Traditions & Encounters Volume 1 From the Beginning to 1500

by Jerry H. Bentley, Herbert F. Ziegler

Traditions & Encounters offers an inclusive vision of the global past one that is meaningful and appropriate for the interdependent world of contemporary times. Given the diversity of human societies, gathering and organizing the sheer mass of information in a meaningful way is a daunting challenge for any world history survey course. The seven-part chronological organization enables students to understand the development of the world through time, while also exploring broader, big-picture thematic issues in world history. Through new and revised chapter-level and part-level features, the hallmark twin themes of traditions and encounters emerge in greater clarity than ever before in this sixth edition. As a result, students have resources that enable them to move beyond the facts of history and examine the past critically, analyze causes and effects, and recognize similarities and differences across world regions and time periods. By digging deeper into the implications of world history s stories not just the who, the what, and the where, but also the why and the how students can make sense of the human past. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective."

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School, Read For School, The World, Academic

544 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Jerry H. Bentley was professor of history at the University of Hawaii and editor of the Journal of World History.

Reviews

[Stan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A barely coherent AP World History textbook. This book is poorly organized, written at a sub-college level and has a bit too much of an agenda for this teacher's liking. The chapters on the 20th Century to the present are particularly disjointed and disorganized. I was forced to use this mushy book in my AP World class this past year :( "World Civilizations" by Stearns is vastly better. I'll be switching back to Stearns as soon as I possibly can!

[ivy]

ap world yay!!

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good overview of world history, very broad, but it hits all the important trends. It is dry though, I wouldn't read this outside of an academic setting.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not a fan of this book, though I like history. I didn't like the organization of the book. It put me to sleep. The highlights are the little stories at the beginning of each chapter and the "sources from the past." If the rest of the book had been written in story form I'd remember a lot more of it, but I guess that's too much ask from a history book(?).

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

fascinating!- About as good as it can get reading history, which i'm extremely interested in, but can be a bit dry to read lots of times. This book was well-organized and super informative. Can't wait for part 2 of this class where we read Volume 2- 1500 to the Present

[Mary]

textbook

[Aleksander Peck]

i loved it thank you!jj

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book as part of a history class for college. It was sufficient for the class but not a book I would have read on my own.

[jess · Rating 1 out of 5]

Okay, listen. This is the book we use for my AP World History class and it's awful. 0/10 would recommend.

[Tulsi · Rating 1 out of 5]

i. hate. this. book.