Book Map Pages
6 Map Projections
13 Early Civilizations
21 Geography of Ancient Egypt
26 Egyptian Empire About 1450 B.C.
36 Geography of the Ancient Middle East
42 Hammurabis Empire About 1700 B.C.
45 Assyrian and Persian Empires
46 Phoenician Trade and Colonies
46 Palestine About 800 B.C.
54 Geography of Ancient India
61 Geography of Ancient China
76 Geography of Ancient Greece
86 Ancient Greece
95 Empire of Alexander the Great
102 Ancient Italy, About 600 B.C.
107 Expansion of Rome, 509 B.C. - .44 B.C.
114 Trade in the Roman Empire, About 117 A.D.
126 Spread of Christianity to 476 A.D.
131 Invasions of the Roman Empire to 500 A.D.
140 Buddhism and Hinduism to 500 A.D.
141 Maurya Empire, About 250 B.C.
143 Gupta Empire, About 400 A.D.
151 Empires of China, 221 B.C. 220 A.D.
163 Charlemagne's Empire
163 Division of Charlemagne's Empire
165 Invasions of Europe, 700 - 1000
175 Spread of Christianity in Europe, 476 - 1050
182 Medieval Towns and Trade Routes
192 Crusades
192 Crusader States, 1099
204 Growth of Royal Lands in France, 987 - 1328
208 Christian Reconquest of Spain, 750 - 1492
213 Hundred Years' War, 1337 - 1453
225 Byzantine Empire, 565 1000
225 The Straits
230 Growth of Russia, 1300 - 1584
233 Expansion of Islam
242 Geography of Africa
242 Climate Zones in Africa
248 Early Kingdoms of Africa
253 Early Civilizations in the Americas
265 Mogul Empire, 1526 1707
272 Mongol Empire, About 1294
275 Geography of Japan
327 Renaissance Italy, About 1494
344 Major Religions in Europe, About 1600
352 Voyages of Discovery, 1487 1610
356 European Trade in Asia, About 1700
364 European Claims in the Americas, About 1700
385 Europe After the Peace of Westphalia, 1648
389 Ottoman Empire, 1453 1566
393 Growth of Russia, 1689 - 1796
424 British Isles, 1707
428 North America, 1783
441 Revolutionary France, 17891793
449 Europe at the height of Napoleon's Power, 1812
457 Europe After the Congress of Vienna, 1815
478 Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, About 1830
480 Spread of Industry, About 1870
523 Growth of the United States, 1783 - 1853
525 Major Railroads in the United States, About 1900
534 Unification of Italy, 1858 1870
539 Unification of Germany, 1865 1871
550 Nationalities in Eastern Europe, About 1870
551 The Balkans, 1878
561 Scramble for Africa, 1880 - 1914
561 European Possessions in Africa, About 1850
570 South Africa, About 1850
583 The British in India to 1858
587 Spheres of Influence in China to 1914
596 Foreign Possessions in Southeast Asia to 1914
602 Latin America, About 1828
602 Latin America, About 1790
614 Foreign Influence in the Caribbean, 1898 - 1917
626 European Alliance System, 1907
629 Western Front, 1914 - 1918
637 War in Europe, 1914 - 1918
642 Europe after World War I
661 Middle East in the 1920s
674 Soviet Union in the 1930s
687 Japanese Expansion to 1934
694 Aggression in Europe, 1936 1939
702 World War II in Europe and North Africa, 1942 - 1945
704 World War II in the Pacific, 1941 - 1945
715 Germany Divided
720 Europe after World War II
740 Africa, 1945 Present
745 Nigeria
747 Tanzania
750 Southern Africa
763 Middle East Today
770 Arab-Israeli conflict
778 South Asia, 1945 - Present
781 China, 1949 Present
784 Korean War
792 War in Southeast Asia
801 Latin America: Economic Activities
Mini Atlas
70 Ancient Civilizations
71 Chou Dynasty in China
156 The World in Roman Times
157 Greek Colonies, 750 B.C.,550 B.C
218 Western Europe, About 1400
219 Europe, About 500
284 Golden Ages Outside Western Europe
