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Places of Encounter, Volume 1

Time, Place, and Connectivity in World History, Volume One: To 1600

Places of Encounter, Volume 1

Time, Place, and Connectivity in World History, Volume One: To 1600

ByAran MacKinnon
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2012
eBook Published 27 April 2018
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429493324
Pages 280 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429961878
SubjectsHumanities
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MacKinnon, A. (2012). Places of Encounter, Volume 1. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429493324
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Places of Encounter provides a place-based approach to world history, focusing on specific locations at critical moments when human history was transformed as a result of encounters-physical, political, cultural, intellectual, and religious. Original, contributed essays by leading academics in the field explore places from Hadar to Xi'an, Salvador to New York, and numerous other locations that have produced historical shockwaves and significant global impact throughout history. With a chronologically organized table of contents, each chapter dissects a particular moment in history, with personal commentary from each contributor, a narrative of the location's historical significance at the time, and a section on significant global connections. Primary sources and discussion questions at the end of each chapter allow students a view into the lives of individuals of the time. Students will experience the narrative of historic individuals as well as modern scholars looking back over documentation to offer their own views of the past, providing students with the perfect opportunity to see how scholars form their own views about history.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Hadar
The Legacy of Human Ancestors (4,000,000–100,000 BCE)
ByChristopher Howell
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Makapansgat and Pinnacle Point
Three Million Years of Human Evolution in South Africa ⋆ (3000,000–2000 BCE)
ByAndy I. R. Herries
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
Babylon
Rise of a Complex Urban Civilization (ca. 3700–539 BCE)
ByMelanie Sue Byrd
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Athens
The Cradle of Western Civilization (900 BCE–324 CE)
ByNadejda Popov
View abstract
chapter 5|18 pages
Xian
Eastern Gateway and Strategic Citadel (1049 BCE–907 CE)
ByKeith N. Knapp
View abstract
chapter 6|19 pages
Carthage
Gateway to the World Beyond the Mediterranean (ca. 800 BCE–700 CE)
ByJulia Clancy-Smith
View abstract
chapter 7|15 pages
Constantinople/Istanbul
A Vortex of Peoples and Cultures (324–1500)
ByNina Ergin
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Mecca
Pilgrimage and the Making of the Islamic World (400–1500)
ByMichael Christopher Low
View abstract
chapter 9|15 pages
Kilwa
A Commercial City in the Economic and Cultural Cross-Currents (1000–1500)
ByErik Gilbert
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
Varanasi
The Microcosm of India and Exemplar of Balance (ca. 1200–1600 CE)
ByNita Kumar
View abstract
chapter 11|12 pages
Samarkand
Political and Economic Hub Connecting East and West (1220–1660)
ByReuel R. Hanks
View abstract
chapter 12|20 pages
Venice
A Center of International Exchange in the Renaissance World (1350–1550)
ByMaritere López
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Potosí
A Motor of Global Change (1545–1600s)
ByJane E. Mangan
View abstract
chapter 14|24 pages
Malacca
Cosmopolitan Trading Port of the Early Modern World (1400–1824)
ByBarbara Watson Andaya
View abstract

