Appendix B World History, Volume 1, to 1500: Maps and Timelines

Chapter 1: Understanding the Past

The Whole World Figure 1.1

Chapter 2: Early Humans

Migration of the Earliest Humans Figure 2.6
The Most Recent Glaciation Period Figure 2.14
Sites of Natufian Settlements Figure 2.23

Chapter 3: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies

Locator Map: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies Figure 3.3
Early Sumer Figure 3.8
The Fertile Crescent Figure 3.4
The World’s First Empire Figure 3.13
The Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt Figure 3.17
The Indus Valley Culture Figure 3.24
Indus Valley Trade with Mesopotamia Figure 3.26

Chapter 4: The Near East

Locator Map: The Near East Figure 4.3
Hammurabi’s Realm Figure 4.5
The Hittite Empire Figure 4.6
The Neo-Assyrian Empire Figure 4.8
The Neo-Babylonian Empire Figure 4.9
Three Kingdoms in Egypt Figure 4.18
Trade Routes in the Eastern Mediterranean Figure 4.26
The Persian Empire Figure 4.30
The Divided Monarchy Figure 4.40

Chapter 5: Asia in Ancient Times

Locator Map: Asia in Ancient Times Figure 5.3
Topography of Ancient China Figure 5.4
The Eurasian Steppe Figure 5.9
Northern Wei Dynasty Figure 5.10
Ancient Korea Figure 5.11
The Ring of Fire Figure 5.15
Southeast Asia Figure 5.17
The Indian Subcontinent Figure 5.20

Chapter 6: Mediterranean Peoples

Locator Map: Mediterranean Peoples Figure 6.3
The Bronze Age World Figure 6.4
The Path of the Sea Peoples Figure 6.6
Phoenician Cities and Colonies Figure 6.7
Persia and the Greeks in 499 BCE Figure 6.14
The Peloponnesian War Figure 6.16
The Conquests of Alexander the Great Figure 6.23
The Hellenistic World Figure 6.25
Rome’s Conquests in Italy Figure 6.29
Hannibal’s Invasion of Rome Figure 6.30
The Expansion of Rome Figure 6.32
Rome and King Mithridates Figure 6.34
The Roman Empire through 44 BCE Figure 6.35

Chapter 7: Experiencing the Roman Empire

Locator Map: Experiencing the Roman Empire Figure 7.2
Spartacus’s Revolt Figure 7.7
Trade Routes of the Roman Empire Figure 7.10

Chapter 8: The Americas in Ancient Times

Locator Map: The Americas in Ancient Times Figure 8.3
The Populating of the Americas Figure 8.4
A Natural Migration Path Figure 8.6
Norte Chico Sites Figure 8.8
Poverty Point Figure 8.11
The Maya World Figure 8.16
Chavín Culture and Its Influence Figure 8.20
Moche, Nazca, and Tiwanaku Cultures Figure 8.21
The Triple Alliance Figure 8.28
The Inca Empire Figure 8.35
Traditions of the American Southwest Figure 8.38

Chapter 9: Africa in Ancient Times

Locator Map: Africa in Ancient Times Figure 9.3
A Diverse Continent Figure 9.4
The Kalahari Desert Figure 9.8
Lake Victoria Figure 9.9
Africa’s Wealth of Languages Figure 9.12
The Bantu Migrations Figure 9.13
The Kingdom of Kush Figure 9.14
Phoenician Settlements and Trade Routes Figure 9.19
Hannibal’s War (218–203 BCE) Figure 9.21
Trans-Saharan Trade Figure 9.24

Chapter 10: Empires of Faith

Locator Map: Empires of Faith Figure 10.3
The Roman Empire Moves East Figure 10.6
Germanic Kingdoms Figure 10.10
Reconquests of Justinian Figure 10.13
Sasanian Persia Figure 10.14
The Aksum and Himyar Empires Figure 10.15
The Kushan Empire Figure 10.18
Territories of Arab Tribes Figure 10.21

