2. Chapter 1 Uncovering the Past Chapter 2 The Stone Ages and Early Cultures Chapter 3 Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt Chapter 5 Ancient Kush Chapter 6 Ancient India Chapter 7 Ancient China Chapter 8 The Hebrews and Judaism Chapter 9 Ancient Greece Chapter 10 The Greek World Chapter 11 The Roman Republic Chapter 12 The Roman Empire Chapter 13 Rome and Christianity Chapter 14 The Fall of Rome Chapter 15 The Early Americas
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3. History Close-up Chapter 2 Hunter-Gatherers An Early Farming Society
The City-State of Ur
Chapter 4
Building the Pyramids
The Temple of Karnak
Chapter 5
Rulers of Kush
Chapter 6
Life in Mohenjo Daro
Chapter 8
Destruction of the Second Temple
Chapter 9
Democracy in Action
Chapter 10
The Parthenon
Chapter 11
The Roman Forum
Rome Battles Carthage

4. History Close-up Chapter 12 A Chariot Race The Colosseum Chapter 14
The Glory of Constantinople
Chapter 15
Palenque

5. Images Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Studying the Past
Understanding the World
Clues from the Past
Geography
Chapter 2
Linking to Today: Stone Tools
Cave Paintings
Iceman
A Mammoth House
Chapter 3
Development of Writing
Sumerian Achievements
Gilgamesh Statue
Chapter 4
Menes
Egyptian Society
Queen Hatshepsut
Egyptian Writing
Treasures of King Tut’s Tomb

6. Images Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Kush and Egypt
Assyrians
Kush’s Trade Network
Queen Shanakhdakheto
Chapter 6
Harappan Art
The Great Departure
Temple Architecture
Chapter 7
Chinese Writing
The Warring States Period
Guardians of Shi Huangdi’s Tomb
Chapter 8
Moses and the Golden Calf
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Tower of Babel

7. Images Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12
Early Trading Cultures
Olympian Gods
Aesop
Chapter 10
Persia under Darius
Phalanx
Greek Sculpture
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates
Chapter 11
Cincinnatus
Aeneas
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Chapter 12
Julius Caesar
Pompeii: A City Preserved
The Roman Arch

8. Images Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Pantheon Resistance to Rome
The Last Supper
Chapter 14
Roman Ruins
Time Line: Key Events in Roman History
Justinian and Theodora
Chapter 15
Maya Rulers
A Maya King and His Court
Maya Astronomy and Calendars

9. Maps Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Studying Maps: California
Teotihuacán, c. AD 500
Chapter 2
Early Hominid Sites
Early Human Migration
Early Domestication
Catal Hüyük
Assessment Map
Chapter 3
The Fertile Crescent
River Valley Civilizations
Sargon’s Empire, c BC
Babylonian and Assyrian Empires
Phoenicia
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Assessment Map
Chapter 4
Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Trade
Maps

10. Maps Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Ancient Kush
India: Physical
Harappan Civilization
Aryan Invasions
Early Spread of Buddhism
Mauryan Empire, c BC
Gupta Empire, c. 400
Assessment Map
Chapter 7
China: Physical
Shang Dynasty, c BC
Zhou Dynasty, c BC
Qin Dynasty, c BC
Han Dynasty, c. 206 BC-AD 220
The Silk Road
Chapter 8
Possible Routes of Abraham and Moses
Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, c. 920 BC
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Jewish Migration after AD 70
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11. Maps Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Greece: Physical
Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations
Greek City-States and Colonies, c. 600 BC
Chapter 10
The Persian Empire
The Persian Wars
The Peloponnesian War, c BC
Alexander the Great’s Empire, c. 323 BC
Chapter 11
Italy: Physical
Italy, 500 BC
The Roman Republic, BC
The Roman Republic, 270 BC-AD 117
Languages of Italy
Chapter 12
Expansion of Rome, 100 BC-AD 117
Roman Trade Routes, AD 200

12. Maps Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Jesus of Nazareth
Paul’s Journeys
The Spread of Christianity,
Chapter 14
The Eastern and Western Empires
Invasions of the Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire, 1025
Chapter 15
The Americas: Physical
Migration to the Americas
Early Civilizations in the Americas
Maya Civilization
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13. Quick Facts Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Visual Summary Chapter 2
Early Hominids
Chapter 2 Visual Summary
Chapter 3
Hammurabi’s Code
Chapter 3 Visual Summary
Chapter 4
Periods of Egyptian History
Chapter 4 Visual Summary
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Visual Summary
Chapter 6
The Varnas
Major Beliefs of Hinduism
The Eightfold Path
Chapter 6 Visual Summary
Chapter 7
Zhou Society
Main Ideas of Confucianism
Emperor Shi Huangdi
Chapter 7 Visual Summary
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Visual Summary

14. Quick Facts Chapter 9 Government in Athens Democracy Then and Now
Chapter 9 Visual Summary
Chapter 10
Life in Sparta
Life in Athens
Chapter 10 Visual Summary
Chapter 11
Legendary Founding of Rome
Government of the Roman Republic
Chapter 11 Visual Summary
Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Visual Summary
Chapter 13
Chapter 13 Visual Summary
Chapter 14
Why Rome Fell
The Western Roman and Byzantine Empires
Chapter 14 Visual Summary
Chapter 15
Chapter 15 Visual Summary

15. Section Notes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Studying History
Studying Geography
Chapter 2
The First People
Early Human Migration
Beginnings of Agriculture
Chapter 3
Geography of the Fertile Crescent
The Rise of Sumer
Sumerian Achievements
Later Peoples of the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 4
Geography and Early Egypt
The Old Kingdom
The Middle and New Kingdoms
Egyptian Achievements

16. Section Notes Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Kush and Egypt
Later Kush
Chapter 6
Geography and Early India
Origins of Hinduism
Origins of Buddhism
Indian Empires
Indian Achievements
Chapter 7
Geography and Early China
The Zhou Dynasty and New Ideas
The Qin Dynasty
The Han Dynasty
Han Contacts with Other Cultures
Chapter 8
The Early Hebrews
Jewish Beliefs and Texts
Judaism over the Centuries

17. Section Notes Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12
Geography and the Early Greeks
Government in Athens
Greek Mythology and Literature
Chapter 10
Greece and Persia
Sparta and Athens
Alexander the Great
Greek Achievements
Chapter 11
Geography and the Rise of Rome
Government and Society
The Late Republic
Chapter 12
From Republic to Empire
A Vast Empire
Rome’s Legacy

18. Section Notes Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15
Religion in the Roman Empire
Origins of Christianity
The Early Christian World
Chapter 14
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
Chapter 15
Geography and Early Cultures
The Maya
Maya Life and Society

19. Video Chapter 1 Archaeology, History, and Geography
Chapter 2 The Stone Age
Chapter 3 Mesopotamian Achievements
Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt and Kush
Chapter 5 Ancient Egypt and Kush
Chapter 6 Buddhism as a World Religion
Chapter 7 Ancient China and Modern China
Chapter 8 Judaism throughout the World
Chapter 9 Democracy and the World Today
Chapter 10 Greek Philosophers and Modern Thought
Chapter 11 Roman Government and American Government
Chapter 12 Ancient Rome and the World Today
Chapter 13 Ancient Rome and the World Today
Chapter 14 Ancient Rome and the World Today
Chapter 15 Mesoamerican Achievements in Science and Math
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