1. The Peopling of the World, to 4000 B.C.E. 2. The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 4000-550 B.C.

E. 3. Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 B.C.E.-100 C.E. 4.

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 B.C.E.-220 C.E. 5. The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 C.E.

6. New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 B.C.E.-651 C.E. 7. The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 B.

C.E.-476 C.E. 8. The Silk Routes: Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100-1000. 9. Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600-1258.

10. The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500-1000. 11. Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000-1500. 12. Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca. 900-1276. 13.

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000-1400. 14. The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200-1500. 15. Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400-1600. 16. Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500-1700. 17.

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500-1750. 18. Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600-1750. 19. The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550-1807. 20. Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650-1837. 21.

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600-1820. 22. Revolutions in the West, 1750-1830. 23. The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765-1880. 24. The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800-1910. 25.

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830-1910. 26. The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830-1914. 27. War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905-1928. 28. Responses to Global Crisis, 1920-1939. 29.

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939-1949. 30. The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949-1975. 31. Toward a New World Order, 1975-2000. 32. Voyage into the Twenty-First Century.