Western Civilization To 1500PDF电子书下载

INTRODUCTION On History 1

Ⅰ The Earliest Known Civilizations 5

Ⅱ The Near East in the Second and First Millennium B．C 15

Ⅲ Greece Before 500 B．C 30

Ⅳ Greece in the Fifth Century 45

Ⅴ The End of Greek Liberty(404-336 B．C．) 59

Ⅵ The Hellenistic Age 67

Ⅶ The Rise of Rome 76

Ⅷ The Flourishing of the Roman Republic 89

Ⅸ The Establishment of the Empire 103

Ⅹ Imperial Rome 117

Ⅺ The End of the Ancient World 134

Ⅻ Barbarians，Christians，and Moslems(375-741) 142

ⅩⅢ The Early Feudal Age(741-1000) 156

ⅩⅣ Beginning of a New Millennium(Eleventh Century) 174

ⅩⅤ Flourishing of the Middle Ages(Twelfth Century) 189

ⅩⅥ The＂Greatest of Centuries＂(Thirteenth Century) 206

ⅩⅦ The Eve of the Renaissance(1275-1350) 229

ⅩⅧ The Early Renaissance(1350-1453) 246

ⅩⅨ On the Threshold of the Modern Age(1453-1492) 266

EXAMINATIONS 275

SOME MEMORABLE RULERS，STATESMEN，SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS 282

SOME MEMORABLE CHURCHMEN，SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS 284

SOME MEMORABLE RULERS 286

CHRONOLOGY 289

BIBLIOGRAPHY 305

INDEX 313