ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY The Ancient World Prehistoric Eras to 600 c.e VOLUME I ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY Volume I The Ancient World Prehistoric Eras to 600 c.e Volume II The Expanding World 600 c.e to 1450 Volume III The First Global Age 1450 to 1750 Volume IV Age of Revolution and Empire 1750 to 1900 Volume V Crisis and Achievement 1900 to 1950 Volume VI The Contemporary World 1950 to the Present Volume VII Primary Documents Master Index ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY The Ancient World Prehistoric Eras to 600 c.e VOLUME I edited by Marsha E Ackermann Michael J Schroeder Janice J Terry Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur Mark F Whitters Encyclopedia of World History Copyright © 2008 by Marsha E Ackermann, Michael J Schroeder, Janice J Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and Mark F Whitters Maps copyright © 2008 by Infobase Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any 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Moskowitz Kenneth W Heller J S Editorial Printed in the United States of America VB GB 10 This book is printed on acid-free paper ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY Volume I CONTENTS About the Editors Foreword Historical Atlas List of Articles List of Contributors Chronology Major Themes Articles A to Z Resource Guide Index vi vii viii ix xiii xvii xxix 509 513 About the Editors Marsha E Ackermann received a Ph.D in American culture from the University of Michigan She is the author of the award-winning book Cool Comfort: America’s Romance with Air-Conditioning and has taught U.S history and related topics at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Eastern Michigan University Michael J Schroeder received a Ph.D in history from the University of Michigan and currently teaches at Eastern Michigan University Author of the textbook The New Immigrants: Mexican Americans, he has published numerous articles on Latin American history Janice J Terry received a Ph.D from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and is professor emeritus of Middle East history at Eastern Michigan University Her latest book is U.S Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Role of Lobbies and Special Interest Groups She is also a coauthor of the world history textbooks The 20th Century: A Brief Global History and World History Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur received a Ph.D from the University of Michigan and is professor emeritus of Chinese history at Eastern Michigan University She is a coauthor of the world history textbooks The 20th Century: A Brief Global History and World History Mark F Whitters received a Ph.D in religion and history from the Catholic University of America and currently teaches at Eastern Michigan University His publications include The Epistle of Second Baruch: A Study in Form and Message vi Foreword The seven-volume Encyclopedia of World History is a comprehensive reference to the most important events, themes, and personalities in world history The encyclopedia covers the entire range of human history in chronological order—from the prehistoric eras and early civilizations to our contemporary age—using six time periods that will be familiar to students and teachers of world history This reference work provides a resource for students—and the general public—with content that is closely aligned to the National Standards for World History and the College Board’s Advanced Placement World History course, both of which have been widely adopted by states and school districts This encyclopedia is one of the first to offer a balanced presentation of human history for a truly global perspective of the past Each of the six chronological volumes begins with an in-depth essay that covers five themes common to all periods of world history They discuss such important issues as technological progress, agriculture and food production, warfare, trade and cultural interactions, and social and class relationships These major themes allow the reader to follow the development of the world’s major regions and civilizations and make comparisons across time and place The encyclopedia was edited by a team of five accomplished historians chosen for being specialists in different areas and eras of world history, as well as for having taught world history in the classroom They and many other experts are responsible for writing the approximately 2,000 signed entries based on the latest scholarship Additionally, each article is cross-referenced with relevant other ones in that volume A chronology is included to provide students with a chronological reference to major events in the given era In each volume an array of full-color maps provides geographic context, while numerous illustrations provide visual contexts to the material Each article also concludes with a bibliography of several readily available pertinent reference works in English Historical documents included in the seventh volume provide the reader with primary sources, a feature that is especially important for students Each volume also includes its own index, while the seventh volume contains a master index for the set Marsha E Ackermann Michael J Schroeder Janice J Terry Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur Mark F Whitters Eastern