary: Byzantine Empire
- Try It: Byzantine Empire
Military
- Goals: Military
- Building Block: Military
- Development of Militaries
- Military Strategy & Tactics
- Elite Warriors
- Military Branches
- Military Technology
- Leadership & Training
- Military Campaigns
- Military & Religion
- Women in the Military
- Promotion & Rewards
- Summary: Military
- Try It: Military
Module 7: Africa & Oceania
Nubia
- Goals: Nubia
- Geography of Nubia
- Relations with Egypt
- Kush
- 25th Dynasty
- Napatan Period
- Meroë
- Nubian Society
- Christian Kingdoms
- Abu Simbel
- Summary: Nubia
- Try It: Nubia
Bantu
- Goals: Bantu
- Bantu Homeland
- Bantu Migrations
- Agriculture & the Land
- Bantu Iron
- Bantu Languages
- Bantu Political Organization
- Kongo
- Mapungubwe
- Great Zimbabwe
- End of Bantu Migrations
- Summary: Bantu
- Try It: Bantu
African Culture
- Goals: African Culture
- Overview: African Culture
- Accounts of Africa
- African Languages & Literature
- African Law
- African Religions
- Science & Medicine
- African Society
- African Art
- African Architecture
- African Metalworking
- African Trade
- Summary: African Culture
- Try It: African Culture
Axum & Ethiopia
- Goals: Axum & Ethiopia
- Geography of Ethiopia
- Origins of the Kingdom of Axum
- Ethiopian Christianity
- Axum & Islam
- Ethiopian Trade & Agriculture
- Tombs & Towers
- Agaw
- Zagwe Dynasty
- Middle Period
- Ethiopian Government
- Decline of the Solomonic Rulers
- Summary: Axum & Ethiopia
- Try It: Axum & Ethiopia
West Africa
- Goals: West Africa
- Overview: West Africa
- Nok Culture
- Trans-Saharan Trade
- Ghana
- Takrur
- Mali Empire
- Gao
- Songhay Empire
- Kanem-Bornu
- Forest Kingdoms
- Portugal & West Africa
- Summary: West Africa
- Try It: West Africa
Swahili City-States
- Goals: Swahili City-States
- Overview: Swahili City-States
- East African Geography & Climate
- Early Trade Connections
- Development of Swahili City-States
- Impact of Islam
- East African Trade
- East African City-States
- Swahili Society
- Summary: Swahili City-States
- Try It: Swahili City-States
Australia & Papua New Guinea
- Goals: Australia & Papua New Guinea
- Overview: Australia & Papua New Guinea
- New Guinea Geography
- New Guinea Society
- Aborigines
- Aboriginal Religion
- Aboriginal Trade
- Aboriginal Art
- Austronesian Peoples
- European Contact
- Summary: Australia & Papua New Guinea
- Try It: Australia & Papua New Guinea
Pacific Islands
- Goals: Pacific Islands
- Geography of Oceania
- Three Regions
- Great Migration
- Lapita
- Post-Lapita
- Pacific Society
- Pacific Religion
- European Exploration
- Summary: Pacific Islands
- Try It: Pacific Islands
Trade
- Goals: Trade
- Exchange Systems
- Transportation & Communication
- Dangers of Trade
- Views of Merchants
- Trade & Government
- Currency & Credit
- Markets
- Diffusion
- Colonies & Trade
- Merchant Associations
- Trade Items
- Commercial Revolution
- Summary: Trade
- Try It: Trade
Module 8: Islamic Expansion
Muhammad
- Goals: Muhammad
- Arabia
- Early Life of Muhammad
- Qur’an
- Early Converts to Islam
- Night Journey & Ascension
- Monotheism
- Conflict between Medina & Mecca
- Muhammad’s Administration
- Muhammad’s Family
- Unification of Arabia
- Muhammad’s Legacy
- Summary: Muhammad
- Try It: Muhammad
Early Caliphate
- Goals: Early Caliphate
- Death of Muhammad
- Rightly-Guided Caliphs
- Abu Bakr
- Umar
- Uthman
- Ali
- Shi’ites
- Five Pillars of Islam
- Summary: Early Caliphate
- Try It: Early Caliphate
Umayyad Empire
- Goals: Umayyad Empire
- Umayyad Clan
