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Discovering Our Past: A History of the World, Early Ages
Chapter 1: What Does a Historian Do?
Lesson 1: What Is History?
Lesson 2: How Does a Historian Work?
Feature: Should Artifacts Be Returned to Their Countries of Origin?
Lesson 3: Researching History
Chapter 2: Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship
Lesson 1: Studying Geography
Lesson 2: Exploring Economics
Lesson 3: Practicing Citizenship
Chapter 3: Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution
Lesson 1: Hunter-Gatherers
Lesson 2: The Agricultural Revolution
Chapter 4: Mesopotamia
Lesson 1: The Sumerians
Feature: Epic of Gilgamesh
Lesson 2: Mesopotamian Empires
Chapter 5: Ancient Egypt and Kush
Lesson 1: The Nile River
Lesson 2: Life in Ancient Egypt
Lesson 3: Egypt's Empire
Lesson 4: The Kingdom of Kush
Chapter 6: The Israelites
Lesson 1: Beginnings
Lesson 2: The Israelite Kingdom
Lesson 3: The Development of Judaism
Lesson 4: The Jews in the Mediterranean World
Chapter 7: The Ancient Greeks
Lesson 1: Rise of Greek Civilization
Lesson 2: Sparta and Athens: City-State Rivals
Lesson 3: Greece and Persia
Lesson 4: Glory, War, and Decline
Chapter 8: Greek Civilization
Lesson 1: Greek Culture
Lesson 2: The Greek Mind
Feature: Did Socrates Commit Treason?
Lesson 3: Alexander's Empire
Lesson 4: Hellensitic Culture
Chapter 9: Ancient India
Lesson 1: Early Civilizations
Lesson 2: Religions of Ancient India
Lesson 3: The Mauryan Empire
Chapter 10: Early China
Lesson 1: The Birth of Chinese Civilization
Lesson 2: Society and Culture in Ancient China
Lesson 3: The Qin and the Han Dynasties
Chapter 11: Rome: Republic to Empire
Lesson 1: The Founding of Rome
Lesson 2: Rome as a Republic
Lesson 3: The End of the Republic
Lesson 4: Rome Builds an Empire
Chapter 12: Roman Civilization
Lesson 1: The Roman Way of Life
Feature: The Aeneid
Lesson 2: Rome's Decline
Feature: Did People Benefit from Roman Rule?
Lesson 3: The Byzantine Empire
Chapter 13: The Rise of Christianity
Lesson 1: Early Christianity
Lesson 2: The Early Church
Lesson 3: A Christian Europe
Chapter 14: Islamic Civilization
Lesson 1: A New Faith
Lesson 2: The Spread of Islam
Lesson 3: Life in the Islamic World
Chapter 15: African Civilizations
Lesson 1: The Rise of African Civilizations
Lesson 2: Africa's Governments and Religions
Lesson 3: African Society and Culture
Feature: Africa's Water Resources: Should Private Companies Control Them?
Chapter 16: The Americas
Lesson 1: The First Americas
Lesson 2: Life in the Americas
Chapter 17: Imperial China
Lesson 1: China Reunites
Lesson 2: Chinese Society
Lesson 3: The Mongols in China
Feature: Monkey
Lesson 4: The Ming Dynasty
Chapter 18: Civilizations of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia
Lesson 1: Korea: History and Culture
Lesson 2: Early Japan
Lesson 3: Medieval Japan
Lesson 4: Southeast Asia: History and Culture
Chapter 19: Medieval Europe
Lesson 1: The Early Middle Ages
Lesson 2: Feudalism and the Rise of Towns
Lesson 3: Kingdoms and Crusades
Lesson 4: Culture and the Church
Lesson 5: The Late Middle Ages
Chapter 20: Renaissance and Reformation
Lesson 1: The Renaissance Begins
Lesson 2: New Ideas and Art
Feature: Henry V
Lesson 3: The Reformation Begins
Lesson 4: Catholics and Protestants
Chapter 21: Age of Exploration and Trade
Lesson 1: The Age of Exploration
Lesson 2: Spain's Conquests in the Americas
Lesson 3: Exploration and Worldwide Trade
Chapter 22: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
Lesson 1: The Scientific Revolution
Lesson 2: The Enlightenment
Chapter 23: Political and Industrial Revolutions
Lesson 1: The American Revolution
Lesson 2: The French Revolution and Napoleon
Feature: Did the French People Have Cause to Rebel Against Their Monarchy?
Lesson 3: Nationalism and Nation-States
Lesson 4: The Industrial Revolution
Lesson 5: Society and Industry
Chapter 24: Imperialism and World War I
Lesson 1: The New Imperialism
Feature: Shooting an Elephant
Lesson 2: Nationalism in China and Japan
Lesson 3: World War I Begins
Lesson 4: World War I Brings Change
Chapter 25: World War II and the Cold War
Lesson 1: The Rise of Dictators
Lesson 2: World War II Begins
Lesson 3: Allies Win the War
Lesson 4: The Cold War
Lesson 5: The End of Empire
Chapter 26: Building Today's World
Lesson 1: Challenges in Latin America
Lesson 2: Africa and the Middle East
Lesson 3: End of the Cold War
Lesson 4: The World Enters a New Century
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