WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ERAS

Was King Arthur a real person or simply a legend? What are the historical roots of today’s regional conflicts? Ancient and medieval history have the answers to intriguing questions like these. Not only do these eras inform us how our world was, but they also help us discover essential characteristics of humanity, showing us how we’ve changed and how we’ve stayed the same.

ABC-CLIO’s World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras explores ancient civilizations, empires, and dynasties, examining in detail their city-states, countries, and regions. It delivers a vibrant curriculum that covers intellectual developments, religion, cultural practices, wars and cooperation, and more from prehistory to the dawn of the Renaissance. Students will become more independent and proficient researchers as they learn how to connect events of the distant past to the ongoing development of human history.

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Prehistory, Beginnings-1000 BCE

  • The Paleolithic and Mesolithic Periods
  • The Neolithic Revolution
  • The Emergence of Civilizations

Egypt and the Near East, 3200-500 BCE

  • Ancient Egypt
  • The Ancient Near East

Ancient Asia, 3000 BCE-500 CE

  • Early Civilizations in Asia
  • The Mauryan and Gupta Empires of India
  • Chinese Dynasties: Zhou, Qin, and Han
  • Buddhism and Hinduism

Ancient Greece, 2000-30 BCE

  • The Early Aegean Age
  • The Classical Age
  • The Hellenistic Age

Ancient Rome, 1000 BCE-500 CE

  • The Roman Republic
  • The Height of the Roman Empire
  • The Decline and Fall of Rome

The Byzantine Empire and Russia, 300-1500 CE

  • The Byzantine Empire
  • The Emergence of Russia

The Islamic World, 600-1500 CE

  • Muhammad and the Spread of Islam
  • The Ottoman Empire

Africa, 3000 BCE-1500 CE

  • Early Africa
  • Western Kingdoms
  • Trading Cultures and City-States

The Americas, 3000 BCE-1500 CE

  • North America
  • Mesoamerica
  • South America

Central and East Asia, 500-1500 CE

  • Chinese Dynasties: Tang, Song, and Ming
  • The Mongol Empire
  • Japan and Korea
  • Southeast Asia

Medieval Europe, 500-1500 CE

  • The Early Middle Ages
  • The High Middle Age
  • The Late Middle Ages and Early Renaissance

Created explicitly for middle and high school students, each database includes:

  • A comprehensive reference library from more than 230,000 primary sources, including audio, video, photographs, illustrations, maps, and rich media
  • A standards-based curriculum updated every day by a team of subject matter experts and supported by an exhaustive range of instructional material
  • An expansive library of model commentaries from noted scholars to help foster critical thinking by exposing students to multiple points of view
  • An educator support center with helpful, professional development tools plus educational resources like discussion points, activities, and lesson plans

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