ABSTRACT

This book gives an overview of all of Asian history from the eastern borders of Europe to the Pacific and from the birth of civilization to the present. It provides a broad framework and flexible method for thinking about the history of the people of Asia.

chapter 1|36 pages

The Birth of Civilization in Asia

110,000 b.c. to 1000 b.c.

chapter 2|44 pages

The Political Organization of Civilized Societies

382334 B.C. to 400 B.C.

chapter 3|44 pages

The Crisis and Ethical Protest in the Mid-First Millennium b.c.

82600 B.C. to 450 B.C.

chapter 4|47 pages

The Rise of Universal Empires during the First Millennium b.c.

126539 b.c. to 9 a.d.

chapter 5|48 pages

The Persistence of Empire in the Face of Change

350 b.c. to 650 a.d.

chapter 6|62 pages

The Rise of Universal Religions

300 to 900 a.d.

chapter 7|76 pages

The Regional Fragmentation of Civilizations

750 to 1500 A.D.

chapter 8|45 pages

Eurasian Integration under Central Asian Dominance

1100 to 1500 a.d.

chapter 9|72 pages

Early Modern Empires in Asia

4041350 to 1850