- Muawiyah vs. Ali
- Beginnings of the Umayyad Dynasty
- Umayyad Civil War
- Abd al-Malik
- Al-Hajjaj
- Expansion of the Umayyad Empire
- Umayyad Trade
- Umayyad Rule
- Umayyad Society
- Downfall of the Umayyad Empire
- Summary: Umayyad Empire
- Try It: Umayyad Empire
Abbasid Empire
- Goals: Abbasid Empire
- Rise of the Abbasid Empire
- Abbasid Imperial Bureaucracy
- Harun al-Rashid & Al-Ma’mun
- Al-Ma’mun
- Abbasid Society
- Buyids
- Umayyad Caliphate in Spain
- Fatimids
- Seljuk Turks
- Muslims & the Crusades
- The Mongols
- Mamluks
- Summary: Abbasid Empire
- Try It: Abbasid Empire
Islamic Culture
- Goals: Islamic Culture
- Abbasid Civilization
- Islamic Literature
- Language
- Islamic Philosophy
- Science in Islam
- Islamic Art
- Summary: Islamic Culture
- Try It: Islamic Culture
Islam in India
- Goals: Islam in India
- Overview: Islam in India
- Ghazni
- Muslim Armies in India
- Muslim Merchants
- Sufism
- Hinduism & Islam
- Cultural Influence
- Summary: Islam in India
- Try It: Islam in India
Islam in Iberia & Africa
- Goals: Islam in Iberia & Africa
- Overview: Islam in Iberia & Africa
- Umayyads in Iberia
- Muslim Iberian Empires
- Islam & African Culture
- Regional Kingdoms
- Djenné
- Ibn Battuta
- Islam & the Songhay Empire
- Timbuktu
- Slavery in Muslim Culture
- Swahili City-States
- Summary: Islam in Iberia & Africa
- Try It: Islam in Iberia & Africa
Ottoman Empire
- Goals: Ottoman Empire
- Overview: Ottoman Empire
- Dervish Orders
- Early Ottoman Rulers
- Ottoman Interregnum
- Later Sultans
- Istanbul
- Gunpowder Empires
- Ottoman Administration
- Ottoman Expansion
- Ottomans & Foreign Relations
- Summary: Ottoman Empire
- Try It: Ottoman Empire
Religion
- Goals: Religion
- Role of Religion
- Religious Specialists
- Temple
- Ultimate Reality
- Myth
- Sacred
- Worship
- Ritual
- Pilgrimage
- Scripture
- Syncretism
- Summary: Religion
- Try It: Religion
Module 9: Asia
Silk Road
- Goals: Silk Road
- Silk Road Geography
- Zhang Qian
- Chinese Efforts
- Silk Road Chronology
- Expense of Trade Routes
- Caravans & Middlemen
- Segments of the Silk Road
- Silk Road Trade Items
- Diffusion along the Silk Road
- Effects of Trade
- Downfall of Silk Road
- Summary: Silk Road
- Try It: Silk Road
Chinggis Khan
- Goals: Chinggis Khan
- Nomadic Conquerors
- Mongol Tribes
- Temujin
- Rise of the Mongol Empire
- Administering the Mongol Empire
- Mongol Military
- Mongol Texts
- Death of Chinggis Khan
- Summary: Chinggis Khan
- Try It: Chinggis Khan
Nomadic Empires
- Goals: Nomadic Empires
- Overview: Nomadic Empires
- Great Khans
- Yuan Dynasty
- Khanate of Chaghatay
- Ilkhans
- Golden Horde
- Mongol Religion
- Mongol Networks
- Empire of Timur
- Summary: Nomadic Empires
- Try It: Nomadic Empires
Korea
- Goals: Korea
- Geography of Korea
- Korean Origins
- Three Kingdoms
- Korea & China
- Unified Silla Kingdom
- Koryo Dynasty
- Korea & Yuan Empire
- Yi Dynasty
- Religion in Korea
- Korean Women
- Summary: Korea
- Try It: Korea
Japan
- Goals: Japan
- Japanese Origins
- Yamato State
- Chinese Influence
- Taika Period
- Nara Period
- Heian Period
- Schools of Buddhist Thought
- Shinto
- Shogunate
- Japanese Art
- Women in Japan
- Summary: Japan
- Try It: Japan
Southeast Asia
- Goals: Southeast Asia
- Geography of Southeast Asia
- Vietnam
- Burma
- Cambodia
- Thailand
- Laos
- Malaysia & Indonesia
- Arrival of the Europeans
- Summary: Southeast Asia
- Try It: Southeast Asia
Education
- Goals: Education
- Building Block: Education
- Preliterate Cultures
- Early Schooling
