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