Contents: Foundations of civilization(Prehistory-300 B.C.) -- Ancient Middle East and Egypt (3200 BC) -- Ancient India and China(2600 B.C.-A.D.550) -- Ancient Greece.(1750 B.C.-133 B.C.) -- Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity.(509 B.C.-A.D.476) -- Civilization of the Americas(Prehistory-A.D. 1570) -- The Rise of Europe (500-1300) -- The High and Late Middle Ages(1050-1450) -- The Byzantine Empire ,Russia, and Eastern Europe (330-1613) -- Muslim civilizations (622-1629) -- Kingdoms and trading states of Africa (730 B.C.-A.D.1591) -- The Renaissance and Reformation (1300-1650) -- The Beginning of our Global Age: Europe, Africa, and Asia.91415-1796) -- The Beginning of our Global Age: Europe and the Americas. -- The Age of Absolutism -- Life in the industrial age (1800-1914) -- Nationalism triumphs in Europe (1800-1914) -- Growth of western democracies (1815-1914) -- The New imperialism (1800-1914) -- New Global patterns(1800-1914) -- World War 1 and the Russian Revolution (1914-1925) -- Nationalism and Revolution around the world (1910-1939) -- World war 11 and its aftermath (1931-1955) -- The Cold War( 1945-1991) -- New nationals emerge (1945-present) -- Regional Conflicts(1945-Present) -- The developing world (1945-Present) -- The world today.