- Subjects & Conditions
- Libraries
- Religion, Values & Education
- Role of Islamic World
- European Universities
- Impact of Paper & Printing
- Threat of Education
- Renaissance Education
- Summary: Education
- Try It: Education
Module 10: Europe
Barbarian Europe
- Goals: Barbarian Europe
- Early Europe
- Tribal Customs
- Barbarians
- Celts & Huns
- Germanic Tribes
- Goths
- Vandals & Lombards
- Angles & Saxons
- Arian Christianity
- Germanic Law Codes
- End of the Barbarians
- Summary: Barbarian Europe
- Try It: Barbarian Europe
Merovingians & Carolingians
- Goals: Merovingians & Carolingians
- Germanic Kingdoms
- Clovis
- Spread of Monasticism
- Merovingian Dynasty
- Carolingian Dynasty
- Charlemagne
- Carolingian Government
- Carolingian Renaissance
- Louis the Pious
- Treaty of Verdun
- Aftermath of the Carolingians
- Summary: Merovingians & Carolingians
- Try It: Merovingians & Carolingians
Early Medieval Europe
- Goals: Early Medieval European Society
- Early Medieval Society
- Feudalism
- Knights
- Peasants & Serfs
- The Church & Feudalism
- Manorialism
- Guilds & Trade
- Comparison with Japanese Feudalism
- Decline of Feudalism
- Legacy of Feudalism
- Summary: Early Medieval European Society
- Try It: Early Medieval European Society
Holy Roman Empire
- Goals: Holy Roman Empire
- Origin: Holy Roman Empire
- Otto I
- Vikings
- Magyars
- Cluny Reform Movement
- Salian Dynasty
- Investiture Controversy
- Hohenstaufen Dynasty
- Habsburg Dynasty
- Golden Bull
- Church Dominance
- Summary: Holy Roman Empire
- Try It: Holy Roman Empire
European Kingdoms
- Goals: European Kingdoms
- Overview: European Kingdoms
- Feudal Monarchy
- Capetian France
- Great Britain
- The Normans
- Plantagenet
- Normans in Italy
- Hungary
- Kievan Rus
- Iberian Peninsula
- Summary: European Kingdoms
- Try It: European Kingdoms
Crusades & Reconquista
- Goals: Crusades & Reconquista
- Overview: Crusades & Reconquista
- First Crusade
- Outremer
- Second Crusade
- Third & Fourth Crusades
- Later Crusades
- Effects of the Crusades
- Reconquista
- Albigensian Crusade
- Military-Religious Orders
- Christian Domination of Europe
- Summary: Crusades & Reconquista
- Try It: Crusades & Reconquista
Plagues & War
- Goals: Plagues & War
- Crises of the Later Middle Ages
- Black Death
- Peasant Revolts
- Famine
- Hundred Years’ War
- Wars of the Roses
- Decline of the Church
- Western Schism
- Pre-Reformation
- Wycliffe & Huss
- European Developments
- Summary: Plagues & War
- Try It: Plagues & War
Early Renaissance
- Goals: Early Renaissance
- Beginnings of the Renaissance
- Humanism
- Northern European Renaissance
- Early Renaissance Art
- High Renaissance Art
- Flemish Art
- Renaissance Politics
- Technological Advances
- Effects of the Renaissance
- Summary: Early Renaissance
- Try It: Early Renaissance
European Exploration & Contact
- Goals: Early Renaissance
- Beginnings of the Renaissance
- Humanism
- Northern European Renaissance
- Early Renaissance Art
- High Renaissance Art
- Flemish Art
- Renaissance Politics
- Technological Advances
- Effects of the Renaissance
- Summary: Early Renaissance
- Try It: Early Renaissance
Specialization
- Goals: Specialization
- Overview: Specialization
- Complex Society
- Agricultural Surplus
- Early Specialization
- Government, Specialization & Power
- Standardization
- Guilds
- Patronage
- Slavery
- Regional Specialization
- Summary: Specialization
- Try It: Specialization
Module 11: Americas
Mesoamerica: Olmecs
- Goals: Olmecs
- Mesoamerica
