The Making of the West, Volume 1

The Combined Volume includes all chapters.
Volume 1 includes Chapters 1-17.
Volume 2 includes Chapters 14-29.

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Contents

Preface: Why This Book This Way

Versions and Supplements

Brief Contents

Maps, Figures, and Special Features

Authors’ Note: The b.c.e./c.e. Dating System

World Map

Chapter 1

Early Western Civilization, 400,000–1000 b.c.e.

From the Stone Age to Near Eastern Civilization, 400,000–1000 b.c.e. b.c.e.

Life and Change in the Stone Age ■ The Emergence of Cities in the Near East, 4 –2350 b.c.e. ■ Metals and Empire Making: The Akkadians and the Ur III Dynasty, c. 2350–c. 2 b.c.e. ■ The Achievements of the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and the Canaanites, 2 –1 b.c.e.

Egypt, the First Unified Nation, 3050–1000 b.c.e.

From the Unification of Egypt to the Old Kingdom, 3050–2190 b.c.e. ■ The Middle and New Kingdoms in Egypt, 2061–1081 b.c.e.

The Hittites, the Minoans, and the Mycenaeans, 2200–1000 b.c.e.

The Hittites, 1750–1200 b.c.e. ■ The Minoans, 2200–1400 b.c.e. ■ The Mycenaeans, 1800–1 b.c.e. ■ The Violent End to Early Western Civilization, 1200–1 b.c.e.

Conclusion

Chapter 1 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Hammurabi’s Laws for Physicians

Contrasting Views: The Gains and the Losses of Life in Civilization versus Life in Nature

Terms of History: Civilization

Environment Matters: The Nile River

 

Chapter 2

Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000–500 b.c.e.

From Dark Age to Empire in the Near East, 1000–500 b.c.e.

The New Empire of Assyria, 900–600 b.c.e. ■ The Neo-Babylonian Empire, 600–539 b.c.e. ■ The Persian Empire, 557–500 b.c.e. ■ The Israelites, Origins to 539 b.c.e.

The Reemergence of Greek Civilization, 1000–750 b.c.e.

The Greek Dark Age ■ The Values of the Olympic Games ■ Homer, Hesiod, and Divine Justice in Greek Myth

The Creation of the Greek City-State, 750–500 b.c.e.

The Physical Environment of the Greek City-State ■ Trade and "Colonization," 800–580 b.c.e. ■ Citizenship and Freedom in the Greek City-State

New Directions for the Greek City-State, 750–500 b.c.e.

Oligarchy in the City-State of Sparta, 700–500 b.c.e. ■ Tyranny in the City-State of Corinth, 657–585 b.c.e. ■ Democracy in the City-State of Athens, 700–500 b.c.e. ■ New Ways of Thought and Expression in Greece, 630–500 b.c.e.

Conclusion

Chapter 2 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Zaleucus’s Law Code for a Greek City-State in Seventh-Century b.c.e. Italy

Contrasting Views: Persians Debate the Best Form of Government

Terms of History: The State

Environment Matters: Calydonian Boar Hunt

 

Chapter 3

The Greek Golden Age, c. 500–c. 400 b.c.e.

Wars between Persia and Greece, 499–479 b.c.e.

From the Ionian Revolt to the Battle of Marathon, 499–490 b.c.e. ■ The Great Persian Invasion, 480–479 b.c.e.

Athenian Confidence in the Golden Age, 478–431 b.c.e.

The Establishment of the Athenian Empire ■ Radical Democracy and Pericles’ Leadership, 461–431 b.c.e. ■ The Urban Landscape in Athens

Tradition and Innovation in Athens’s Golden Age

Religious Tradition in a Period of Change ■ Women, Slaves, and Metics ■ Innovative Ideas in Education and Philosophy ■ Transformations in Sculpture, History, and Medicine ■ The Development of Public Drama: Tragedy and Comedy

The End of Athens’s Golden Age, 431–403 b.c.e.

The Peloponnesian War, 431–404 b.c.e. ■ Athens Defeated: Tyranny and Civil War, 404–403 b.c.e.

Conclusion

Chapter 3 Review

Primary Source Analysis: How to Argue Both Sides of a Case

Contrasting Views: The Nature of Women and Marriage

Terms of History: Democracy

Environment Matters: Triremes and Deforestation

 

Chapter 4

From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400–30 b.c.e.

Classical Greece after the Peloponnesian War, 400–350 b.c.e.

Athens’s Recovery after the Peloponnesian War ■ The Execution of Socrates, 399 b.c.e. ■ The Philosophy of Plato ■ Aristotle, Scientist and Philosopher ■ Greek Political Disunity

The Rise of Macedonia, 359–323 b.c.e.

