The More Things Change…: Life in the Ancient World

I. Prologue – What is History? Why Do We Care?
II. Part I: From Prehistory to Urban Life
Chapter 1 – Hunting and Gathering: Life Without Hierarchies
Chapter 2 – The Agricultural Revolution: Property and Patriarchy
Chapter 3 – Food, Power and Hierarchy: The Birth of Civilization
Chapter 4 – Early Urban Society in a Larger Frame
Part I Review
III. Part II: The Classical World
Chapter 5 – State and Society: Classical Greece and India
Chapter 6 – Rome and Han China compared
Chapter 7 – Patriarchy, and World Religions, in the Classical Era
Chapter 8: Of Silk and Swords: Trans-Eurasian Trade in Historical Context
Part II Review
IV. Part III: From Medieval to Global
Chapter 9 – Medieval Europe: Feudalism and the Church
Chapter 10 – The Rise of Islam: A Bridge Between
Chapter 11: Central Asia has its moment: The Mongols
Chapter 12: The Black Death and the future of the world
Part III Review
V. Epilogue
Globalization and the Birth of the Modern World
Review: On the Verge of the Modern