Brief Introduction to Western Civilization

---Selected Readings from Encarta Reference Library---

For Students of Humanities

Adapted By Zhang Huahong

School of Foreign Studies

South China Normal University

Contents 

Chapter 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

Chapter 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

Chapter 3: The Greek Civilization

Chapter 4: The Roman Republic

Chapter 5: The Roman Empire

Chapter 6: Transformations of the Roman World

Chapter 7: Early Middle Ages

Chapter 8: Central Middle Ages (Part 1)

Chapter 9: Central Middle Ages (Part 2)

Chapter 10: Late Middle Ages : Crisis and Renewal

Chapter 11: The Renaissance (Part 1)

Chapter 12: The Renaissance (Part 2)

Chapter 13: Reformation and Puritanism

Chapter 14: 17 th – 18 th Century

Chapter 15: French Revolution

Chapter 16: 18 th – 20 th Century

Appendix: 中国与欧洲大事对照表