Macedonian Power and Philip II, 359–336 b.c.e. ■ The Rule of Alexander the Great, 336–323 b.c.e.

The Hellenistic Kingdoms, 323–30 b.c.e.

Creating New Kingdoms ■ The Layers of Hellenistic Society ■ The End of the Hellenistic Kingdoms

Hellenistic Culture

The Arts and Sciences under Royal Support ■ Philosophy for a New Age ■ Scientific Innovation ■ Cultural and Religious Transformations

Conclusion

Chapter 4 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Epigrams on Love and Sex by Women Poets

Contrasting Views: Roman Attitudes toward Cleopatra VII, the Last Hellenistic Queen

Terms of History: Hellenistic

Environment Matters: A Theater in a Hill

 

Chapter 5

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753–44 b.c.e.

Roman Social and Religious Traditions

Roman Moral Values ■ The Patron-Client System ■ The Roman Family ■ Education for Public Life ■ Public and Private Religion

From Monarchy to Republic

Roman Society under the Kings, 753–509 b.c.e. ■ The Early Roman Republic, 509–287 b.c.e.

Roman Imperialism and Its Consequences

Expansion in Italy, 500–220 b.c.e. ■ Wars with Carthage and in the East, 264–121 b.c.e. ■ Greek Influence on Roman Literature and the Arts ■ Stresses on Society from Imperialism

Civil War and the Destruction of the Republic

The Gracchus Brothers and Violence in Politics, 133–121 b.c.e. ■ Marius and the Origin of Client Armies, 107–100 b.c.e. ■ Sulla and Civil War, 91–78 b.c.e. ■ Julius Caesar and the Collapse of the Republic, 83–44 b.c.e.

Conclusion

Chapter 5 Review

Primary Source Analysis: The Rape and Suicide of Lucretia

Contrasting Views: What Was Julius Caesar Like?

Terms of History: Republic

Environment Matters: Roman Sewers

 

Chapter 6

The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 b.c.e.–284 c.e.

From Republic to Empire, 44 b.c.e.–14 c.e.

Civil War, 44–27 b.c.e. ■ The Creation of the Principate, 27 b.c.e.–14 c.e. ■ Daily Life in the Rome of Augustus ■ Changes in Education, Literature, and Art in Augustus’s Rome

Politics and Society in the Early Roman Empire

The Perpetuation of the Principate after Augustus, 14–180 c.e. ■ Life in the Roman Golden Age, 96–180 c.e.

The Emergence of Christianity in the Early Roman Empire

Jesus and His Teachings ■ Growth of a New Religion ■ Competing Religious Beliefs

From Stability to Crisis in the Third Century c.e.

Threats to the Northern and Eastern Frontiers of the Early Roman Empire ■ Uncontrolled Spending, Natural Disasters, and Political Crisis, 193–284 c.e.

Conclusion

Chapter 6 Review

Primary Source Analysis: A Roman Stoic Philosopher on the Capabilities of Women

Contrasting Views: Christians in the Empire: Conspirators or Faithful Subjects?

Terms of History: Empire

Environment Matters: Army Hospital at Novae

 

Chapter 7

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284–600 c.e.

From Principate to Dominate in the Late Roman Empire, 284–395

The Political Transformation and Division of the Roman Empire ■ The Social Consequences of Financial Pressures ■ From the Great Persecution to Religious Freedom

The Official Christianization of the Empire, 312–c. 540

Polytheism and Christianity in Competition ■ The Struggle for Clarification in Christian Belief ■ The Emergence of Christian Monks

Non-Roman Kingdoms in the Western Roman Empire, c. 370–550s

Non-Roman Migrations into the Western Roman Empire ■ Social and Cultural Transformation in the Western Roman Empire

The Roman Empire in the East, c. 500–565

Imperial Society in the Eastern Roman Empire ■ The Reign of Emperor Justinian, 527–565 ■ The Preservation of Classical Traditions in the Late Roman Empire

Conclusion

Chapter 7 Review

Primary Source Analysis: The Edict of Milan on Religious Freedom

Contrasting Views: Debate: Did Romans or Huns Better Protect Life, Law, and Freedom?