Places of Encounter provides a place-based approach to world history, focusing on specific locations at critical moments when human history was transformed as a result of encounters-physical, political, cultural, intellectual, and religious. Original, contributed essays by leading academics in the field explore places from Hadar to Xi'an, Salvador to New York, and numerous other locations that have produced historical shockwaves and significant global impact throughout history. With a chronologically organized table of contents, each chapter dissects a particular moment in history, with personal commentary from each contributor, a narrative of the location's historical significance at the time, and a section on significant global connections. Primary sources and discussion questions at the end of each chapter allow students a view into the lives of individuals of the time. Students will experience the narrative of historic individuals as well as modern scholars looking back over documentation to offer their own views of the past, providing students with the perfect opportunity to see how scholars form their own views about history.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Hadar
The Legacy of Human Ancestors (4,000,000–100,000 BCE)
ByChristopher Howell
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Makapansgat and Pinnacle Point
Three Million Years of Human Evolution in South Africa ⋆ (3000,000–2000 BCE)
ByAndy I. R. Herries
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
Babylon
Rise of a Complex Urban Civilization (ca. 3700–539 BCE)
ByMelanie Sue Byrd
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Athens
The Cradle of Western Civilization (900 BCE–324 CE)
ByNadejda Popov
View abstract
chapter 5|18 pages
Xian
Eastern Gateway and Strategic Citadel (1049 BCE–907 CE)
ByKeith N. Knapp
View abstract
chapter 6|19 pages
Carthage
Gateway to the World Beyond the Mediterranean (ca. 800 BCE–700 CE)
ByJulia Clancy-Smith
View abstract
chapter 7|15 pages
Constantinople/Istanbul
A Vortex of Peoples and Cultures (324–1500)
ByNina Ergin
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Mecca
Pilgrimage and the Making of the Islamic World (400–1500)
ByMichael Christopher Low
View abstract
chapter 9|15 pages
Kilwa
A Commercial City in the Economic and Cultural Cross-Currents (1000–1500)
ByErik Gilbert
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
Varanasi
The Microcosm of India and Exemplar of Balance (ca. 1200–1600 CE)
ByNita Kumar
View abstract
chapter 11|12 pages
Samarkand
Political and Economic Hub Connecting East and West (1220–1660)
ByReuel R. Hanks
View abstract
chapter 12|20 pages
Venice
A Center of International Exchange in the Renaissance World (1350–1550)
ByMaritere López
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Potosí
A Motor of Global Change (1545–1600s)
ByJane E. Mangan
View abstract
chapter 14|24 pages
Malacca
Cosmopolitan Trading Port of the Early Modern World (1400–1824)
ByBarbara Watson Andaya
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Places of Encounter provides a place-based approach to world history, focusing on specific locations at critical moments when human history was transformed as a result of encounters-physical, political, cultural, intellectual, and religious. Original, contributed essays by leading academics in the field explore places from Hadar to Xi'an, Salvador to New York, and numerous other locations that have produced historical shockwaves and significant global impact throughout history. With a chronologically organized table of contents, each chapter dissects a particular moment in history, with personal commentary from each contributor, a narrative of the location's historical significance at the time, and a section on significant global connections. Primary sources and discussion questions at the end of each chapter allow students a view into the lives of individuals of the time. Students will experience the narrative of historic individuals as well as modern scholars looking back over documentation to offer their own views of the past, providing students with the perfect opportunity to see how scholars form their own views about history.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Hadar
The Legacy of Human Ancestors (4,000,000–100,000 BCE)
ByChristopher Howell
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Makapansgat and Pinnacle Point
Three Million Years of Human Evolution in South Africa ⋆ (3000,000–2000 BCE)
ByAndy I. R. Herries
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
Babylon
Rise of a Complex Urban Civilization (ca. 3700–539 BCE)
ByMelanie Sue Byrd
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Athens
The Cradle of Western Civilization (900 BCE–324 CE)
ByNadejda Popov
View abstract
chapter 5|18 pages
Xian
Eastern Gateway and Strategic Citadel (1049 BCE–907 CE)
ByKeith N. Knapp
View abstract
chapter 6|19 pages
Carthage
Gateway to the World Beyond the Mediterranean (ca. 800 BCE–700 CE)
ByJulia Clancy-Smith
View abstract
chapter 7|15 pages
Constantinople/Istanbul
A Vortex of Peoples and Cultures (324–1500)
ByNina Ergin
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Mecca
Pilgrimage and the Making of the Islamic World (400–1500)
ByMichael Christopher Low
View abstract
chapter 9|15 pages
Kilwa
A Commercial City in the Economic and Cultural Cross-Currents (1000–1500)
ByErik Gilbert
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
Varanasi
The Microcosm of India and Exemplar of Balance (ca. 1200–1600 CE)
ByNita Kumar
View abstract
chapter 11|12 pages
Samarkand
Political and Economic Hub Connecting East and West (1220–1660)
ByReuel R. Hanks
View abstract
chapter 12|20 pages
Venice
A Center of International Exchange in the Renaissance World (1350–1550)
ByMaritere López
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Potosí
A Motor of Global Change (1545–1600s)
ByJane E. Mangan
View abstract
chapter 14|24 pages
Malacca
Cosmopolitan Trading Port of the Early Modern World (1400–1824)
ByBarbara Watson Andaya
View abstract

