Kenneth L. Campbell is Professor of History at Monmouth College, New Jersey.

• List of Tables, Maps, and ChartsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Beginnings of History and the Ancient Near East2. Greece and the Mediterranean World, ca. 2000-350 BCE3. The Hellenistic Age and the Rise of Rome, ca. 350-30 BCE4. The Roman Empire and the Enduring Legacy of the Ancient World, ca. 30 BCE-500 CE5. Early Christian Europe, Byzantium, and the Rise of Islam, ca. 410-7506. The Shaping of Medieval Europe, ca. 750-11007. The High Middle Ages, ca. 1000-13008. The Crises of the Late Middle Ages, ca. 1300-15009. The Renaissance, ca. 1350-151710. The Beginnings of European Expansion, ca. 1400-154011. The Protestant and Catholic Reformations12. The Age of European Expansion, ca. 1550-165013. Absolutism and Political Revolution in the Seventeenth Century14. The Scientific Revolution and Changes in Thought and Society in the Seventeenth CenturyEpilogue: The Shaping of the Past and the Challenge of the FutureIndexAbout the Author

Kenneth L. Campbell is Professor of History at Monmouth College, New Jersey.

• List of Tables, Maps, and ChartsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Beginnings of History and the Ancient Near East2. Greece and the Mediterranean World, ca. 2000-350 BCE3. The Hellenistic Age and the Rise of Rome, ca. 350-30 BCE4. The Roman Empire and the Enduring Legacy of the Ancient World, ca. 30 BCE-500 CE5. Early Christian Europe, Byzantium, and the Rise of Islam, ca. 410-7506. The Shaping of Medieval Europe, ca. 750-11007. The High Middle Ages, ca. 1000-13008. The Crises of the Late Middle Ages, ca. 1300-15009. The Renaissance, ca. 1350-151710. The Beginnings of European Expansion, ca. 1400-154011. The Protestant and Catholic Reformations12. The Age of European Expansion, ca. 1550-165013. Absolutism and Political Revolution in the Seventeenth Century14. The Scientific Revolution and Changes in Thought and Society in the Seventeenth CenturyEpilogue: The Shaping of the Past and the Challenge of the FutureIndexAbout the Author

Kenneth L. Campbell is Professor of History at Monmouth College, New Jersey.

• List of Tables, Maps, and ChartsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Beginnings of History and the Ancient Near East2. Greece and the Mediterranean World, ca. 2000-350 BCE3. The Hellenistic Age and the Rise of Rome, ca. 350-30 BCE4. The Roman Empire and the Enduring Legacy of the Ancient World, ca. 30 BCE-500 CE5. Early Christian Europe, Byzantium, and the Rise of Islam, ca. 410-7506. The Shaping of Medieval Europe, ca. 750-11007. The High Middle Ages, ca. 1000-13008. The Crises of the Late Middle Ages, ca. 1300-15009. The Renaissance, ca. 1350-151710. The Beginnings of European Expansion, ca. 1400-154011. The Protestant and Catholic Reformations12. The Age of European Expansion, ca. 1550-165013. Absolutism and Political Revolution in the Seventeenth Century14. The Scientific Revolution and Changes in Thought and Society in the Seventeenth CenturyEpilogue: The Shaping of the Past and the Challenge of the FutureIndexAbout the Author