Preface
Part One Western Civilization
�� The Ancient World: Foundations of the West To A. D. 500
1 The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations
2 The Greeks: From Myth to Reason
3 The Romans: From City-State to World Empire
4 Early Christianity: A World Religion
�� The Middle Ages: The Christian Centuries A. D. 500��1400
5 The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and German Traditions
6 The Flowering of Medieval Civilization: The Christian Synthesis
�� The Rise of Modernity: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment 1350 ��1789
7 Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation
8 Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion,Commercial Revolution
9 Intellectual Transformation: The Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment
�� The Modern West: From the Bourgeoisie Revolution to the Industrial Age 1640��1914
10 The Triumph of England's Parliament: Constitutional Monarchy and Cabinet Government
11 The American Revolution: Independence and Civil War
12 The Era of the French Revolution: The Affirmation of Liberty and Equality
13 Ferment of Ideas: Romanticism, Conservatism, Liberalism, Nationalism
14 The Industrial Revolution: The Transformation of Society
15 Europe in the Industrial Age: Modernization and Imperialism
�� Western Civilization in Crisis: World Wars and Totalitarianism 1914��1945
16 World War I: The West in Despair
17 The Soviet Union: Modernization and Totalitarianism
18 The Era of Fascism: The Attack on Reason and Freedom
19 World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance
�� The Contemporary World: The Global Age Since 1945
20 Europe After 1945: Recovery, Realignment, Division
21 U.S. After 1945: Hegemonic Position
22 The New Globalism: Problems and Prospects
Part Two Chinese Civilization
�� Ancient Chinese Civilization: One of the Four Great Ancient Civilizations
1 Four Great Inventions: the Compass, Gunpowder, Papermaking,and Printing
2 Three Schools of Thoughts in Ancient: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism
3 The First Emperor of Imperial China: Qin Shi Huangdi
4 The Greatest Dynasty of Imperial China: Hen Dynasty
5 The Classical Literature: The Poetry in Tang and Song Dynasties
�� Emergence of Modern China: The Semi-Colonial and Semi-Feudalism China
6 The Opium War: Western Powers Arrive
7 The Growing up of the Chinese Modem History: The Self-Strengthening Movement
8 The Revolution of 1911 : Turning Point in Modern Chinese History
�� Modern Chinese Polities: From ��Dark�� to ��Bright��
9 The New Culture Movement: the Basis for May Fourth Movement
10 Rise of the Communists: Leader Mao Zedong
11 Anti-Japanese War: Kuomintang and CCP United Front Against Japan
12 Civil War: the Triumph of Communist Party
Main References
Postscript