Places of Encounter provides a place-based approach to world history, focusing on specific locations at critical moments when human history was transformed as a result of encounters-physical, political, cultural, intellectual, and religious. Original, contributed essays by leading academics in the field explore places from Hadar to Xi'an, Salvador to New York, and numerous other locations that have produced historical shockwaves and significant global impact throughout history. With a chronologically organized table of contents, each chapter dissects a particular moment in history, with personal commentary from each contributor, a narrative of the location's historical significance at the time, and a section on significant global connections. Primary sources and discussion questions at the end of each chapter allow students a view into the lives of individuals of the time. Students will experience the narrative of historic individuals as well as modern scholars looking back over documentation to offer their own views of the past, providing students with the perfect opportunity to see how scholars form their own views about history.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Hadar
The Legacy of Human Ancestors (4,000,000–100,000 BCE)
ByChristopher Howell
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Makapansgat and Pinnacle Point
Three Million Years of Human Evolution in South Africa ⋆ (3000,000–2000 BCE)
ByAndy I. R. Herries
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
Babylon
Rise of a Complex Urban Civilization (ca. 3700–539 BCE)
ByMelanie Sue Byrd
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Athens
The Cradle of Western Civilization (900 BCE–324 CE)
ByNadejda Popov
View abstract
chapter 5|18 pages
Xian
Eastern Gateway and Strategic Citadel (1049 BCE–907 CE)
ByKeith N. Knapp
View abstract
chapter 6|19 pages
Carthage
Gateway to the World Beyond the Mediterranean (ca. 800 BCE–700 CE)
ByJulia Clancy-Smith
View abstract
chapter 7|15 pages
Constantinople/Istanbul
A Vortex of Peoples and Cultures (324–1500)
ByNina Ergin
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Mecca
Pilgrimage and the Making of the Islamic World (400–1500)
ByMichael Christopher Low
View abstract
chapter 9|15 pages
Kilwa
A Commercial City in the Economic and Cultural Cross-Currents (1000–1500)
ByErik Gilbert
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
Varanasi
The Microcosm of India and Exemplar of Balance (ca. 1200–1600 CE)
ByNita Kumar
View abstract
chapter 11|12 pages
Samarkand
Political and Economic Hub Connecting East and West (1220–1660)
ByReuel R. Hanks
View abstract
chapter 12|20 pages
Venice
A Center of International Exchange in the Renaissance World (1350–1550)
ByMaritere López
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Potosí
A Motor of Global Change (1545–1600s)
ByJane E. Mangan
View abstract
chapter 14|24 pages
Malacca
Cosmopolitan Trading Port of the Early Modern World (1400–1824)
ByBarbara Watson Andaya
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Places of Encounter provides a place-based approach to world history, focusing on specific locations at critical moments when human history was transformed as a result of encounters-physical, political, cultural, intellectual, and religious. Original, contributed essays by leading academics in the field explore places from Hadar to Xi'an, Salvador to New York, and numerous other locations that have produced historical shockwaves and significant global impact throughout history. With a chronologically organized table of contents, each chapter dissects a particular moment in history, with personal commentary from each contributor, a narrative of the location's historical significance at the time, and a section on significant global connections. Primary sources and discussion questions at the end of each chapter allow students a view into the lives of individuals of the time. Students will experience the narrative of historic individuals as well as modern scholars looking back over documentation to offer their own views of the past, providing students with the perfect opportunity to see how scholars form their own views about history.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Hadar
The Legacy of Human Ancestors (4,000,000–100,000 BCE)
ByChristopher Howell
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Makapansgat and Pinnacle Point
Three Million Years of Human Evolution in South Africa ⋆ (3000,000–2000 BCE)
ByAndy I. R. Herries
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
Babylon
Rise of a Complex Urban Civilization (ca. 3700–539 BCE)
ByMelanie Sue Byrd
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Athens
The Cradle of Western Civilization (900 BCE–324 CE)
ByNadejda Popov
View abstract
chapter 5|18 pages
Xian
Eastern Gateway and Strategic Citadel (1049 BCE–907 CE)
ByKeith N. Knapp
View abstract
chapter 6|19 pages
Carthage
Gateway to the World Beyond the Mediterranean (ca. 800 BCE–700 CE)
ByJulia Clancy-Smith
View abstract
chapter 7|15 pages
Constantinople/Istanbul
A Vortex of Peoples and Cultures (324–1500)
ByNina Ergin
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Mecca
Pilgrimage and the Making of the Islamic World (400–1500)
ByMichael Christopher Low
View abstract
chapter 9|15 pages
Kilwa
A Commercial City in the Economic and Cultural Cross-Currents (1000–1500)
ByErik Gilbert
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
Varanasi
The Microcosm of India and Exemplar of Balance (ca. 1200–1600 CE)
ByNita Kumar
View abstract
chapter 11|12 pages
Samarkand
Political and Economic Hub Connecting East and West (1220–1660)
ByReuel R. Hanks
View abstract
chapter 12|20 pages
Venice
A Center of International Exchange in the Renaissance World (1350–1550)
ByMaritere López
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Potosí
A Motor of Global Change (1545–1600s)
ByJane E. Mangan
View abstract
chapter 14|24 pages
Malacca
Cosmopolitan Trading Port of the Early Modern World (1400–1824)
ByBarbara Watson Andaya
View abstract