Terms of History: Barbarian

Environment Matters: The Justinianic Plague

 

Chapter 8

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600–750

Islam: A New Religion and a New Empire

Nomads and City Dwellers ■ The Prophet Muhammad and the Faith of Islam ■ Growth of Islam, c. 610–632 ■ The Caliphs, Muhammad’s Successors, 632–750 ■ Peace and Prosperity in Islamic Lands

Byzantium Besieged

Wars on the Frontiers, c. 570–750 ■ From an Urban to a Rural Way of Life ■ New Military and Cultural Forms ■ Religion, Politics, and Iconoclasm

Western Europe: A Medley of Kingdoms

Frankish Kingdoms with Roman Roots ■ Economic Activity in a Peasant Society ■ The Powerful in Merovingian Society ■ Christianity and Classical Culture in the British Isles ■ Unity in Spain, Division in Italy ■ Political Tensions and the Power of the Pope

Conclusion

Chapter 8 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Praising a Merovingian Queen

Contrasting Views: Icons: Idols or Aids to Worship?

Terms of History: Medieval

Environment Matters: Scratch Plow

Chapter 9

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750–1050

The Byzantine Emperor and Local Elites

Imperial Power ■ The Macedonian Renaissance, c. 870–c. 1025 ■ The Dynatoi: A New Landowning Elite ■ The Formation of Eastern Europe and Kievan Rus

The Rise and Fall of the Abbasid Caliphate

The Abbasid Caliphate, 750–936 ■ Regional Diversity in Islamic Lands ■ Unity of Commerce and Language ■ The Islamic Renaissance, c. 790–c. 1050

The Carolingian Empire

The Rise of the Carolingians ■ Charlemagne and His Kingdom, 768–814 ■ The Carolingian Renaissance, c. 790–c. 900 ■ Charlemagne’s Successors, 814–911 ■ Land and Power ■ Viking, Muslim, and Magyar Invasions, c. 790–955

After the Carolingians: The Emergence of Local Rule

Public Power and Private Relationships ■ Warriors and Warfare ■ Efforts to Contain Violence ■ Political Communities in Italy, England, and France ■ Emperors and Kings in Central and Eastern Europe

Conclusion

Chapter 9 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Ibn ‘Abd Rabbihi Celebrates a Military Campaign in Verse

Contrasting Views: Charlemagne: Roman Emperor, Father of Europe, or the Chief Bishop?

Terms of History: Feudalism

Environment Matters: Digging Ditches

Chapter 10

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050–1150

The Commercial Revolution

Fairs, Towns, and Cities ■ Organizing Crafts and Commerce ■ Communes: Self-Government for the Towns ■ The Commercial Revolution in the Countryside

Church Reform

Beginnings of Reform ■ The Gregorian Reform and the Investiture Conflict, 1075–1122 ■ The Sweep of Reform ■ New Monastic Orders of Poverty

The Crusades

Calling the Crusade ■ The First Crusade ■ The Crusader States ■ The Disastrous Second Crusade ■ The Long-Term Impact of the Crusades

The Revival of Monarchies

Reconstructing the Empire at Byzantium ■ England under Norman Rule ■ Praising the King of France ■ Surviving as Emperor

Conclusion

Chapter 10 Review

Primary Source Analysis: The First Crusade from the Muslim Point of View

Contrasting Views: Henry IV

Terms of History: The Commercial Revolution

Environment Matters: Medieval Tanneries

Chapter 11

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150–1215

New Schools and Churches

The New Learning and the Rise of the University ■ Architectural Style: From Romanesque to Gothic

Governments as Institutions

England: Unity through Common Law ■ France: Consolidation and Conquest ■ Germany: The Revived Monarchy of Frederick Barbarossa ■ Eastern Europe and Byzantium: Fragmenting Realms

The Growth of a Vernacular High Culture

The Troubadours: Poets of Love and Play ■ The Birth of Epic and Romance Literature

Religious Fervor and Crusade

New Religious Orders in the Cities ■ Disastrous Crusades to the Holy Land ■ Victorious Crusades in Europe and on Its Frontiers

Conclusion

Chapter 11 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Two Letters from Two Lovers

Contrasting Views: Magna Carta

Terms of History: Gothic

Environment Matters: Medieval Roads

Chapter 12

The Medieval Synthesis — and Its Cracks, 1215–1340

The Church’s Mission

Innocent III and the Fourth Lateran Council ■ Inquisition ■ Lay Piety ■ Jews as Outcasts

Reconciling This World and the Next

The Achievements and Failures of Scholasticism ■ New Syntheses in Writing and Music ■ Gothic Art

The Politics of Control

The Weakening of the Empire ■ Louis IX and a New Ideal of Kingship ■ The Birth of Representative Institutions ■ The Weakening of the Papacy ■ The Rise of the Signori ■ The Mongol Takeover ■ The Great Famine

Conclusion

Chapter 12 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Thomas Aquinas Writes about Sex

Contrasting Views: The Mongols: Instruments of God or Cruel Invaders?

