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Chapter 19: Appendix B- World History, Volume 1, to 1500- Maps and Timelines

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    Chapter 1: Understanding the Past

    • The Whole World Figure 1.1

    Chapter 2: Early Humans

    • Migration of the Earliest Humans Figure 2.6
    • The Most Recent Glaciation Period Figure 2.14
    • Sites of Natufian Settlements Figure 2.23

    Chapter 3: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies

    • Locator Map: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies Figure 3.3
    • Early Sumer Figure 3.8
    • The Fertile Crescent Figure 3.4
    • The World’s First Empire Figure 3.13
    • The Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt Figure 3.17
    • The Indus Valley Culture Figure 3.24
    • Indus Valley Trade with Mesopotamia Figure 3.26

    Chapter 4: The Near East

    • Locator Map: The Near East Figure 4.3
    • Hammurabi’s Realm Figure 4.5
    • The Hittite Empire Figure 4.6
    • The Neo-Assyrian Empire Figure 4.8
    • The Neo-Babylonian Empire Figure 4.9
    • Three Kingdoms in Egypt Figure 4.18
    • Trade Routes in the Eastern Mediterranean Figure 4.26
    • The Persian Empire Figure 4.30
    • The Divided Monarchy Figure 4.40

    Chapter 5: Asia in Ancient Times

    • Locator Map: Asia in Ancient Times Figure 5.3
    • Topography of Ancient China Figure 5.4
    • The Eurasian Steppe Figure 5.9
    • Northern Wei Dynasty Figure 5.10
    • Ancient Korea Figure 5.11
    • The Ring of Fire Figure 5.15
    • Southeast Asia Figure 5.17
    • The Indian Subcontinent Figure 5.20

    Chapter 6: Mediterranean Peoples

    • Locator Map: Mediterranean Peoples Figure 6.3
    • The Bronze Age World Figure 6.4
    • The Path of the Sea Peoples Figure 6.6
    • Phoenician Cities and Colonies Figure 6.7
    • Persia and the Greeks in 499 BCE Figure 6.14
    • The Peloponnesian War Figure 6.16
    • The Conquests of Alexander the Great Figure 6.23
    • The Hellenistic World Figure 6.25
    • Rome’s Conquests in Italy Figure 6.29
    • Hannibal’s Invasion of Rome Figure 6.30
    • The Expansion of Rome Figure 6.32
    • Rome and King Mithridates Figure 6.34
    • The Roman Empire through 44 BCE Figure 6.35

    Chapter 7: Experiencing the Roman Empire

    • Locator Map: Experiencing the Roman Empire Figure 7.2
    • Spartacus’s Revolt Figure 7.7
    • Trade Routes of the Roman Empire Figure 7.10

    Chapter 8: The Americas in Ancient Times

    • Locator Map: The Americas in Ancient Times Figure 8.3
    • The Populating of the Americas Figure 8.4
    • A Natural Migration Path Figure 8.6
    • Norte Chico Sites Figure 8.8
    • Poverty Point Figure 8.11
    • The Maya World Figure 8.16
    • Chavín Culture and Its Influence Figure 8.20
    • Moche, Nazca, and Tiwanaku Cultures Figure 8.21
    • The Triple Alliance Figure 8.28
    • The Inca Empire Figure 8.35
    • Traditions of the American Southwest Figure 8.38

    Chapter 9: Africa in Ancient Times

    • Locator Map: Africa in Ancient Times Figure 9.3
    • A Diverse Continent Figure 9.4
    • The Kalahari Desert Figure 9.8
    • Lake Victoria Figure 9.9
    • Africa’s Wealth of Languages Figure 9.12
    • The Bantu Migrations Figure 9.13
    • The Kingdom of Kush Figure 9.14
    • Phoenician Settlements and Trade Routes Figure 9.19
    • Hannibal’s War (218–203 BCE) Figure 9.21
    • Trans-Saharan Trade Figure 9.24

    Chapter 10: Empires of Faith

    • Locator Map: Empires of Faith Figure 10.3
    • The Roman Empire Moves East Figure 10.6
    • Germanic Kingdoms Figure 10.10
    • Reconquests of Justinian Figure 10.13
    • Sasanian Persia Figure 10.14
    • The Aksum and Himyar Empires Figure 10.15
    • The Kushan Empire Figure 10.18
    • Territories of Arab Tribes Figure 10.21

