The Mainstream of Civilization

To 1715

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The Mainstream of Civuilization, 2nd. Ed. To 1715. Textbook style overview of historical events c 1969, 1974. Begins with the ancient Middle East to 500 BC, then the Greek civilization, Rome and the Unification of the Meditterranean world, the early roman empire to 284 AD, the late Roman empire to 476 AD, ancient India and China, The Germanic Kingdoms, Byzantium and Islam, Emergence of Western European civilization, revival and reform in western Europe, Medieval Civilization, rose of the secular state, , end of Middle Ages, Revival of Europe, Reform in Christendom, Spain and age of discovery, econimic crises of 17th century, constitutionalism to 1715, scientific revolution and the enlightenment.