Western Heritage Since 1300 9e

A core text for introductory-level survey courses in Western Civilization and European History and Civilization. Written by leading scholars in the field, this authoritative text presents an engaging and balanced narrative of the central developments in Western history. Seamlessly integrating coverage of social, cultural and political history, this text is presented in a flexible chronological organization. The new Ninth Edition provides updated scholarship, expanded coverage of cultural history, the ancient Near East, late antiquity, imperialism, and the Holocaust. Do you want to provide your students with the most balanced coverage of Western Civilation? Chapter organization is designed to accomodate a variety of approaches for teaching Western Civilization, allowing teachers to stress what is most important to them and to their students.Integrated Social, Cultural and Political History throughout every chapter, written by leading historians. When appropriate, the text also examines Western Civilization in the context of its relationship with the rest of the world. How do you cover social and cultural history to help your students get excited about history?NEW - "A Closer Look" feature, one per chapter, provides in-depth commentary on visual sources in Western Civilization. This feature engages student visually with the textbook information, and gets them to look at visuals as sources, not just as pictures. Examples include a Greek war ship, the image of St. Maurice in the Middle Ages, Martin Schongaver's engraving of the temptation of St. Anthony, and a photography of "Bloody Sunday." Encountering the Past- Each chapter includes a lively essay on popular culture, accompanied by and illustration and discussion questions. Subjects featured include ancient athletics, medieval games, diets, attitudes towards bathing, and the politics of rock music in the late 20th century. New discussions include religious festivals, childbirth in reformation Europe, and gymnastics in 19th and early 20th- century Germany -coverage of interesting historical topics that will catch students' interests. Expanded emphasis on cultural history throughout narrative of textbook - helps students see important cultural developments in the context of Western Civilization.What is new to this edition? NEW - Designed timelines - enhances the useability of the timelines. NEW - Enhanced maps -including maps on European immigration in the 19th century, the Holocaust, and the war in Iraq - all the maps have been redesigned and updated - students are given not only the most updated, but many specialty maps as well which encourages students attention. NEW - Illustrations, approximately 30% - to spark student interest and learning. NEW - Updated and added material - Chapter 1: includes a new section on the "Ice Man" found in the Alps, as well as a major new section on the Persion Empire. Chapter 6: includes new coverage of Late Antiquity, expanded discussion of the Byzantine Empire and expanded The West & The World Essays- This series of illustrated essays compares key Western social or political developments with those of non-Western cultures at particular times in history - broadens students' perspectives beyond the West and examines the role Western Civilization played in developing what we refer to a s a global society today. Is instructor support important to you with your textbook?Instructor's Manual: The Instructor's Manual contains chapter summaries, key points and vital concepts, a comprehensive list of multimedia resources, and information on audio-visual resources that can be used in developing and preparing lecture presentations. Test Item File: The Test Item File includes 1500 multiple-choice, identification, map, and essay test questions. Instructor Resource CD-ROM: This instructor resource contains PowerPoint ® presentations directly linked to the text, maps, and figures from THE WESTERN HERITAGE, lecture outlines, a gallery of images from the text, the Instructor's Manual and Test Item File, and other instructional materials. Overhead Transparencies: This collection of full-color transparency acetates provides the maps and figures from the text for use in classroom presentations. TestGen: This commercial quality computerized test management program, for Windows and Macintosh environments, allows users to create their own tests using items from the printed Test Item File. The program allows users to edit the items in the Test Item File and to add their own questions. Online testing is also available. Telecourse Administrative Handbook for Instructors: The Telecourse Study Guide by Jay Boggis provides instructors with resources for using The Western Heritage with the Annenberg/CPB telecourse, the Western tradition. Student Telecourse Guide: The Student Telecourse Guide by Jay Boggis correlates The Western Heritage with the Annenberg/CPB telecourse, The Western Tradition. OneKey: OneKey is an online resource that includes all the support your students need for studying, reviewing, and enhancing their experience with THE WESTERN HERITAGE. Among the resources available for each chapter are: media-rich interactive e-book version of the text, quizzes organized by the main topics of each chapter, primary source documents, learning activities, and interactive maps. For instructors, the ONEKEY® experience provides all you need to plan and administer your course. Included for instructors are: images and maps from the text, primary source documents, and PowerPoint® presentations. Companion Website: The Companion Website for The Western Heritage is organized by the main subtopics in each chapter of the text. It includes study questions, map labeling exercises, interactive maps, related links, and document-based exercises. A faculty module provides material from the Instructor's Manual and the maps and charts from the text in PowerPoint format. URL: (http://www.prenhall.com/kagan)