Engaging features help students learn how to analyze change and continuity Visualizing the Past features support visual literacy by showing students how to read and analyze maps, charts, graphs, tables, and photos. Thinking Historically essays discuss key topics that extend across chronological and geographical boundaries. Accompanying critical thinking questions prompt readers to consider the far-reachingimplications of historical developments. Global Connections sections reinforce the key themes and issues raised in the chapter, emphasizing their importance to both the areas discussed in the chapter and the world as a whole. Critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter and part reinforce important topics and themes and serve as potential essay or class discussion topics. Reader-focused tools guide students through the material UPDATED - Part introductions discuss the conditions that set the stage for the developments during each historical period, identify the characteristics of the period, and recap the continuities that exist from one period to the next. Two world maps provide a graphic reference for the major changes of the period. Part timelines list the major events of the period.
An essay at the end of each part revisits the dominant cross-civilizational (or cross-regional) contacts and divisions that occurred during the era under examination, encouraging students to analyze the impact of key contact patterns during the period upon individual societies. Chapter-opening stories describe a particular pattern, individual, or incident to spark students'' interest, introducing chapter material in an engaging, dramatic way. Timelines in each chapter orient students to the period, countries, and key events covered in the chapter. Learning objectives, at the beginning of each chapter and accompanying each of the main headings, preview the important concepts students will encounter in the chapter. UPDATED - Excerpts from selected original documents put students in contact with diverse voices of the past, reinforcing the authors'' commitment to social history involving women, the non-elite, and experiences and events outside the spheres of politics and high culture. Accompanying questions encourage interpretive reflections and analysis. UPDATED - Each chapter includes suggested further readings, including source materials, standards in the field, encyclopedia coverage, and general interest titles. A comprehensive glossary, including conceptual terms, frequently used foreign terms, and names of important regions and individuals, helps students develop a global vocabulary.
Key terms are also defined in the margins of the chapter where the term first appears. Updated content helps students connect present to past UPDATED - World Civilizations: The Global Experience has been revised to reflect the latest developments in historical research. Highlights of new and updated content include the following: Coverage of new discoveries about human origins and interactions, including the use of animals, in Chapter 1 An updated comparison of the Roman and Chinese empires, expanded coverage of Rome''s development, and new coverage of Rome''s environmental impact in Chapter 7 A new explanation of the Mayan system of assigning dates to events in Chapter 8 An expanded section on the spread of world religions in Chapter 10 Expanded coverage of the fifteenth century as a transition, revised coverage of critical themes of the Italian Renaissance, and new coverage of the impact of the Mongol era in Chapter 20 Dynamic content brings concepts to life NEW - Videos and interactives integrated directly into the narrative get students learning actively, making it more likely that they''ll retain what they''ve read. Artifacts as Evidence videos enable students to explore the connections between individual artifacts and historical developments. Created in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, these videos illuminate history through examination of a wide range of items from the historical record. The featured artifacts include: Ancestral Pueblo Jars Hedwig Glass Beaker Durer''s Rhinoceros History 360 Experience simulations allow students to learn about history through the exploration of historical sites. Each immersive experience combines 360-degree photographs and videos with sound, images, and text to help bring the past to life. Examples of sites that students can explore include: Athenian Acropolis Pisa Cathedral, Baptistery, and Tower Caravel Matthew Interactive maps with dynamic elements allow students to explore different regions and concepts in a hands-on fashion.
Examples include: The Persian Empire in Its Main Stages The Spread of Islam in Southeast Asia French, British, and Dutch Holdings, c. 1700 NEW - Embedded assessments afford students regular opportunities to check their understanding. The results enable instructors to gauge student comprehension and provide timely feedback to address learning gaps along the way. NEW - Source collections at the end of each chapter provide a selection of primary source documents relevant to chapter content. Each document includes header notes, questions, and audio. Students can highlight and make notes on the documents. NEW - Chapter-ending review tools include an interactive timeline, critical thinking questions, key-term flashcards, an image gallery, a video gallery, and suggested readings. NEW - Writing assignments, such as journaling prompts, shared writing activities, and essays, enable educators tofoster and assess critical thinkingwithout significantly impacting their grading burden.
NEW - Video quizzes offer students opportunities to further their knowledge by applying concepts and testing their understanding. Instructors can share videos accompanied by time-stamped multiple-choice questions. NEW - Shared multimedia assignments make it easy for instructors and students to post and respond to videos and other media. Students can also record and upload their own presentations for grading, comments, or peer review. NEW - The Revel® mobile app lets students read and practice anywhere, anytime, on any device, online and off. It syncs work across all registered devices automatically, allowing learners to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. NEW - The audio playlist lets students listen and learn as they go. Actionable insights help improve results NEW - The educator dashboard offers an at-a-glance look at overall class performance.
It helps instructors identify and contact struggling and low-activity students, ensuring that the class stays on pace. NEW - The enhanced grades view provides detailed insights on student performance, from specific assignments to individual student scores. NEW - LMS integration provides institutions, instructors, and students easy access to their Revel courses via Blackboard Learn(tm), Canvas(tm), Brightspace by D2L(tm), and Moodle(tm). Single sign-on lets students access Revel on their first day.