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1  Cover

2  Title Page

3  Copyright

4  Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5  Part 1: Getting into History Chapter 1: Tracing a Path to the Present Firing Up the WABAC Machine Footpath to Expressway: Building on Humble Beginnings War! What Is It Good For? Material for History Books, That’s What Appreciating History’s Tapestry Making the Connections Tracking the Centuries Chapter 2: Digging Up Reality Homing In on Homer Raising Atlantis Reading the Body Language of the Dead Tracking the Centuries Chapter 3: Putting History into Perspective Being Human Beings Dividing Time into Eras … and Giving Them Names Noticing the Noteworthy and the Notorious Tracking the Centuries

6  Part 2: Finding Strength in Numbers Chapter 4: Getting Civilized Building Jericho’s Walls for Mutual Defense Planting Cities along Rivers Coming of Age in the Americas Keeping Records on the Way to Writing and Reading Shaping the World Ever After Developing Cultures Abounding Tracking the Centuries Chapter 5: Rising and Falling Empires Rome’s Ascent and Demise Building Empires around the World Remembering Far-Flung Cultures Tracking the Centuries Chapter 6: Splitting Eras: The Middle Ages Building (And Maintaining) the Byzantine Empire Sharing and Imposing Culture Planting the Seeds of European Nations Emerging Islamic Fervor Rebounding Guptas in India Rounding Up Developments in Cultures Far to the East and to the West Tracking the Centuries Chapter 7: Struggling for Dominance Extending the Arab Empire and Spreading Islam Excelling in East Asia Developing a Taste for Eastern Goods Mounting the Crusades Growing Trade between East and West Surviving the Black Death Seeking a Way East and Finding Places to the West Tracking the Centuries Chapter 8: Grabbing the Globe Sailing South to Get East “Discovering” America Circling the Planet Spreading the Slave Trade Starting Revolutions Tracking the Centuries Chapter 9: Pulling Empires Together as Subjects Push Back Managing Unprecedented Empires Challenging European Dominance Revolting in Russia Fighting World Wars Running Hot and Cold (Wars) Getting it Together and Forming the United Nations Tracking the Centuries

7  Part 3: Seeking Answers Chapter 10: Worshipping through the Ages Defining Religion Assessing Animism Jotting down Judaism Hammering Out Hinduism Biting Off a Bit of Buddhism Condensing Christianity Investigating Islam Summarizing Sikhism Tracking the Centuries Chapter 11: Loving Wisdom: Philosophy’s Impact Asking the Big Questions Tracing Philosophy’s Roots Examining Eastern Philosophies Leading to (and from) Socrates Philosophy in the Age of Alexander and After Tracking the Centuries Chapter 12: Being Christian, Thinking Greek The Great Chain of Being Interpreting Christian Theology Establishing Jesus’s Divinity Augustine’s Influence on Early Christian Thought The Philosophy of Aquinas Embracing Humanism and More Tracking the Centuries Chapter 13: Awakening to the Renaissance Realizing the Reach of the Renaissance Redefining the Human Role Uniting Flesh and Soul Returning to Science Being All That You Could Be Writing for the Masses Undermining Renaissance Gains with Conflict Tracking the Centuries Chapter 14: Breaking Away: The Reformation Cracks in the Catholic Monopoly Luther Challenges the System A Precarious Holy Roman Empire Here Luther Stands (Up to the Emperor) Luther Gains a Following The Empire Strikes Back Reform Spreads to England Along Comes Calvin Tracking the Centuries Chapter 15: Opening Up to Science and Enlightenment Mingling Science and Philosophy Starting a Scientific Revolution Waking Up to the Enlightenment Engineering the Industrial Revolution Marketing Economics Tracking the Centuries

8  Part 4: Fighting, Fighting, Fighting Chapter 16: Wielding Sticks and Stones: Old-Fashioned War Fighting as an Ancient Way of Life Raising Armies Avoiding Assyrian Arsenals Farming and Fighting Together in Greece Making War the Roman Way Tracking the Centuries Chapter 17: Upgrading the War Machine Reinventing the Cavalry Donning the Steel Suit Adding Firepower with Gunpowder Tracking the Centuries Chapter 18: Modernizing Mayhem Following Three Paths to Modern War Tying Tactics to Technology in the 20th Century Warring On Despite the Nuclear Threat Tracking the Centuries

9  Part 5: Meeting the Movers and Shakers Chapter 19: Starting Something Legendary Spinning Legends Uniting for Strength Playing for Power Building Bridges Writing Laws Tracking the Centuries Chapter 20: Battling Toward Immortality Towering Over Their Times Building Empires Launching Attacks Mounting a Defense Devising Tactics Instigating Inspiration Tracking the Centuries Chapter 21: Exploring and “Discovering” Famous Pioneers: Arriving Before Their Time Courageous Couriers: Carrying Messages Trailblazing Explorers: Seeking New Routes Notorious Conquerors: Bad Company Famous Firsts Renowned Guides Famous Mavericks: Taking Advantage of Opportunity Tracking the Centuries Chapter 22: Turning Tables: Rebels and Revolutionaries Rising from Revolutionaries to Rulers Gaining Support As Charismatic Rebels Making Ideas Reality Standing Against Authority Changing Rules Living and Dying by the Sword Dying for a Cause Tracking the Centuries

10  Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 23: Ten Unforgettable Dates in History 460 BC: Athens Goes Democratic 323 BC: Alexander the Great Dies 476: The Western Roman Empire Falls 1066: Normans Conquer England 1095: The First Crusade Commences 1492: Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue 1776: Americans Break Away 1807: Britain Bans the Slave Trade 1893: Women Start Getting the Vote Around the World 1945: The United States Drops the A-Bomb Chapter 24: Ten Essential Historical Documents The Rosetta Stone Confucian Analects The Bible The Quran The Magna Carta The Travels of Marco Polo The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights Das Kapital On the Origin of Species

11  Index

12  About the Author

13  Connect with Dummies

14  End User License Agreement