A revised organization makes key themes more prominent. Changes include a newly consolidated discussion of the medieval papacy; consolidated and enhanced coverage of the scientific revolution, of Napoleon, and of industrialization; and an updated final chapter discussing the effects of increasing globalization and the global economic crisis.
Coverage of the Renaissance and Reformation has been revised thoroughly, with more on Renaissance art and architecture, the Ottomans’ influence on the West, and a consolidated treatment of the European Reformation.
Enhanced readability helps students understand and keep track of important information. The authors have reviewed their prose line-by-line and improved their "signposting" of important topics with strong, apparent headings. The result is a readable, well-organized narrative that students can follow, grasp, and retain.
Improved learning tools help to focus and reinforce students’ reading. A
new Focus Question opens every chapter, presenting students with an overarching theme to help guide their reading. Each chapter now closes with a
new list of author-recommended Suggested References pointing students toward print and online resources for further reading and research and a
new graphical timeline helps them visualize the overlap between the chapter’s major events.