Traditions & Encounters Volume 1 From the Beginning to 1500: 2025 Release ISE
1 Early Human History
2 The Emergence of Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and Encounters with Indo-European-Speaking Peoples
3 The Emergence of Complex Societies in Africa and the Bantu Migrations
4 The Emergence of Complex Societies in South Asia
5 The Emergence of Complex Society in Mainland East Asia
6 Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania
7 The Empires of Persia
8 The Unification of China
9 State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in South Asia
10 Civilizations of the Mediterranean Basin: The Greeks
11 Civilizations of the Mediterranean Basin: The Romans
12 Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads
13 The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia
14 The Expansive Realm of Islam
15 India and the Indian Ocean Basin
16 Eastern and Western Europe in the Early Medieval Period
17 Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration
18 States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
19 The Increasing Integration of Europe with the Wider World
20 Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania
21 Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural Interaction
Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past presents a comprehensive and accessible account of the development of the world's cultures and encounters that is meaningful and appropriate for today. Its lauded team of authors draws upon their years of classroom experience to engage readers through the hallmark approach of the themes of traditions and encounters, telling an inclusive story of our world through time. Readers develop a historical lens through examination of past events to analyze causes and effects, while exploring similarities and differences to understand the development of our world. McGraw Hill's Connect® platform offers powerful additional resources such as the adaptive SmartBook; new History Skills Videos; interactive maps; hundreds of assignable print and visual primary sources supported by pedagogical scaffolding; a wide array of professionally-produced podcasts on relevant topics; Writing Assignments (with built-in plagiarism checkers); and hundreds of test items for test items for creating assessments.