Correlations

World Civilizations: The Global Experience, 5th Edition, AP* Edition ©2007

Peter N. Stearns, Michael Adas, Stuart B. Schwartz, Marc Jason Gilbert

Correlated to AP* World History Topics

The following chart is intended for use as a study aid. The numbered entries in the left-hand column show one way to break down the material into historical eras and overarching themes studied in AP* World History courses. The right column includes a detailed breakdown of chapters in your World Civilizations: The Global Experience textbook where you can learn more about those historical topics. This guide is useful with other editions of your textbook, although some page or chapter numbers may have changed. You may want to use this chart throughout the year to review what you have learned. It is also an excellent resource in preparation for topics that will be a part of the AP* World History examination.

Foundations (c. 8000 B.C.E.–600 C.E.)

Chapters 1–5

Locating World History	pp. xvi–xxi
Environment	pp. 12–14
Time	pp. 4–5
Diverse interpretations	p. xxix
Developing agriculture and technology	pp. 2–31
Types of early societies	pp. 2–15
Emergence of agriculture and technology	pp. 10–31
Nature of village settlements	pp. 10–31
Impact of agriculture	pp. 10–31
Introduction of metal use	pp. 10–31
Basic features of early civilizations	pp. 15–31
Mesopotamia	pp. 18–20
Egypt	pp. 20, 22
Indus valley civilization	p. 22
Shang dynasty	p. 23
Mesoamerica and Andean South America	pp. 104–105
Classical civilizations	pp. 32–119
Major political developments	pp. 32–119
Social and gender structures	pp. 32–119
Major trading patterns	p. 54
Arts, sciences, and technology	pp. 45–52, 68–70, 87–90
Major belief systems	p. 111
Polytheism	pp. 2–31
Hinduism	pp. 56–75
Judaism	pp. 25–29
Confucianism	pp. 38–59
Daoism	pp. 38–59
Buddhism	pp. 56–75, 98, 117
Christianity	pp. 98–117, 210–233
Late Classical period (200 C.E.–600 C.E.)	pp. 98–125
Collapse of empires	p. 100
Movements of peoples	p. 100
Interregional networks by 600 C.E.	p. 119

The Postclassical Era (600 C.E.–1450 C.E.)

Chapters 6–15

Questions of periodization	pp. 120–125
Nature and causes of changes	pp. 120–125
Emergence of new empires	pp. 120–125
Continuities and breaks with the period	pp. 126–171
The Islamic world	pp. 126–149
The rise and role of Islam	pp. 126–149
Islamic political structures	pp. 126–149
Arts, sciences, and technologies	pp. 126–149
Interregional networks and contacts	p. 125
Trade, technology, and cultural exchange	pp. 150–171
—Trans-Sahara trade	pp. 172–193
—Indian Ocean trade	pp. 150–171
—Silk routes	pp. 150–171
Missionary outreach of major religions	p. 123
Contacts between major religions	pp. 111–117
Impact of Mongol empires	pp. 302–323
China's internal and external expansion	pp. 256–277
Tang and Song economic revolutions	pp. 256–277
Chinese influence on surrounding areas	pp. 278–301
Arts, sciences, and technologies	pp. 256–301
Developments in Europe	pp. 194–233
Restructuring of European institutions	pp. 154–233
The division of Christendom	pp. 154–209
Patterns in the Amerindian world	pp. 234–255
Maya	p. 236
Aztec	pp. 237–238
Inca	pp. 244–246
Demographic and environmental changes	pp. 302–323
Impact of nomadic migrations	p. 318
Consequences of plague pandemics in the 14th century	pp. 302–323, 340–341
Growth and role of cities	p. 329

The Interaction of World Cultures (1450–1750)

Chapters 16–22

Questions of periodization	pp. 342–347
Continuities and breaks	pp. 342–347
Changes in trade, technology, and global interactions	pp. 348–367
The Columbian Exchange	pp. 342–367
Impact of guns	pp. 348–367
Changes in shipbuilding	pp. 348–367
New navigational devices	pp. 345–367
Major empires, other political units, and social systems	pp. 456–481
Ottoman	pp. 482–503
China	pp. 482–503
Portugal	pp. 348–367
Spain	pp. 348–367
Russia	pp. 388–403
France	pp. 348–387
England	pp. 348–387
Tokugawa	pp. 482–503
Mughal	pp. 456–481
Benin	pp. 432–455
Songhay	pp. 432–455
Gender and empire	pp. 348–367
Slave systems and slave trade	pp. 432–455
Demographic and environmental changes	pp. 504–505
Cultural and intellectual developments	pp. 368–387
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment	pp. 368–387
Changes and continuities in Confucianism	pp. 482–503
Major developments in the arts	pp. 368–387

Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)

Chapters 23–27

Questions of periodization	pp. 506–511
Continuities and breaks	pp. 506–511
Global commerce, communications, and technology	pp. 506–511, 634–635
Changes in world trade	pp. 538–561
Industrial Revolution	pp. 506–537, 614–633
Demographic and environmental changes	pp. 506–511, 634–637
Changes in social and gender structure	pp. 512–538
Political revolutions and independence movements	pp. 513–515
Latin American independence movements	pp. 562–589
Revolutions	pp. 513–520
Rise of nationalism and nation-states	pp. 521–523, 564–568
Overlaps between nations and empires	p. 590
Rise of democracy and its limitations	pp. 513–533
Patterns of cultural interactions among societies	pp. 634–635

The 20th Century in World History (1914–Present)

Chapters 28–36

Questions of periodization	pp. 636–643
Continuities and breaks	pp. 644–668, 706–731
The World Wars, the Holocaust, and the Cold War	pp. 644–668, 706–731
International organizations and their impact	p. 720
New patterns of nationalism	p. 735
Impact of major global economic developments	pp. 690–693
Great Depression	pp. 860–875
Technology	pp. 821–829
Pacific Rim	pp. 821–829
Multinational corporations	pp. 861–865
New forces of revolution and other political innovations	pp. 679–891
Social reform and social revolution	pp. 810–820, 830–834
Globalization of science, technology, and culture	pp. 560–579
Global cultures and regional reactions	pp. 560–579
Elite, popular culture, and art	pp. 560–579
Patterns of resistance	pp. 560–579
Demographic and environmental changes	pp. 871–873