    Chapter 11: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates

    • Locator Map: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates Figure 11.3
    • The Byzantine and Sasanian Empires Figure 11.4
    • Himyar and Aksum Figure 11.6
    • Byzantines versus Sasanians Figure 11.8
    • Mecca as a Trade Hub Figure 11.11
    • The Eighth-Century Islamic Caliphate Figure 11.13
    • Khurasan Province Figure 11.18
    • Baghdad Between 767 and 913 CE (150 and 300 AH) Figure 11.19

    Chapter 12: India, the Indian Ocean Basin, and East Asia

    • The Ghaznavid Dynasty Figure 12.3
    • The Delhi Sultanate Figure 12.4
    • The Sui Dynasty Figure 12.8
    • China’s Grand Canal Figure 12.9
    • The Tang Dynasty Figure 12.13
    • The Silk Roads in the First Century CE Figure 12.14
    • The Battle of Talas River Figure 12.16
    • Indian Ocean Trade Routes Figure 12.18
    • Srivijaya Trade Routes Figure 12.21
    • The Kingdom of Aksum Figure 12.22
    • The Swahili Coast Figure 12.23
    • The Three Kingdoms Figure 12.26
    • Japan, Korea, and China in Context Figure 12.27

    Chapter 13: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement

    • Locator Map: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement Figure 13.3
    • Post-Roman Western Eurasia Figure 13.4
    • Medieval Cordoba Figure 13.10
    • The Abbasid Caliphate Figure 13.11
    • The Fatimid Caliphate Figure 13.12
    • The Seljuk Empire Figure 13.14
    • Routes of the Early Crusades Figure 13.19
    • The Crusader States Figure 13.20

    Chapter 14: Pax Mongolica: The Steppe Empire of the Mongols

    • Locator Map: Pax Mongolica: The Steppe Empire of the Mongols Figure 14.3
    • The Collapse of the Tang Dynasty Figure 14.5
    • Mongol Tribes and the Three Steppe Kingdoms Figure 14.7
    • The Mongol Empire Figure 14.9
    • The Four Khanates of the Mongol Empire Figure 14.10
    • The Western Mongol Empire Figure 14.11
    • The Fourth Crusade Figure 14.12
    • Growth of the Delhi Sultanate Figure 14.15

    Chapter 15: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Mansa Musa Figure 15.1
    • Locator Map: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa Figure 15.3
    • The Niger River Figure 15.5
    • The Early Spread of Christianity Figure 15.7
    • The Spread of Islam Figure 15.9
    • Ghana and the Trans-Saharan Trade Figure 15.11
    • The Ghana and Mali Empires Figure 15.12
    • Mapungubwe Figure 15.13
    • Songhai Empire Figure 15.17
    • The Almoravid Empire Figure 15.19
    • The Almohad Empire Figure 15.20

    Chapter 16: Climate Change and Plague in the Fourteenth Century

    • Mongol China and Beyond Figure 16.3
    • The Mongol Empire Figure 16.5
    • The Fourteenth Century Begins Figure 16.8
    • Route of the Black Death Figure 16.13
    • The Late Fourteenth-Century Islamic World Figure 16.16

    Chapter 17: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming

    • Locator Map: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming Figure 17.3
    • Incursions of the Seljuk Empire against the Byzantines Figure 17.4
    • The Timurid Empire Figure 17.8
    • The Mamluk Sultanate Figure 17.21
    • The Forbidden City Figure 17.25

    Timelines in Volume 1, to 1500

    • Timeline: Early Humans Figure 2.2
    • Timeline: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies Figure 3.2
    • Timeline: The Near East Figure 4.2
    • Timeline: Asia in Ancient Times Figure 5.2
    • Timeline: Mediterranean Peoples Figure 6.2
    • Timeline: The Americas in Ancient Times Figure 8.2
    • Timeline: Africa in Ancient Times Figure 9.2
    • Timeline: Empires of Faith Figure 10.2
    • Timeline: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates Figure 11.2
    • Timeline: India, the Indian Ocean Basin, and East Asia Figure 12.2
    • Timeline: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement Figure 13.2
    • Timeline: Pax Mongolica: The Steppe Empire of the Mongols Figure 14.2
    • Timeline: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa Figure 15.2
    • Timeline: Climate Change and Plague in the Fourteenth Century Figure 16.2
    • Timeline: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming Figure 17.2


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