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Table of Contents:
  Era One: Emergence and Expansion of Regional Society, to 300 C.E.     1.    The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 B.C.E.     2.    Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 B.C.E.     3.    Societies and Beliefs of Early India, to 550 C.E.     4.    The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 C.E.     5.    Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 B.C.E.-1500 C.E.     6.    The Persian Connection: Its Impact and Influences, 2000 B.C.E.-637 C.E.     7.    Greek Civilization and Its Expansion Into Asia, 2000-30 B.C.E.     8.    The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World, 753 B.C.E-284 C.E.   Era Two: Transregional Conflicts and Religious Connections       9.    Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the Christian West, 100-1100 C.E.     10.    The Byzantine World, 284-1240     11.    The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100-750     12.    Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of Southern Asia, 711-1400     13.    Early African Societies, 1500 B.C.E.-1500 C.E.     14.    The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian Societies, 220-1240 C.E.   Era Three: Cross-Cultural Conflicts and Commercial Connections, 1000-1650     15.    Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000-1400     16.    The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530     17.    Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic Empires, 1071-1707     18.    The Aztec and Inca Empires, 1300-1550     19.    Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400-1700     20.    The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and Global Expansion, 1500-1650   Era Four: The Shift from Regional to Global Connections, 1500-1800     21.    The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800     22.    Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500-1800     23.    Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400-1800     24.    Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600-1763     25.    Russia’s Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300-1800   Era Five: Revolution, Industry, Ideology, and Empire, 1750-1914     26.    The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750—1830     27.    Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700—1914     28.    Nation Building in the Americas, 1789—1914     29.    New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800—1912     30.    New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800—1914   Era Six: Global Upheavals and Global Integration, 1900-Present     31.    The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890—1918     32.    Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918—1939     33.    World War II and the Holocaust, 1933—1945     34.    East Versus West: Cold War and Its Global Impact, 1945-Present     35.    The Upheavals of Asia, 1945—Present     36.    Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914—Present     37.    Postcolonial Challenges in Africa and the Middle East, 1939—Present