Worlds of History Volume 1: A Comparative Reader to 1550

About this book

Worlds of History offers a flexible comparative and thematic organization that accommodates a variety of teaching approaches and helps students to make cross-cultural comparisons. Thoughtfully compiled by a distinguished world historian and community college instructor each chapter presents a wide array of primary and secondary sources arranged around a major theme such as universal religions the environment and technology or gender and family across two or more cultures along with pedagogy that builds students capacity to analyze and interpret sources and think critically and independently.