Traditions & Encounters Volume 1 From the Beginning to 1500

By Jerry H. Bentley

Book Overview

Traditions & Encounters offers an inclusive vision of the global past one that is meaningful and appropriate for the interdependent world of contemporary times. Given the diversity of human societies, gathering and organizing the sheer mass of information in a meaningful way is a daunting challenge for any world history survey course. The seven-part chronological organization enables students to understand the development of the world through time, while also exploring broader, big-picture thematic issues in world history. Through new and revised chapter-level and part-level features, the hallmark twin themes of traditions and encounters emerge in greater clarity than ever before in this sixth edition. As a result, students have resources that enable them to move beyond the facts of history and examine the past critically, analyze causes and effects, and recognize similarities and differences across world regions and time periods. By digging deeper into the implications of world history s stories not just the who, the what, and the where, but also the why and the how students can make sense of the human past. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0077504909
• ISBN13: 9780077504908
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.8" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Taditions & Encounters a Brief Global History

This book was reasonably priced & arrived in the condition exactly as described. Looking to re sell it as soon as my daughter is done with classes.

Not bad

This is probably the most useful history book I've ever read. It was interesting and easy to comprehend. The other students with whom I spoke agree that as far as history books go, this is one of the best. My only complaint is that, in my personal opinion, there is a lack of maps. Not exactly a huge deal, but sometimes maps make it easier to picture things in the past.