- Mesoamerican Migration
- Olmec Society
- Olmec Agriculture & Trade
- Olmec Religion & Art
- Olmec Ball Game
- Olmec Numeric System
- San Lorenzo
- La Venta
- Tres Zapotes
- Decline & Legacy of the Olmec
- Summary: Olmecs
- Try It: Olmecs
Maya
- Goals: Maya
- Maya Origins & Geography
- Maya Society
- Maya Agriculture
- Maya Writing
- Maya Calendar
- Maya Ball Game
- Maya Ceremonial Centers
- Maya Decline
- Summary: Maya
- Try It: Maya
Teotihuacán, Zapotecs & Toltecs
- Goals: Teotihuacán, Zapotecs & Toltecs
- Mesoamerican Civilizations
- Teotihuacán
- Teotihuacán Trade
- Teotihuacán Ceremonial Center
- Teotihuacán Society
- Downfall of Teotihuacán
- Zapotecs
- Monte Alban
- Toltecs
- Legacy of the Toltecs
- Downfall of the Toltecs
- Summary: Teotihuacán, Zapotecs & Toltecs
- Try It: Teotihuacán, Zapotecs & Toltecs
Andean Civilizations
- Goals: Andean Civilizations
- Andean Geography & Horizons
- Chavín
- Moche
- Tiahuanaco
- Huari
- Chimu
- Inca Empire
- Inca Society
- Inca Cities
- Inca Religion
- Downfall of the Inca Empire
- Summary: Andean Civilizations
- Try It: Andean Civilizations
Mexica
- Goals: Mexica
- Overview of the Mexica
- Mexica Geography
- Triple Alliance
- Mexica Society
- Mexica Military
- Mexica Religion
- Moctezuma II
- End of the Mexica Empire
- Spanish Sources
- Mexica & Maya
- Summary: Mexica
- Try It: Mexica
North America
- Goals: North America
- Overview: North America
- Eastern Woodlands
- Great Plains
- Desert West
- Southwest North America
- Northern Artic
- Europeans in North America
- Summary: North America
- Try It: North America
Art & History
- Goals: Art & History
- Building Block: Art
- Art or Craft
- Art & History
- Art & the State
- Art & Society
- Visual Arts
- Performance Arts
- Literary Arts
- Late Developments in Art
- Summary: Art & History
- Try It: Art & History
Module 12: Into the Early Modern Age
Eve of the Early Modern Age
- Goals: Eve of the Early Modern Age
- Post-1500 Overview
- Global Networks
- Rise of Western Europe
- Effects of Global Contact
- Dominant Empires
- Protestant Reformation
- Scientific Thought
- Renaissance
- Summary: Eve of the Early Modern Age
- Try It: Eve of the Early Modern Age
About the Author: Jared Ludlow, Ph.D. (Brigham Young University)
Jared Ludlow earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union in Near Eastern Religions. He has taught World History courses for many years and regularly participates with the AP World History grading. His specialty is the role and impact of religion in early societies. Prof. Ludlow’s research frequently looks at ancient texts and the roles they play within their respective societies, especially their religious communities. Among these texts he has noted the presence and use of humor to present memorable stories, encourage change, and poke fun at authorities. His published work includes Abraham Meets Death: Narrative Humor in the Testament of Abraham. New York: Continuum (Sheffield Academic Press); “Are Weeping and Falling Down Funny? Exaggeration in Ancient Novelistic Texts,” in Reading and Teaching Ancient Fiction. Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman Narratives. Writings from the Greco-Roman World Supplement Series, 11. Ed. Sara R. Johnson, Ruben R. Dupertuis, and Christine Shea. Atlanta: SBL Press; “Death and the Afterlife in 2 Baruch.” In Interpreting 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch. International Studies. Ed. Gabriele Boccaccini and Jason M. Zurawski. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark.