Bentley, Jerry H. <br/><br/>
Traditions & encounters :  a global perspective on the past vol. 1. from the beginning to 1500 / 
 Traditions and encounters 
Jerry H. Bentley, and Herbert F. Ziegler. 
 - 2nd edition 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill,  c2003. 
 - xxxii, (various pagings) :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> CONTENTS<br/><br/>PART I: THE EARLY COMPLEX SOCIETIES, 3500 TO 500 B.C.E<br/>Before history<br/>early societies in southwest Asia and the Indo-European migrations<br/>early African societies and the Bantu migrations<br/>Early societies in South Asia<br/>Early society in East Asia<br/>Early societies in Americas and Oceania<br/><br/>PART II: THE FORMATION OF CLASSICAL SOCIETIES, 500 B.C.E TO 500 C.E<br/>The empires of Persia<br/>The unification of china<br/>state, society and the quest for salvation in India<br/>Mediterranean society: The Greek phase<br/>Mediterranean society: The roman phase<br/>Cross-cultural exchanges on the silk roads<br/><br/>PART III: THE POSTCLASSICAL ERA, 500 TO 1000 C.E<br/>The common wealth of Byzantium<br/>The expansive realm of Islam<br/>the resurgence of empire in east Asia<br/>India and the India ocean Basin<br/>The foundations of Christian society society in western Europe<br/><br/>PART IV: AN AGE OF CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION, 1000 TO 1500 C.E<br/>Nomadic empires and Eurasian integration<br/>states and societies of sub-Saharan Africa<br/>western Europe during the high middle ages<br/>worlds apart: The Americas and Oceania<br/>Reaching out: Cross cultural interactions<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072489790 9780072564990 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World history.<br/>Intercultural communication
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909.82  / BEN