Terms of History: Inquisition

Environment Matters: The Great Famine as Hell

Chapter 13

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340–1492

Crisis: Disease, War, and Schism

The Plague Comes to Europe ■ The Hundred Years’ War, 1337–1453 ■ The Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople, 1453 ■ The Great Schism, 1378–1417

The Renaissance: New Forms of Thought and Expression

Renaissance Humanism ■ The Arts

Consolidating Power

New Political Formations in Eastern Europe ■ Powerful States in Western Europe ■ Republics ■ The Tools of Power

Conclusion

Chapter 13 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Wat Tyler’s Rebellion (1381)

Contrasting Views: Joan of Arc: Who Was "the Maid"?

Terms of History: Renaissance

Environment Matters: Yersinia Pestis

 

Chapter 14

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492–1560

The Discovery of New Worlds

Portuguese Explorations ■ The Voyages of Columbus ■ A New Era in Slavery ■ Conquering the New World ■ The Columbian Exchange

The Protestant Reformation

The Invention of Printing ■ Popular Piety and Christian Humanism ■ Martin Luther’s Challenge ■ Protestantism Spreads and Divides ■ The Contested Church of England

Reshaping Society through Religion

Protestant Challenges to the Social Order ■ New Forms of Discipline ■ Catholic Renewal

Striving for Mastery

Courtiers and Princes ■ Dynastic Wars ■ Financing War ■ Divided Realms

Conclusion

Chapter 14 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Columbus Describes His First Voyage (1493)

Contrasting Views: Martin Luther: Holy Man or Heretic?

Terms of History: Protestant Reformation

Environment Matters: Smallpox Kills Native Peoples

 

Chapter 15

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560–1648

Religious Conflicts Threaten State Power, 1560–1618

French Wars of Religion, 1562–1598 ■ Dutch Revolt against Spain ■ Elizabeth I’s Defense of English Protestantism ■ The Clash of Faiths and Empires in Eastern Europe

The Thirty Years’ War, 1618–1648

Origins and Course of the War ■ The Effects of Constant Fighting ■ The Peace of Westphalia, 1648

Economic Crisis and Realignment

From Growth to Recession ■ Consequences for Daily Life ■ The Economic Balance of Power

The Rise of Science and a Scientific Worldview

The Scientific Revolution ■ The Natural Laws of Politics ■ The Arts in an Age of Crisis ■ Magic and Witchcraft

Conclusion

Chapter 15 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Sentence Pronounced against Galileo (1633)

Contrasting Views: Political Authority and Religion: What Happened When Subjects Held Different Beliefs?

Terms of History: Scientific Revolution

Environment Matters: Dutch Canals

Chapter 16

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640–1700

Louis XIV: Absolutism and Its Limits

The Fronde, 1648–1653 ■ Court Culture as an Element of Absolutism ■ Enforcing Religious Orthodoxy ■ Extending State Authority at Home and Abroad

Constitutionalism in England

England Turned Upside Down, 1642–1660 ■ Restoration and Revolution Again

■ Social Contract Theory: Hobbes and Locke

Outposts of Constitutionalism

The Dutch Republic ■ Freedom and Slavery in the New World

Absolutism in Central and Eastern Europe

Poland-Lithuania Overwhelmed ■ Brandenburg-Prussia: Militaristic Absolutism ■ An Uneasy Balance: Austrian Habsburgs and Ottoman Turks ■ Russia: Setting the Foundations of Bureaucratic Absolutism

The Search for Order in Elite and Popular Culture

Freedom and Constraint in the Arts and Sciences ■ Women and Manners ■ Reforming Popular Culture

Conclusion

Chapter 16 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Louis XIV, Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685)

Contrasting Views: The English Civil War

Terms of History: Absolutism

Environment Matters: Great Fire of London, 1666

Chapter 17

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700–1750

The Atlantic System and the World Economy

Slavery and the Atlantic System ■ World Trade and Settlement ■ The Birth of Consumer Society

New Social and Cultural Patterns

Agricultural Revolution ■ Social Life in the Cities ■ New Tastes in the Arts ■ Religious Revivals

Consolidation of the European State System

A New Power Alignment ■ British Rise and Dutch Decline ■ Russia’s Emergence as a European Power ■ Continuing Dynastic Struggles ■ The Power of Diplomacy and the Importance of Population

The Birth of the Enlightenment

Popularization of Science and Challenges to Religion ■ Travel Literature and the Challenge to Custom and Tradition ■ Raising the Woman Question

Conclusion

Chapter 17 Review

Primary Source Analysis: Montesquieu, Persian Letters: Letter 37 (1721)

Contrasting Views: Peter the Great of Russia

Terms of History: Progress

Environment Matters: The Building of St. Petersburg

 

Glossary of Key Terms G-1

Acknowledgments A-1

Index I-1

About the Authors