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Chapter 1: Foundations of Western Civilization, to 1000 B.C. Chapter 2: New Paths for Western Civilization, c. 1000-500 B.C. Chapter 3: The Greek Golden Age, c. 500-400 B.C. Chapter 4: From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, c. 400-30 B.C. Chapter 5: The Rise of Rome, c. 753-44 B.C. Chapter 6: The Roman Empire, c. 44 B.C.-A.D. 284 Chapter 7: The Transformation of the Roman Empire, c. A.D. 284-600 Chapter 8: The Heirs of the Roman Empire, 600-750 Chapter 9: Unity and Diversity in Three Societies, 750-1050 Chapter 10: Renewal and Reform, 1050-1150 Chapter 11: An Age of Confidence, 1150-1215 Chapter 12: The Elusive Search for Harmony, 1215-1320 Chapter 13: The Crisis of Late Medieval Society, 1320-1430 Chapter 14: Renaissance Europe, 1400-1500 Chapter 15: The Struggle for Reformation Europe, 1500-1560 Chapter 16: Wars over Beliefs, 1560-1648 Chapter 17: State Building and the Search for Order, 1648-1690 Chapter 18: The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1690-1740 Chapter 19: The Promise of Enlightenment, 1740-1789 Chapter 20: The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1800 Chapter 21: Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830 Chapter 22: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Revolution, 1830-1850 Chapter 23: Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, c. 1850-1870 Chapter 24: Industry, Empire, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890 Chapter 25: Modernity and the Road to War, c. 1890-1914 Chapter 26: War, Revolution, and Reconstruction, 1914-1929 Chapter 27: An Age of Catastrophes, 1929-1945 Chapter 28: The Atomic Age, c. 1945-1960 Chapter 29: Challenges to the Postindustrial West, c. 1960-1980 Chapter 30: The New Globalism: Dilemmas and Opportunities, c. 1980 to the Present

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