Places of Encounter provides a place-based approach to world history, focusing on specific locations at critical moments when human history was transformed as a result of encounters-physical, political, cultural, intellectual, and religious. Original, contributed essays by leading academics in the field explore places from Hadar to Xi'an, Salvador to New York, and numerous other locations that have produced historical shockwaves and significant global impact throughout history. With a chronologically organized table of contents, each chapter dissects a particular moment in history, with personal commentary from each contributor, a narrative of the location's historical significance at the time, and a section on significant global connections. Primary sources and discussion questions at the end of each chapter allow students a view into the lives of individuals of the time. Students will experience the narrative of historic individuals as well as modern scholars looking back over documentation to offer their own views of the past, providing students with the perfect opportunity to see how scholars form their own views about history.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Hadar
The Legacy of Human Ancestors (4,000,000–100,000 BCE)
ByChristopher Howell
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Makapansgat and Pinnacle Point
Three Million Years of Human Evolution in South Africa ⋆ (3000,000–2000 BCE)
ByAndy I. R. Herries
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
Babylon
Rise of a Complex Urban Civilization (ca. 3700–539 BCE)
ByMelanie Sue Byrd
View abstract
chapter 4|16 pages
Athens
The Cradle of Western Civilization (900 BCE–324 CE)
ByNadejda Popov
View abstract
chapter 5|18 pages
Xian
Eastern Gateway and Strategic Citadel (1049 BCE–907 CE)
ByKeith N. Knapp
View abstract
chapter 6|19 pages
Carthage
Gateway to the World Beyond the Mediterranean (ca. 800 BCE–700 CE)
ByJulia Clancy-Smith
View abstract
chapter 7|15 pages
Constantinople/Istanbul
A Vortex of Peoples and Cultures (324–1500)
ByNina Ergin
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Mecca
Pilgrimage and the Making of the Islamic World (400–1500)
ByMichael Christopher Low
View abstract
chapter 9|15 pages
Kilwa
A Commercial City in the Economic and Cultural Cross-Currents (1000–1500)
ByErik Gilbert
View abstract
chapter 10|18 pages
Varanasi
The Microcosm of India and Exemplar of Balance (ca. 1200–1600 CE)
ByNita Kumar
View abstract
chapter 11|12 pages
Samarkand
Political and Economic Hub Connecting East and West (1220–1660)
ByReuel R. Hanks
View abstract
chapter 12|20 pages
Venice
A Center of International Exchange in the Renaissance World (1350–1550)
ByMaritere López
View abstract
chapter 13|16 pages
Potosí
A Motor of Global Change (1545–1600s)
ByJane E. Mangan
View abstract
chapter 14|24 pages
Malacca
Cosmopolitan Trading Port of the Early Modern World (1400–1824)
ByBarbara Watson Andaya
View abstract
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