B | World History, Volume 1, to 1500: Maps and Timelines

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