396 Delhi Sultanate, About 1300
396 Age of Exploration, About 1700
397 Empire of Charles V, 15161556
468 Age of Revolution
469 Napoleon's Invasion of Russia
554 Growth of the Nation State
555 Growth of Railroads in Europe, 1850-1900
618 Age of Imperialism
619 European Exploration of Africa
732 The World at WarWorld War II
773 Allied Invasion of France, June 6, 1944
854 World Urbanization
855 The Pacific Rim: Trends in Export Trade, 19801986
Reference Atlas
858 World Population
860 World Climate Zones
861 Mineral Resources of the World
862 Africa Today
863 Africa Physical
864 Asia Today
865 Asia Physical
866 Europe Today
867 Europe Physical
868 North and South America Today
869 North and South America Physical
Builders and Shapers
28 Queen Nefertiti
48 Solomon: King of Israel
89 Sophocles: The Roots of Ethics
128 Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King
210 Isabella: Spain's Crusading Queen
236 Avicenna: A Brilliant Physician
268 Wu Chao: China's Woman Emperor
337 Isabella d'Este: Renaissance Person
407 Josiah Wedgwood: A Practical Man of the Enlightenment
465 Carl Schurz: Revolutionary Leader
502 Marie Curie: A Pioneer in the Study of Radioactivity
513 Emmeline Pankhurst and votes for Women
565 Menelik II: Emperor of Ethiopia
610 Women in the Mexican Revolution
663 Gandhi's Nonviolent Revolution
677 "Confessions" of an Old Bolshevik
684 Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
828 Lech Walesa's Way of Hope
Through Their Eyes
30 Instructions of the Vizier Ptah-hotep
39 The Gilgamesh Epic
147 The Sayings of Confucius
188 Chaucers The Canterbury Tales
203 The Magna Carta
483 The Flight at Kitty Hawk
592 A Japanese View of Europe
Daily Life
113 Chariot Races at the Circus Maximus
173 Bodo and Ermentrude: A Medieval Peasant Family
247 Timbuktu: City of Scholars
266 Ibn Battuta: A World Traveler in India
335 All London's a Stage
419 Life Under the Puritans
463 The Brothers Grimm and German Nationalism
635 Mobilizing for Total War
659 Popular Entertainment in the Twenties and Thirties
728 Television: The Early Years
761 Two Different paths for Women: Saudi Arabia and Egypt
808 Rigoberta Menchϊ: An Indian Woman Speaks
846 The Giant Panda: An International "Treasure"
Economics and History
64 Silkmaking in Ancient China
166 Viking Traders in the East
368 New Foods for the European Table
526 America: Magnet for Immigrants
541 The Krupp Works: The Arsenal of Germany
787 The Robot Revolution in Japan
Then and Now
9 Who Was the Bog Man?
110 Rome and the American Revolution
256 Pok-a-tok: An Ancient Game of the Americas
382 The Homeless in Paris
404 The Slow Progress of Medicine
481 The Invention of Photography
607 The Gauchos of Argentina
717 The Berlin Wall
739 The Ancient Art of Storytelling
850 The Find of the Century
Geography in History
62 China's River of Sorrows
392 A New Capital for Russia
451 Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow
545 The Decembrist Exiles: Aristocrats in Siberia
595 Krakatoa: The Blast Heard Round the World
639 The Deadly Flu of 1918
705 The Battle of Midway
752 Losing Ground: The Spreading Deserts of Africa
810 The Vanishing Rain Forests
I0 2 Foundations of Civilization (Prehistory 3000 B.C.)
S1 3 Geography and World History
S2 7 Discovering Prehistory
S3 10 Stone Age Peoples
S4 12 Emergence of Civilzation
C1 18 Ancient Egypt (7000 B.C. - 30 B.C.)
S1 19 Early Egyptian Civilization
S2 23 Government in Ancient Egypt
S3 27 Ancient Egyptian Society
C2 34 The Ancient Middle East (4500 B.C. 331 B.C.)
