Understanding world societies : a history / John P. McKay, Bennett D. Hill, John Buckler, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Roger B. Beck, Clare Haru Crowston, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Jerry Dávila.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

The earliest human societies, to 2500 B.C.E. -- The rise of the state in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3200-500 B.C.E. -- The foundation of Indian society, to 300 B.C.E. -- China's classical age, to 221 B.C.E. -- The Greek experience, 3500-30 B.C.E. -- The world of Rome, ca. 1000 B.C.E.-400 C.E. -- East Asia and the spread of Buddhism, 221 B.C.E.-800 C.E. -- Continuity and change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850 -- The Islamic world, 600-1400 -- African societies and kingdoms, 1000 B.C.E.-1500 C.E. -- The Americas, 2500 B.C.E.-1500 C.E. -- Cultural exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400 -- States and culture in East Asia, 800-1400 -- Europe in the Middle Ages, 800-1450 -- Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600 -- The acceleration of global contact, 1450-1600 -- The Islamic world powers, 1300-1800 -- European power and expansion, 1500-1750 -- New worldviews and ways of life, 1540-1790 -- Africa and the world, 1400-1800 -- Continuity and change in East Asia, 1400-1800 -- Revolutions in the Atlantic world, 1775-1825 -- The revolution in energy and industry, 1760-1850 -- Ideologies of change in Europe, 1815-1914 -- Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the new imperialism, 1800-1914 -- Asia and the Pacific in the age of imperialism, 1800-1914 -- The Americas in the age of imperialism, 1810-1910 -- World war and revolution, 1914-1929 -- Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939 -- The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 -- Decolonization, revolution, and the Cold War, 1945-1968 -- Liberalization, 1968-2000s -- The contemporary world in historical perspective.