Western Civilization, 5/e, is distinguished for its wider definition of Europe that includes Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and European frontiers. Recognizing that factors outside the continent affected European history, the authors highlight Europe's place in the world throughout the narrative and in the primary source feature, "The Global Record. "Carefully revised and edited for greater accessibility, the Fifth Edition incorporates new pedagogical features such as focus questions, key terms, and section summaries to better support students of western civilization. The reconceived narrative and streamlined organization, featuring smaller, more cohesive learning units, lend to greater ease of use for both students and instructors.

Table of Contents:
1. The Ancestors of the West Origins, to ca. 3000 B.C. Mesopotamia, to ca. 1600 B.C. Egypt, to ca. 1100 B.C. Widening Horizons: The Levant and Anatolia, 2500-1150 B.C. The Visual Record: The Iceman and His World 2. The Sword, the Book, and the Myths: Western Asia and Early Greece Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, and Persians, ca. 1200-330 B.C. Israel, ca. 1500-400 B.C. Early Greece, to ca. 725 B.C. The Visual Record: The Trojan War 3. The Age of the Polis in Greece, ca. 750-350 B.C. Society and Politics in Archaic Greece, ca. 750-500 B.C. The Culture of Archaic Greece Classical Greece The Public Culture of Classical Greece The Visual Record: The Parthenon 4. Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization, ca. 350-30 B.C. Philip and Alexander The Hellenistic Kingdoms, 323-30 B.C. Alexandrian Culture The Turn Inward: New Philosophies, New Faiths The Visual Record: Images of Cleopatra 5. Rome, from Republic to Empire Before the Republic, 753-509 B.C. The Early And Middle Republic at Home, ca. 509-133 B.C. The Early And Middle Republic Abroad, ca. 509-133 B.C. The Late Republic And Its Collapse, 133-31 B.C. The Visual Record: From Poseidonia to Paestum 6. Imperial Rome, 31 B.C.-A.D. 284 Augustus and the Principate, 31 B.C.-A.D. 68 The Roman Peace and Its Collapse, A.D. 69-284 Early Christianity The Visual Record: Gladiators 7. The World of Late Antiquity, 284-ca.600 Rebuilding the Roman Empire, 284-395 The Catholic Church and the Roman Empire, 313-604 The Rise of Germanic Kingdoms in the West, ca. 370-530 The Roman Empire in the East, 395-565 Society and Culture in Late Antiquity The Written Record: Two Views of the Huns The Global Record: Christianity Arrives in Nubia The Visual Record: The Ravenna Mosaics 8. Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900 The Islamic East The Byzantine Empire Catholic Kingdoms in the West The Carolingian Empire Early Medieval Economies and Societies The Visual Record: Icons 9. The Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300 Economic Expansion The Heirs of the Carolingian Empire: Germany, Italy, and France The British Isles The Growth of New States The Crusades The Visual Record: The Medieval Castle 10. Medieval Civilization at Its Height, 900-1300 The Traditional Orders of Society Social and Religious Movements, ca. 1100-1300 Latin Culture: From Schools to Universities The Vernacular Achievement The Visual Record: Stained Glass 11. Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500 The Crisis of the Western Christian Church War and the Struggle over Political Power, 1300-1450 Crisis in Economy and Society The Consolidation of Political Power, 1450-1500 The Visual Record: A Painting of the Plague 12. The Renaissance Humanism and Culture in Italy, 1300-1500 Painting and the Arts, 1250-1550 The Spread of the Renaissance, 1350-1536 The Renaissance and Court Society The Visual Record: Renaissance Marriage Chests 13. European Overseas Expansion to 1600 The European Background, 1250-1492 Portuguese Voyages of Exploration, 1350-1515 Spanish Voyages of Exploration, 1492-1522 Spain's Colonial Empire, 1492-1600 The Columbian Exchange The Visual Record: "The Mulattos of Esmeraldas 14. The Age of the Reformation The Reformation Movements, ca. 1517-1545 The Empire of Charles V (r. 1519-1556) The English Reformation, 1520-1603 France, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe, 1523-1560 The Late Reformation, ca. 1545-1600 The Visual Record: A Reformation Woodcut 15. Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648 Imperial Spain and the Limits of Royal Power Religious and Political Conflict in France and England Religious and Political Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe Economic Change and Social Tensions Writing, Drama, and Art in an Age of Upheaval The Visual Record: Baroque Art 16. Europe in the Age of Louis XIV, ca. 1640-1715 France in the Age of Absolutism The English Civil War and Its Aftermath New Powers in Central and Eastern Europe The Expansion of Overseas Trade and Settlement The Visual Record: Table Manners 17. A Revolution in World-View The Revolution in Astronomy, 1543-1632 The Scientific Revolution Expands, ca. 1600-1700 The New Science in Context: Society, Politics, and Religion The Visual Record: Modern Maps 18. Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, ca. 1715-1789 The Enlightenment European States in the Age of Enlightenment The Widening World of Commerce and Warfare Economic Expansion and Social Change The Visual Record: Gardens 19. An Age of Revolution 1789-1815 The Beginnings of Revolution, 1775-1789 The Phases of the Revolution, 1789-1799 The Napoleonic Era and the Legacy of Revolution, 1799-1815 The Visual Record: Political Symbols 20. The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850 Preconditions for Industrialization New Modes of Production Social, Cultural, and Environmental Impacts Responses to Industrialization The Visual Record: Union Membership Certificates 21. Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848 The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815 Ideological Confrontations Restoration, Reform, and Reaction The Revolutions of 1848 The Visual Record: Raft of the 'Medusa' 22. Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880 The Changing Nature of International Relations Italian Unification, 1859-1870 German Unification, 1850-1871 Precarious Empires The Emergence of New Political Forms in the United States and Canada, 1840-1880 The Development of Western Democracies The Visual Record: An Engraving of the British Royal Family 23. The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880 Industrial Growth and Acceleration Social Impacts of Economic Growth Urban Problems and Solutions Social and Political Initiatives Culture in an Age of Optimism The Visual Record: An Engraving of the British Royal Family 24. Escalating Tensions 1880-1914 The New Imperialism and the Spread of Europe's Population From Optimism to Anxiety: Politics and Culture Vulnerable Democracies Autocracies in Crisis The Coming War The Visual Record: Empire and Advertising 25. War and Revolution, 1914-1919 The Unforeseen Stalemate, 1914-1917 The Experience of Total War The Two Russian Revolutions of 1917 The New War and the Allied Victory, 1917-1918 The Outcome and the Impact The Visual Record: Max Beckmann's The Night 26. The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930 The West and the World After the Great War Communism, Fascism, and the New Political Spectrum Toward Mass Society Weimar Germany and the Trials of the New Democracies The Search for Meaning in a Disordered World The Visual Record: Advertising 27. The Tortured Decade 1930-1939 The Great Depression The Stalinist Revolution in the Soviet Union Hitler and Nazism in Germany Fascist Challenge and Antifascist Response, 1934-1939 The Coming of World War II, 1935-1939 The Visual Record: Film as Propaganda 28. The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949 The Victory of Nazi Germany, 1939-1941 The Assault on the Soviet Union and the Nazi New Order A Global War, 1941-1944 The Shape of the Allied Victory, 1944-1945 Into the Postwar World The Visual Record: Holocaust Snapshots 29. An Anxious Stability: The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989 The Search for Cultural Bearings Prosperity and Democracy in Western Europe The Communist Bloc: From Consolidation to Stagnation Europe, the West, and the World The Collapse of the Soviet System, 1975-1991 The Visual Record: Pop Art 30. A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989 The Uncertain International Framework After the Cold War The Continuing Experiment with Democratic Capitalism Lifestyles and Identities The West in a Global Age Questioning the Meaning of the West The Visual Record: Postmodern Architecture