S1 35 Sumerian Civilization
S2 40 A Blending of Cultures
S3 46 Contributions of Smaller States
C3 52 Ancient India and China (2500 B.C. - 256 B.C.)
S1 53 The First Civilization in India
S2 57 The Aryans
S3 60 Beginning of Chinese Civilzation
S4 65 Expansion Under the Chou Dynasty
C4 74 The Heritage of Ancient Greece (2000 B.C. - 133 B.c.)
S1 75 Early Civilizations in the Aegean
S2 76 The Greek City-States
S3 84 A Century of Wars
S4 87 Patterns of Greek Life and Thought
S5 93 The Spread of Greek Civilization
C5 100 Ancient Rome: Republic to Empire (509 B.C. - 180 A.D.)
S1 101 The Roman Republic
S2 106 The Expansion of Rome
S3 108 Decline of the Republic
S4 111 The Roman Empire
C6 118 The Roman Heritage (509 B.C. - 476 A.D.)
S1 119 Greco-Roman Civilization
S2 123 Rise of Christianity
S3 127 Breakdown of Unity in the Empire
S4 130 Collapse of the Empire
C7 136 The Heritage of India and China (600 B.C. - 550 A.D.)
S1 137 Two Influential Religions
S2 141 Great Empires in India
S3 144 Indian Society and Culture
S4 146 The Shaping of Chinese Traditions
S5 147 Unification of China
C8 160 Foundations of Medieval Europe (500 - 1050)
S1 161 The Germanic Kingdoms
S2 166 Feudal Society
S3 171 Life on the Manor
S4 174 The Medieval Church
C9 180 The Height of Medieval Civilization (1050 - 1350)
S1 181 Economic Patterns
S2 186 Medieval Culture
S3 191 Expanding Horizons
C10 198 Building National Monarchies (1000 - 1500)
S1 199 Growth of Royal Power in England and France
S2 204 The Struggle Between Popes and Emperors
S3 207 Strong Monarchies in Spain and Scandinavia
S4 211 Decline of Medieval Society
C11 222 Byzantine and Islamic Civilizations
S1 223 The Byzantine Empire
S2 228 Eastern Europe: Heir to Byzantine Civilization
S3 231 Emergence of Islam
S4 235 Islamic Civilization
C12 240 Africa and the Americas (3000 B.C. - 1532 A.D.)
S1 241 Africa: The Land and Early Peoples
S2 244 African Empires and Trading States
S3 249 Patterns of Daily Life in Africa
S4 252 The First Americans
S5 254 Early Civilization in the Americas
C13 262 India, China, and Japan (550 - 1650)
S1 263 A Meeting of Cultures in India
S2 267 Flowering of Chinese Civilization
S3 272 Mongol and Ming Empires
S4 274 Foundations of Japanese Civilization
S5 277 From Feudalism to Unified Nation
C14 324 The Renaissance and Reformation (1350 - 1600)
S1 325 Spirit of the Renaissance
S2 329 Art and Literature of the Renaissance
S3 334 Changing patterns of Life
S4 338 Beginnings of the Reformation
S5 341 Further Challenges to the Catholic Church
C15 348 Exploration and Expansion (1450 - 750 )
S1 349 Voyages of Exploration
S2 355 Profitable Trade with the East
S3 357 First Colonies in the Americas
S4 362 Dividing Up North America
S5 366 The Commercial Revolution
C16 372 The Age of Absolute Monarchs (1500 - 1795)
S1 373 Golden Age of Spain
S2 378 The French Monarchy
S3 383 Struggles Among the German States
S4 386 Developments in Eastern Europe
C17 400 The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment (1500 - 800)
S1 401 New Directions in Science
S2 405 Enlightenment Thinkers
S3 409 Impact of the Enlightenment
C18 414 Revolution in England and North America (1509 1791)
S1 415 Clashes Between King and Parliament
S2 420 Establishing a Limited Monarchy
S3 424 Revolution in Colonial America
C19 432 The French Revolution and Napoleon (1789 - 1815)
S1 433 The French Monarchy in Crisis
S2 436 A Moderate Start to the Revolution
S3 440 The Revolution Deepens
S5 444 The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
S4 447 Napoleon in Triumph and Defeat
