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Snapshots of Early Modern History Table of Contents

Spice Market Dubai

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Elizabethan England

Chapter 1: England Picks a Religion

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          Culture Corner: Hans Holbein

Chapter 2: Elizabeth Extends Her Reach

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          Culture Corner: William Shakespeare

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The Riches of Spain

Chapter 3: The Gold and Silver of the Spanish Main

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          Culture Corner: Miguel de Cervantes

Chapter 4: Spain Runs Out of Money

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          Culture Corner: European Fashion

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Control vs. Liberty in Eastern Europe

Chapter 5: Russia Has a Terrible Time

Chapter 6: Poland Create the Golden Liberty

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          Culture Corner: Nicolaus Copernicus

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The Gunpowder Empires

Chapter 7: Esfahan Is Half the World

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          Culture Corner: Median Emam

Chapter 8: The Taj Mahal Rises in India

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War and Peace in the East

Chapter 9: Admiral Yi Saves Korea

Chapter 10: Tokugawa Ieyasu Brings Stability to Japan

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          Culture Corner: Japanese Theater

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The Newest Global Empires

Chapter 11: The Dutch Run the Most Successful Business in the World

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          Culture Corner: Johannes Vermeer 

Chapter 12: England Starts Colonizing for God and Gold

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West Africa Reacts to Europe

Chapter 13: Ganga Zumba Builds a Kingdom

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          Culture Corner: Engolo and Capoeira

Chapter 14: Queen Ana Nzinga Rejects the Portuguese

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Art and Science in Europe

Chapter 15: Europe Goes Baroque

Chapter 16: The Triumph of Reason

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The Rise and Fall of Empires

Chapter 17: Europe's Last War of Religion

Chapter 18: Manchu Banners Fly Over China

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          Culture Corner: Qing Painting

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The Question of Kings

Chapter 19: Oliver Beheads the King

Chapter 20: The Sun King Shines in France

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          Culture Corner: Ballet

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East Africa Forces Europe Out

Chapter 21: Fasilides Builds a Castle

Chapter 22: Changamire Dombo Fortifies His Empire

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          Culture Corner: African Hairstyles

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Natives and Colonists in North America

Chapter 23: The Pueblo Fight for Freedom

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          Culture Corner: Native American Beadwork

Chapter 24: The First Nations Trade with New France

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Britain and Ireland

Chapter 25: England Has a Glorious Revolution

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          Culture Corner: John Locke

Chapter 26: The Color Green Is Banned in Ireland

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          Culture Corner: Isaac Newton

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The East Aims West

Chapter 27: The Ottomans' Last Stab At Glory

Chapter 28: Peter Looks West

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          Culture Corner: Peterhof

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West Africa and Slavery

Chapter 29: Osei Tutu Receives the Golden Stool

Chapter 30: The Growth of Chattel Slavery

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The Caribbean

Chapter 31: Here There Be Pirates!

Chapter 32: Queen Nanny Defeats the British in Jamaica

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          Culture Corner: Caribbean Music and Dance

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The First Global War

Chapter 33: How the First Global War Got Started

Chapter 34: The British Inch Into India

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Changes in America

Chapter 35: Religious Fervor in the Colonies

Chapter 36: The Three-Way War for North America

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Enlightened Absolutism

          Culture Corer: The Enlightenment

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Chapter 37: Catherine Seizes Power

Chapter 38: Catherine Expands Russia

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Life in the Pacific

Chapter 39: Captain Cook Searches for Fabled Lands

Chapter 40: King Kamehameha Unites Hawaii

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          Culture Corner: He'e Nalu

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The American Revolution

Chapter 41: America Marches to Revolution

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          Culture Corner: Adam Smith

Chapter 42: The United States Writes the Constitution

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          Culture Corner: Phillis Wheatley

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Ripple Effects of the Revolution

Chapter 43: The United States Fights the Western Confederacy

Chapter 44: Canada Remains Loyal to Great Britain

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The Land Down Under

Chapter 45: Aboriginals and Convicts in Australia

Chapter 46: Hongi Hika Trades for Guns

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          Culture Corner: The Haka and Poi

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Trouble in France

Chapter 47: Lavish Living in France

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          Culture Corner: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Chapter 48: Heads Roll in France

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          Culture Corner: Jacques-Louis David

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Freedom from Slavery

Chapter 49: Haiti Wins Its Freedom

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          Culture Corner: Tignons

Chapter 50: Abolitionists Fight Slavery

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The United States Expands

Chapter 51: America Debates Its Identity 

Chapter 52: Sacagawea Leads the Way

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Europe Begins to Modernize 

Chapter 53: The Industrial Revolution Gets Rolling

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          Culture Corner: Mary Wollstonecraft 

Chapter 54: The Romantics Strive for Meaning

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          Culture Corner: The Haskalah

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Emperor Napoleon

Chapter 55: Napoleon Crowns Himself

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          Culture Corner: Josephine and Fashion

Chapter 56: Napoleon Abdicates—Twice

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          Culture Corner: Marie-Antoine Carême

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The Bolivarian Revolutions

Chapter 57: A Tale of Two Generals

Chapter 58: Bolivar and San Martin Liberate South America

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          Culture Corner: The Cusco School

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Latin American Revolutions Continue 

Chapter 59: "Independence of Death" in Brazil

Chapter 60: The Cry of Dolores Rings Out in Mexico

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Empires of Africa

Chapter 61: Shaka Forges the Zulu

Chapter 62: Usman Starts a Caliphate

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          Culture Corner: African Maskas

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Natives in North America

Chapter 63: Russia Hunts Furs in Alaska

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          Culture Corner: Totem Poles

Chapter 64: Jackson Paves the Trail of Tears

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          Culture Corner: Sequoya

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Victorian Britain

Chapter 65: Victoria Takes the Throne

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          Culture Corner: Photography

Chapter 66: The Rise of the Middle Class

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          Culture Corner: Charles Dickens

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British Imperialism

Chapter 67: The Victorians Play the Great Game

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          Culture Corner: Fairy Tales

Chapter 68: The British Smuggle Opium into China

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Pain and Relief

Chapter 69: Potatoes Rot in Ireland

Chapter 70: Protesting for Social Good

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          Culture Corner: Edgar Allan Poe

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The March to a New World

Chapter 71: The United States Stretches from Sea to Shining Sea

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          Culture Corner: The Telegraph

Chapter 72: The Revolutions of '48 Tear Across Europe

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          Culture Corner: Karl Marx

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