Any complete understanding of today’s world must take into account the meaning of Western Civilization and the role Western civilization has played in history. Despite modern progress, we still greatly reflect our religious traditions, our political systems and theories, our economic and social structures, and our cultural heritage. The updated 10th edition of Western Civilization, aligned with the updated course framework and exam, aims to assist a new generation of students in learning more about the past that has helped create them and the world in which they live. New material on world history has been added to show the impact other parts of the world have made on the West. The ongoing struggle with terrorists since 2001 has made clear the intricate relationship between the West and the rest of the world. It is important to understand not only how Western civilization has affected the rest of the world but also how it has been influenced and even defined since its beginnings by contacts with other peoples around the world. Another goal of the text is to present a well-balanced work in which the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military aspects of Western civilization have been integrated into a chronologically ordered synthesis. The latest research on social history and women’s history has been integrated into each chapter of the book rather than isolating it in lengthy topical chapters or in separate sections. Western Civilization aims to put the story back in history. That story is an exciting one, yet many textbooks fail to capture the imagination of their readers. Narrative history effectively transmits the knowledge of the past and is the form that best aids remembrance. At the same time, the text presents the kind of historical analysis that reveals how historians often disagree on their interpretations of the past.
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Jackson J. Spielvogel
Jackson J. Spielvogel is Associate Professor Emeritus of History at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, where he specialized in Reformation History under Harold J. Grimm. His articles and reviews have appeared in journals such as MOREANA, JOURNAL OF GENERAL EDUCATION, CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW, ARCHIV FÜR REFORMATIONSGESCHICHTE and AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW. He also has contributed chapters or articles to THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF REFORMATION, THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: A DICTIONARY HANDBOOK, the SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER ANNUAL OF HOLOCAUST STUDIES and UTOPIAN STUDIES. His work has been supported by fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation and the Foundation for Reformation Research. At Penn State, he helped inaugurate the Western Civilization course, as well as a popular course on Nazi Germany. His book HITLER AND NAZI GERMANY was first published in 1987 (7th Edition, 2014). In addition, he is the author of WESTERN CIVILIZATION, first published in 1991 (10th Edition, 2018), and co-author (with William Duiker) of WORLD HISTORY, first published in 1994 (9th Edition, 2019). Professor Spielvogel has won five major university-wide teaching awards. During the 1988-1989 year, he held the Penn State Teaching Fellowship, the university's most prestigious teaching award. He won the Dean Arthur Ray Warnock Award for Outstanding Faculty member in 1996 and received the Schreyer Honors College Excellence in Teaching Award in 2000.
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The Major Concepts section at the beginning of each chapter has been coded to the new topics in the most up-to-date (Fall 2019) AP® European History Course Framework.
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The AP® Thematic Questions section at the beginning of each chapter has been coded to the new themes in the most up-to-date AP® European History Course Framework.
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The primary source, Opposing Viewpoints, and Global Perspectives features within each chapter have been updated to reflect the new historical thinking skills, history reasoning processes, and themes from the most up-to-date AP® European History Course Framework.
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There is a completely new correlation to the most up-to-date AP® European History Course Framework.
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The “Preparing For the AP® Examination” and “Taking the AP® European History Examination” strategy sections have been aligned to the most up-to-date AP® European History Course Framework. This includes the addition of Unit Learning Objectives charts for each of the 9 units in the new framework.
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The DBQ and LEQ introduction sections in the back of the book have been updated to align to the most up-to-date AP® European History Course Framework.
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The LEQs in the back of the book have been coded to the new history reasoning processes and themes in the most up-to-date AP® European History Course Framework.
K12 AP TEACHER'S COMPANION FOR EUROPEAN HISTORY
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K12 IAC COGNERO WESTERN CIVILI ZATION SINCE 1300
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K12 SSO COGNERO WESTERN CIVILI ZATION SINCE 1300
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K12 TRG WESTERN CIVILIZATION S INCE 1300
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MindTap: Western Civilization Since 1300 Enhanced AP Edition, 10th Student Edition 12 Months
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