C20 454 Revolutions and Reaction (1815 848)
S1 455 Restoring Peace
S2 459 A New Era of Revolution in France
S3 462 Revolts in other parts of Europe
C21 472 The Industrial Revolution (1750 - 1914)
S1 473 Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution
S2 479 The Rise of Modern Industry
S3 484 Effects of Industrialization
S4 488 Responses to the Industrial Revolution
C22 494 Currents of Thought (1800 1914)
S1 495 New Ideas about Organizing Society
S2 499 An Age of Science
S3 504 Changing patterns in the Arts
C23 510 Growth of Democracy (1815 914)
S1 511 Reforms in Great Britain
S2 514 Moving Away From British Rule
S3 517 From Empire to Republic in France
S4 522 Expansion of the United States
S5 527 Reform in the United States
C24 532 Triumph of Nationalism (1848 1914)
S1 533 The Unification of Italy
S2 537 The Unification of German
S3 540 Consolidating the German Empire
S4 544 Repression and Reform in Russia
S5 549 Nationalism in Eastern Europe
C25 558 Africa in the Age of Imperialism (1700 - 1914)
S1 559 A New Age of European Expansion
S2 562 North Africa
S3 566 West and Central Africa
S4 569 Southern and Eastern Africa
S5 573 European Rule in Africa
C26 580 Asia and the West (1650 - 1920)
S1 581 India under British Rule
S2 585 Conflict Between China and the West
S3 589 Modernizing Japan
S4 593 Southeast Asia and the Pacific
C27 600 Revolution and Independence in Latin America (1750 1917)
S1 601 The Wars of Independence
S2 607 Strengthening the New Nations
S3 611 Imperialism in Latin America
C28 622 World War I (1914. 1919)
S1 623 Sources of Tension
S2 626 On the Brink
S3 629 The War Years
S4 634 An End to the Stalemate
S5 638 The Peace Settlements
C29 646 The Aftermath of War (1919 - 1939)
S1 647 Western Europe in the 1920s
S2 651 Changing patterns of Life
S3 654 The United States in the 1920s and 1930s
S4 657 Crises of the 1930s in Europe
S5 661 Nationalist Struggles Outside Europe
C30 668 The Rise of Totalitarian States (1922 - 1936)
S1 669 Revolution in Russia
S2 673 The Soviet Union Under Stalin
S3 678 Fascism in Italy
S4 681 The Rise of Nazi Germany
S5 686 Militarism in Japan
C31 690 The World at War (1936-1945)
S1 691 The Road to War
S2 695 War in Europe
S3 698 War in the Pacific
S4 700 The Tide Turns
S5 707 Effects of the War
C32 712 The Cold War and European Recovery (1945 - 1968)
S1 713 The Cold War Begins
S2 719 Rebuilding Western Europe
S3 723 The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
S4 726 Developments in the United States
C33 736 Africa (1945 - Present)
S1 737 winning Independence
S2 741 Challenges facing African Nations
S3 745 Nigeria and Tanzania: Nations in Transition
S4 748 Tensions in Southern Africa
S5 751 Africa in the World Today
C34 756 The Middle East (1945 - Present)
S1 757 Tradition and Change
S2 763 Islamic States of the Middle East
S3 768 Israel and the Arab world
C35 774 Asia (1945-Present)
S1 775 Independent Nations of South Asia
S2 780 Revolutionary Changes in China
S3 785 Japan: An Economic Giant in Asia
S4 789 Nations on the Pacific Rim
C36 796 Latin America (1945 - Present)
S1 797 Challenges of Modernization
S2 802 Politics of Change
S3 807 Different Routes to Modernization
S4 811 Latin America and the World
C37 818 Europe and the United States (1968 - Present)
S1 819 Changing Outlooks in Western Europe
S2 825 Whirlwind of Change in Eastern Europe
S3 829 Challenges in the United States
E0 836 A New Age of Exploration (1945 - Present)
S1 837 The New Scientific Revolution
S2 842 Challenges for the Future