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1 Becoming Human
2 Rivers, Cities and the Rise of Complex Societies, c. 4000-2000 BCE
3 Nomads, Territorial States, and Micro-Societies, 2000-1200 BCE
4 First Empires and Common Cultures, 1200–350 bce
5 Worlds Turned Inside Out, 1000–350 bce
6 Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World, 350 bce–250 ce
7 Han China and The Roman Empire, 300 BCE –300CE
8 The Rise of Universal Religions, 300–600 CE
9 New Empires, and Common Cultures, 600-900 CE
10 The World Becomes “The World,” 1000-1300 CE
11 Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500
12 Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450-1600
13 Worlds Entangled, 1600-1750
14 Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1600-1780
15 Reordering the World, 1750–1850
16 Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century
17 Nations and Empires, 1850–1914
18 An Unsettled World, 1890–1914
19 Of Masses and Visions of the Modern, 1910-1930
20 The Three-World Order, 1940–1975
21 Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: Globalization 1975-1999
22 Epilogue, 2000–2007

Chapter 17: Nations and Empires, 1850–1914

Study Plan

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Organize

  1. Print-out the chapter outline and summary and check items that your instructor covered in class.
  2. Consider the Focus Questions for this chapter.

Learn

  1. Read this chapter in your textbook or the eBook.
  2. Access the iMaps for this chapter. Use the menus to view only the information you want to see as you study the geography and historical events represented on each map. After reviewing the map, click the GeoQuiz link!
  3. Take the Multiple Choice quiz. You can mail the results to your instructor’s Gradebook and keep track of your progress in your student Gradebook.
  4. Master the key events and terms for this chapter by working through the deck of FlashCards. You can even shuffle cards from earlier chapters if you’re trying to study for a test. Many of these terms have audio pronunciations.
  5. Click the Chrono-Sequencer and match the dates and events.
  6. Printout the Map Worksheets for this chapter and reconnect the labels offline.
  7. Generate a Progress Report and fill out the items that you have completed thus far. This report can also be sent to your Gradebook or to your instructor.

Connect

  1. Research Topics: Access these Digital History materials and select a subject for further study, extra credit, or for a project requirement.
  2. Scan this chapter’s Online Document Reader.

 

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