Includes index. Bentley, J. H., Ziegler, H. F., & Streets, H. E. (2008). Traditions and encounters: a brief global history. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Part I: The Early Complex Societies, 3500 to 500 B.C.E. -- The Foundation of Complex Societies -- Early African Societies and the Bantu Migration -- Early Societies in South and East Asia -- Early Societies in the American and Oceania -- Part II: The Formation of Classical Societies, 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. -- The Empires of Asia -- The Unification of China -- State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India -- Mediterranean Society Under the Greeks and Romans -- Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads -- Part III: The Postclassical Era, 500 to 1000 C. E. -- The Commonwealth of Byzantium -- The Expansive Realm of Islam -- The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia - India and the Indian Ocean Basin -- The Foundations of Christian Society in Western Europe -- Part IV: An Age of Cross Cultural Interaction, 1000 to 1500 C. E. -- Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Immigration -- States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa -- Western Europe during the High Middle Ages -- Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania -- Reaching Out: Cross-Cultural Interactions