Snapshots of Early Modern History Vol. 1 Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: England Picks a Religion
Culture Corner: Hans Holbein
Chapter 2: Elizabeth Extends Her Reach
Culture Corner: William Shakespeare
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Chapter 3: The Gold and Silver of the Spanish Main
Culture Corner: Miguel de Cervantes
Chapter 4: Spain Runs Out of Money
Culture Corner: European Fashion
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Chapter 5: Russia Has a Terrible Time
Chapter 6: Poland Create the Golden Liberty
Culture Corner: Nicolaus Copernicus
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Chapter 7: Esfahan Is Half the World
Culture Corner: Median Emam
Chapter 8: The Taj Mahal Rises in India
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Chapter 9: Admiral Yi Saves Korea
Chapter 10: Tokugawa Ieyasu Brings Stability to Japan
Culture Corner: Japanese Theater
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Chapter 11: The Dutch Run the Most Successful Business in the World
Culture Corner: Johannes Vermeer
Chapter 12: England Starts Colonizing for God and Gold
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Chapter 13: Ganga Zumba Builds a Kingdom
Culture Corner: Engolo and Capoeira
Chapter 14: Queen Ana Nzinga Rejects the Portuguese
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Chapter 15: Europe Goes Baroque
Chapter 16: The Triumph of Reason
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Chapter 17: Europe’s Last War of Religion
Chapter 18: Manchu Banners Fly Over China
Culture Corner: Qing Painting
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Chapter 19: Oliver Beheads the King
Chapter 20: The Sun King Shines in France
Culture Corner: Ballet
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Chapter 21: Fasilides Builds a Castle
Chapter 22: Changamire Dombo Fortifies His Empire
Culture Corner: African Hairstyles
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Chapter 23: The Pueblo Fight for Freedom
Culture Corner: Native American Beadwork
Chapter 24: The First Nations Trade with New France
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Chapter 25: England Has a Glorious Revolution
Culture Corner: John Locke
Chapter 26: The Color Green Is Banned in Ireland
Culture Corner: Isaac Newton
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Chapter 27: The Ottomans’ Last Stab At Glory
Chapter 28: Peter Looks West
Culture Corner: Peterhof
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Chapter 29: Osei Tutu Receives the Golden Stool
Chapter 30: The Growth of Chattel Slavery
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Chapter 31: Here There Be Pirates!
Chapter 32: Queen Nanny Defeats the British in Jamaica
Culture Corner: Caribbean Music and Dance
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Chapter 33: How the First Global War Got Started
Chapter 34: The British Inch Into India
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Chapter 35: Religious Fervor in the Colonies
Chapter 36: The Three-Way War for North America
Snapshots of Early Modern History Vol. 2 Table of Contents
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Culture Corer: The Enlightenment
Chapter 37: Catherine Seizes Power
Chapter 38: Catherine Expands Russia
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Chapter 41: America Marches to Revolution
Culture Corner: Adam Smith
Chapter 42: The United States Writes the Constitution
Culture Corner: Phillis Wheatley
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Chapter 43: The United States Fights the Western Confederacy
Chapter 44: Canada Remains Loyal to Great Britain
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Chapter 45: Aboriginals and Convicts in Australia
Chapter 46: Hongi Hika Trades for Guns
Culture Corner: The Haka and Poi
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Chapter 47: Lavish Living in France
Culture Corner: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chapter 48: Heads Roll in France
Culture Corner: Jacques-Louis David
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Chapter 49: Haiti Wins Its Freedom
Culture Corner: Tignons
Chapter 50: Abolitionists Fight Slavery
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Chapter 51: America Debates Its Identity
Chapter 52: Sacagawea Leads the Way
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Chapter 53: The Industrial Revolution Gets Rolling
Culture Corner: Mary Wollstonecraft
Chapter 54: The Romantics Strive for Meaning
Culture Corner: The Haskalah
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Chapter 55: Napoleon Crowns Himself
Culture Corner: Josephine and Fashion
Chapter 56: Napoleon Abdicates—Twice
Culture Corner: Marie-Antoine Carême
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Chapter 57: A Tale of Two Generals
Chapter 58: Bolivar and San Martin Liberate South America
Culture Corner: The Cusco School
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Chapter 59: “Independence of Death” in Brazil
Chapter 60: The Cry of Dolores Rings Out in Mexico
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Chapter 61: Shaka Forges the Zulu
Chapter 62: Usman Starts a Caliphate
Culture Corner: African Maskas
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Chapter 63: Russia Hunts Furs in Alaska
Culture Corner: Totem Poles
Chapter 64: Jackson Paves the Trail of Tears
Culture Corner: Sequoya
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Chapter 65: Victoria Takes the Throne
Culture Corner: Photography
Chapter 66: The Rise of the Middle Class
Culture Corner: Charles Dickens
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Chapter 67: The Victorians Play the Great Game
Culture Corner: Fairy Tales
Chapter 68: The British Smuggle Opium into China
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Chapter 69: Potatoes Rot in Ireland
Chapter 70: Protesting for Social Good
Culture Corner: Edgar Allan Poe
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Chapter 71: The United States Stretches from Sea to Shining Sea
Culture Corner: The Telegraph
Chapter 72: The Revolutions of ’48 Tear Across Europe
Culture Corner: Karl Marx