Michigan University vii Historical Atlas List of Maps The World: From Prehistory to 10,000 b.c.e The Beginning of Agriculture, 9000–500 b.c.e Civilizations in Europe and Asia, 3500–1500 b.c.e Ancient Mesopotamia, 3000–2000 b.c.e Ancient Egypt, 2795–1640 b.c.e Babylonian Empire, c 1750–c 1595 b.c.e Egyptian Asiatic Empire under Tuthmosis III, 1450 b.c.e Trade Routes of the Mycenaeans and Minoans Ancient Palestine, 925–722 b.c.e Asian Empires, 600 b.c.e Assyrian and Babylonian Empires, 950–539 b.c.e The Persian Empire Greek and Phoenician Routes, c 500 b.c.e Persian Wars, 492–479 b.c.e Greece during the Peloponnesian War, 431–404 b.c.e Macedonia under Philip II, 359–336 b.c.e The Empire of Alexander the Great, 334–323 b.c.e Hellenistic World, c 300 b.c.e The Punic Wars, 264–200 b.c.e Roman Expansion, 240 b.c.e.–30 c.e The Mauryan Empire, 325–260 b.c.e Palestine at the Time of Christ China during the Han Dynasty, 202 b.c.e.–250 c.e Trade Routes of the First Century c.e Farthest Extent of the Roman Empire, under Emperor Hadrian, 117–138 c.e Crisis of the Third Century, 250–271 c.e The Roman Empire under the Tetrarchy, c 300 c.e Parthia and the Sassanid Empire, 114–628 c.e The Rise of Constantine, 306–324 c.e Barbarian Invasions and Settlements Byzantine Empire under Justinian, 527–567 c.e Major Religions in the Eastern Hemisphere, c 600 c.e viii M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 M13 M14 M15 M16 M17 M18 M19 M20 M21 M22 M23 M24 M25 M26 M27 M28 M29 M30 M31 M32 List of Articles A Adrianople, Battle of (378 c.e.) Aeneid Aeschylus Aesop African city-states African religious traditions Ahab and Jezebel Akhenaten and Nefertiti Akkad Alcibiades Alexander the Great Alexandria Alexandrian literature Ambrose Andes: Neolithic Antonine emperors Anyang apocalypticism, Jewish and Christian Apostles, Twelve Arabia, pre-Islamic Aramaeans Archaic Greece Arianism Aristophanes Aristotle Ark of the Covenant Armenia Artaxerxes Aryan invasion Ashoka Assyria Athanasius Athenian predemocracy Augustine of Hippo Aurelius, Marcus Axial Age and cyclical theories B Babylon, early period Babylon, later periods Bactria Bamiyan Valley Ban Biao (Pan Piao) Baruch Basil the Great Benedict Bhagavad Gita Bible translations Boethius Book of the Dead Boudicca Brendan the Navigator Buddhism in China Buddhist councils Byblos Byzantine-Persian wars C Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Julius Cambyses II Cappadocians Caracalla, Edict of (212 c.e.) Carthage caste Cato, Marcus Porcius (the Younger) cave paintings Celts Ceylon Chandragupta II Chang’an choregic poetry Choson Christian Dualism (Gnosticism) Christianity, early ix x List of Articles Chrysostom, John Cicero classical art and architecture, Greek Classical Period, Greek Cleisthenes Clement of Alexandria Code of Justinian Confucian Classics Confucianism as a state ideology Confucius Constantine the Great Constantinople Coptic Christian Church cuneiform Cyclades Cyril of Alexandria Cyrus II D Damascus and Aleppo Daoism (Taoism) Darius I David Delphic oracle Demosthenes Desert Fathers and Mothers Deuteronomy Dharma Sutras Diadochi Diocletian Dravidians Druids and Picts Duke of Zhou (Chou) Dunhuang (Tun-huang) E Ebla Edessa Egeria Egypt, culture and religion Elam Eleusis Ephesus and Chalcedon, Councils of Ephrem Epicureanism Era of Division (China) Essenes Esther, book of Ethiopia, ancient Etruscans Euripides Eusebius Ezana F Fa Xian (Fa-hsien) Fertile Crescent First Americans Flavian emperors food gatherers and producers, prehistory G Gandhara Ganjin Gaul Gautama Buddha Georgia, ancient Gilgamesh Gracchi Great Wall of China Greek Church Greek city-states Greek colonization Greek drama Greek mythology and pantheon Greek oratory and rhetoric Gregory the Great Guangwu (Kuang-wu) Gupta Empire gymnasium and athletics H Hadrian Hagia Sophia Han dynasty Hannibal Han Wudi (Han Wu-ti) Helena Helen of Troy Hellenistic art Hellenization heresies Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon Herods Hesiod Hezekiah hieroglyphics Hindu philosophy Hippocrates, Galen, and the Greek physicians Hittites Homeric epics Hundred Schools of Philosophy Huns Hurrians Hyksos I imperial cult, Roman Indo-Europeans Indus civilization Israel and Judah J Jainism Jerome Jesus (Christ) of Nazareth Jewish revolts Job and theodicy John the Baptist Jomon culture Josephus, Flavius Josiah Judah ha-Nasi Judaism, early (heterodoxies) Judges Julian the Apostate Julio-Claudian emperors Justinian I K Kama Sutra Kanishka Kautilya Khosrow I Kija Kingdom of God King’s Highway and Way of the Sea Kush Kushan Empire L Laozi (Lao Tzu) and Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) late barbarians Latin Church Legalism legionaries Leonidas Leo the Great libraries, ancient .. .ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY Volume I The Ancient World Prehistoric Eras to 600 c.e Volume II The Expanding World 600 c.e to 1450 Volume III The First Global Age 1450 to 1750 Volume IV Age... to Z Resource Guide Index vi vii viii ix xiii xvii xxix 509 513 About the Editors Marsha E Ackermann received a Ph.D in American culture from the University of Michigan She is the author of the. .. compelled their administrators to pass literacy tests xxxiv Prehistoric Eras to 600 C.E (such as in China under the influence of Confucianism, beginning in the Han dynasty) In the New World only the