Chapter 11: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates

Locator Map: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates Figure 11.3
The Byzantine and Sasanian Empires Figure 11.4
Himyar and Aksum Figure 11.6
Byzantines versus Sasanians Figure 11.8
Mecca as a Trade Hub Figure 11.11
The Eighth-Century Islamic Caliphate Figure 11.13
Khurasan Province Figure 11.18
Baghdad Between 767 and 913 CE (150 and 300 AH) Figure 11.19

Chapter 12: India, the Indian Ocean Basin, and East Asia

The Ghaznavid Dynasty Figure 12.3
The Delhi Sultanate Figure 12.4
The Sui Dynasty Figure 12.8
China’s Grand Canal Figure 12.9
The Tang Dynasty Figure 12.13
The Silk Roads in the First Century CE Figure 12.14
The Battle of Talas River Figure 12.16
Indian Ocean Trade Routes Figure 12.18
Srivijaya Trade Routes Figure 12.21
The Kingdom of Aksum Figure 12.22
The Swahili Coast Figure 12.23
The Three Kingdoms Figure 12.26
Japan, Korea, and China in Context Figure 12.27

Chapter 13: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement

Locator Map: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement Figure 13.3
Post-Roman Western Eurasia Figure 13.4
Medieval Cordoba Figure 13.10
The Abbasid Caliphate Figure 13.11
The Fatimid Caliphate Figure 13.12
The Seljuk Empire Figure 13.14
Routes of the Early Crusades Figure 13.19
The Crusader States Figure 13.20

Chapter 14: Pax Mongolica: The Steppe Empire of the Mongols

Locator Map: Pax Mongolica: The Steppe Empire of the Mongols Figure 14.3
The Collapse of the Tang Dynasty Figure 14.5
Mongol Tribes and the Three Steppe Kingdoms Figure 14.7
The Mongol Empire Figure 14.9
The Four Khanates of the Mongol Empire Figure 14.10
The Western Mongol Empire Figure 14.11
The Fourth Crusade Figure 14.12
Growth of the Delhi Sultanate Figure 14.15

Chapter 15: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mansa Musa Figure 15.1
Locator Map: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa Figure 15.3
The Niger River Figure 15.5
The Early Spread of Christianity Figure 15.7
The Spread of Islam Figure 15.9
Ghana and the Trans-Saharan Trade Figure 15.11
The Ghana and Mali Empires Figure 15.12
Mapungubwe Figure 15.13
Songhai Empire Figure 15.17
The Almoravid Empire Figure 15.19
The Almohad Empire Figure 15.20

Chapter 16: Climate Change and Plague in the Fourteenth Century

Mongol China and Beyond Figure 16.3
The Mongol Empire Figure 16.5
The Fourteenth Century Begins Figure 16.8
Route of the Black Death Figure 16.13
The Late Fourteenth-Century Islamic World Figure 16.16

Chapter 17: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming

Locator Map: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming Figure 17.3
Incursions of the Seljuk Empire against the Byzantines Figure 17.4
The Timurid Empire Figure 17.8
The Mamluk Sultanate Figure 17.21
The Forbidden City Figure 17.25

Timelines in Volume 1, to 1500

Timeline: Early Humans Figure 2.2
Timeline: Early Civilizations and Urban Societies Figure 3.2
Timeline: The Near East Figure 4.2
Timeline: Asia in Ancient Times Figure 5.2
Timeline: Mediterranean Peoples Figure 6.2
Timeline: The Americas in Ancient Times Figure 8.2
Timeline: Africa in Ancient Times Figure 9.2
Timeline: Empires of Faith Figure 10.2
Timeline: The Rise of Islam and the Caliphates Figure 11.2
Timeline: India, the Indian Ocean Basin, and East Asia Figure 12.2
Timeline: The Post-Roman West and the Crusading Movement Figure 13.2
Timeline: Pax Mongolica: The Steppe Empire of the Mongols Figure 14.2
Timeline: States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa Figure 15.2
Timeline: Climate Change and Plague in the Fourteenth Century Figure 16.2
Timeline: The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Ming Figure 17.2