Table of Contents

• Ch. 1 The Study of History and the Rise of Civilization

  • Splitting History
  • Dates and Calendars
  • The Imperfect Historical Record
  • Historical Bias
  • The Evolution of Humans
  • The Neolithic Revolution

• Ch. 2 Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations

  • The Sumerians
  • The Assyrians
  • River Valley Civilizations
  • The Akkadian Empire
  • Ur
  • Babylon
  • Hammurabi's Code
  • Babylonian Culture
  • Nebuchadnezzar and the Fall of Babylon

• Ch. 3 Early Civilizations of Africa and the Andes

  • Sao
  • Ancient Carthage
  • The Caral Civilization
  • The Chavín Civilization
  • The Valdivia Culture

• Ch. 4 Ancient Egypt

  • The Rise of Egyptian Civilization
  • The Old Kingdom
  • The First Intermediate Period
  • The Middle Kingdom
  • The Second Intermediate Period
  • The New Kingdom
  • Hatshepsut
  • The Third Intermediate Period
  • The Decline of Ancient Egypt
  • Ancient Egyptian Religion
  • Ancient Egyptian Art
  • Ancient Egyptian Monuments
  • Ancient Egyptian Trade
  • Ancient Egyptian Culture
  • Nubia and Ancient Culture

• Ch. 5 Early Chinese Dynasties

  • The Mythical Period
  • The Xia Dynasty
  • Introduction to the Shang Dynasty
  • Society Under the Shang Dynasty
  • Shang Religion
  • Advancements Under the Shang
  • The Mandate of Heaven
  • Society Under the Zhou Dynasty
  • Art Under the Zhou Dynasty
  • The Eastern Zhou Period
  • The Warring States Period
  • Chinese Philosophy
  • The Qin Dynasty
  • The Rise of the Han Dynasty
  • The Silk Road
  • The Eastern Han Period
  • Invention of Paper
  • The Fall of the Han and the Three Kingdoms Period

• Ch. 6 Early Civilizations in the Indian Subcontinent

  • The Indus River Valley Civilization
  • Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
  • Harappan Culture
  • Disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization
  • The Indo-Aryan Migration and the Vedic Period
  • The Caste System
  • Sanskrit
  • The Vedas
  • The Rise of Hinduism
  • The Sramana Movement
  • Buddhism
  • Jainism
  • The Achaemenid Empire
  • Government and Trade in the Achaemenid Empire
  • Zoroastrianism
  • Rise of the Maurya Empire
  • Expansion of the Maurya Empire
  • Centralization in the Maurya Empire
  • Ashoka's Conversion
  • Decline of the Maurya Empire
  • Expansion and Decline of the Kushan Empire
  • Rise of the Gupta Empire
  • The Golden Age of India
  • Decline of the Gupta Empire

• Ch. 7 The Rise and Spread of Islam

  • The Nomadic Tribes of Arabia
  • Arabian Cities
  • Culture and Religion in Pre-Islamic Arabia
  • Women in Pre-Islamic Arabia
  • Early Life of Muhammad
  • The Quran
  • Flight from Mecca to Medina
  • Islam Ascendant
  • Muhammad's Successors
  • Expansion Under the Umayyad Caliphates
  • Spread of Islam
  • The Islamic Golden Age
  • The Abbasid Empire

• Ch. 8 The Development of Russia

  • Rurik and the Foundation of Rus'
  • Vladimir I and Christianization
  • Yaroslav the Wise
  • The Mongol Threat
  • Ivan I and the Rise of Moscow
  • The Formation of Russia
  • Ivan the Terrible
  • The Time of Troubles
  • The Romanovs

• Ch. 9 The Mongol Empire

  • Overview of the Mongol Empire
  • Genghis Khan
  • Expansion Throughout Eastern Asia
  • Expansion Throughout Central and Western Asia
  • The Mongols in Eastern Europe
  • Administrative Reform in the Mongol Empire
  • Kublai Khan

• Ch. 10 Chinese Dynasties

  • Rise of the Tang Dynasty
  • Trade Under the Tang Dynasty
  • Religion Under the Tang Dynasty
  • The Literati
  • Decline of the Tang Dynasty
  • Origins of the Song Dynasty
  • The Northern Song Era
  • The Southern Song Era
  • Culture Under the Song Dynasty
  • Technological Advancements under the Song
  • The Mongol Invasions
  • Trade and Currency under the Yuan
  • Decline of the Yuan Dynasty
  • Rise of the Ming Dynasty
  • The Economy under the Ming Dynasty
  • The Role of Foreign Trade
  • Art under the Ming Dynasty
  • Fall of the Ming Dynasty

• Ch. 11 African Civilizations

  • The Bantu Migration
  • Post-Byzantine Egypt
  • Islamic Conquest of the Maghreb
  • Nubia
  • Bornu Empire
  • The Ghana Empire
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • The Yoruba States
  • Kingdom of Aksum
  • The Sultanates of Somalia
  • Ethiopia and Eritrea
  • Namibia
  • Great Zimbabwe
  • The Swahili Culture
  • The Kingdoms of Madagascar

• Ch. 12 Civilizations in the Americas

  • The Moche
  • The Nazca
  • The Sicán
  • Chimú
  • The Inca People
  • Administration of the Inca Empire
  • Religion in the Inca Empire
  • The Spanish Conquest
  • The Olmec
  • The Mixtec
  • Teotihuacan
  • The Zapotec
  • The Preclassic Period of the Maya
  • The Classic Period of the Maya
  • The Decline of the Maya
  • The Toltecs
  • The Aztec People
  • Aztec Religion
  • The Aztec in the Colonial Period
  • Great Basin Culture
  • Pacific Coast Culture
  • Eastern Woodland Culture
  • Southwestern Culture
  • Mississippian Culture

• Course Information

• Module #1: The Study of History and the Rise of Civilization

• Module #2: Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations

• Module #3: Ancient Civilizations of Africa and the Andes

• Module #4: Ancient Egypt

• Module #5: Early Chinese Civilizations

• Module #6: Early Civilizations in the Indian Subcontinent

• Module #7: The Rise and Spread of Islam

• Module #8: The Development of Russia

• Module #9: The Mongol Empire

• Module #10: Chinese Dynasties

• Module #11: African Civilizations

• Module #12: Civilizations in the Americas

• Research Paper Instructions