Civilization, A History of the World in 1000 Objects

CONTENTS
EARLY SOCIETIES 20,000–700 BCE
	Early Humans Shaping the World
	The Enigma of the Indus Civilization
	The Cradle of Civilization
	Egyptian Life and Afterlife
	Europe’s Bronze Age Warriors
	The Mighty Hittites
	Palace Societies of the Aegean
	The Intrepid Phoenicians
	China’s First Celestial Empire
	The Awe-inspiring Gods of the Andes
	The Mystical Land of the Olmec
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS 700 BCE–600 CE
	The City-states of Ancient Greece
	Celtic Kingdoms
	The Great Persian Empire
	The Artistic Etruscans
	The Splendour of Rome
	Foreign Rule in Egypt
	India’s First Empires
	The Unified Kingdoms of China
	Yayoi and Kofun Japan
	The First Cities of Mesoamerica
	The Mysterious Nazca and Moche
TRADE AND EMPIRE 600–1450
	Europe’s Germanic Kingdoms
	Viking Traders and Raiders
	The Glory of Byzantium
	Islamic Courts and Caliphates
	Islamic Cultures of Spain and Africa
	Norman Crusaders and Conquerors
	The Rise of the Holy Roman Empire
	Early Kingdoms of Eastern Europe
	Empires of the Mongol Khans
	Art and Devotion in Classical India
	The Dragon Throne of Imperial China
	Buddhism in Medieval Japan
	Korea’s Golden Kingdoms
	Temple Cities of Cambodia
	Seljuk and Early Ottoman Realms
	Spirit of the American Southwest
	The Myth-makers of Mesoamerica
	Treasures of the Andes
	The Sculptors of Easter Island
ENLIGHTENMENT AND IMPERIALISM 1450–1750
	Art and Science in Renaissance Europe
	Reformation, War, and Enlightenment
	The Height of Ottoman Power
	Poetry and Power in the Safavid Empire
	Culture in Korea’s Last Dynasty
	China’s Age of Prosperity
	Last Days of the Samurai
	The Majesty of Mughal India
	The Rise of the Maratha Empire
	The Merchant Empire of Benin
	Ethiopia and the Christian World
	European Settlers in the New World
INDUSTRY AND INDEPENDENCE 1750–1900
	The Birth of the Industrial Age
	Revolution and Republic in France
	The Decline of the Austrian Empire
	Russia Under the Romanovs
	The Race for African Empires
	The Empire of the Sikhs
	Company Rule and the Raj in India
	The Reopening of Japan
	Unrest in Late Imperial China
	Colonial Struggle in Southeast Asia
	Pacific Exploration and Expansion
	Settlers in Australia and New Zealand
	Revolution in Latin America
	Tradition and War in North America
	The Birth of the United States
A SHRINKING WORLD 1900 TO PRESENT
	A Century of Flight
	Transport for the Masses
	Entertaining the World
	Fighting the World Wars
	Combating Disease
	Life Under the Revolution
	The Western Home
	Fashion for the People
	The Space Age
	The Technology of Modern War
	Connecting the World
Index
Acknowledgments