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Copyright
Acknowledgements
How to Cite This Book in Chicago Notes-Bibliography Style
Introduction
Adoptions
Prehistory
Shalon van Tine
Chapter 1 - Learning Objectives
Stephanie Guerin-Yodice
Chapter 1 - Methods Used to Understand Events of the Past
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Thesis
Chapter 1 - From the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Period
Chapter 1 - From the Neolithic Period to the Agricultural Revolution
Chapter 1 - A Case Study: Technology in Transition
Chapter 1 - Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 1 - A Case Study: The Tale of Two City-States
Chapter 1 - Technology of Mesopotamia: Irrigation
Chapter 1 - Technology of Mesopotamia: Levees and Canals
Chapter 1 - Technology of Mesopotamia: Dams and Sluice Gates
Chapter 1 - Technology of Mesopotamia: The Written Word
Chapter 1 - Technology of Mesopotamia: Specialization of Labor
Chapter 1 - Technology and Empire Building: Sargon I of Akkad
Chapter 1 - Technology and Empire Building: King Hammurabi of Babylon
Chapter 1 - Conclusion
Chapter 1 - Doing History: A Case Study
Chapter 2 - Changing History: The Discovery of the Indus / Harappan Civilization
Matthew G. Marsh
Chapter 2 - Origins of the Indus Valley Civilization
Chapter 2 - Tools of Agriculture in the Indus Civilization
Chapter 2 - Tools of Manufacture and Trade in the Indus Civilization
Chapter 2 - Writing in the Indus Civilization
Chapter 2 - End of the Indus Valley Civilization
Chapter 2 - Vedic Civilization
Chapter 2 - Agriculture in the Vedic Civilization
Chapter 2 - Crafts and Trade in the Vedic Civilization
Chapter 3 - Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy
Martin Odler
Chapter 3 - Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Tashia Dare
Chapter 3 - Sahelian Africa and the Central African Ironsmiths
Solange Ashby
Chapter 3 - Coptic Textiles
Chapter 3 - Coptic Textiles Terms
Chapter 3 - Doing History: Material Culture
Chapter 5 - Learning Objectives
Hans Peter Broedel
Chapter 5 - Introduction and Thesis
Chapter 5 - Historical Sketch of the Middle Ages
Chapter 5 - The Tools of Agriculture
Chapter 5 - The Tools of War
Chapter 5 - Technologies of Towns and Trade
Chapter 5 - The Rise of Universities and the Discovery of Aristotle
Chapter 5 - Medieval Science
Chapter 5 - Conclusion: Light and Stone
Chapter 5 - Doing History: Medieval European Texts
Chapter 5 - Primary Sources
Chapter 8 - Cannon and Fortresses in Early Modern Europe
Richard McGaha
Chapter 9 - New Learning or Scientific Revolution?
Benjamin Guyer
Chapter 9 - Variability of the Human Species before 1750
Antoine Leveque
Chapter 9 - The Origins of Ethnology and Anthropology (1750–1900)
Chapter 9 - Encyclopedias: Botany and Books - Linnaeus and Diderot
Sarah Jeong
Chapter 12 - Ada Lovelace
Karen Garvin
Chapter 12 - Thomas Alva Edison
Chapter 12 - Nikola Tesla
Chapter 12 - Early Electrification
Chapter 12 - Electromagnetism
Chapter 12 - Coal in Great Britain
Chapter 14 - The Discovery of Deep Time
Friedel Weinert
Chapter 14 - Evolution Before Darwin
Chapter 14 - Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Chapter 14 - Doing History: Networks and Women Doctors
Jennie Brosnan
Chapter 15 *Guest Author - Technological Applications of the Theory of Relativity
Chapter 15 *Guest Author - Technological Applications of Quantum Mechanics
Danielle Mead Skjelver, Executive Editor
David Christopher Arnold, Editor
Sharon Bailey Glasco, Editor
Hans Peter Broedel, Editor
Bonnie Kim, Editor
Karen Garvin, Copyediting, Layout, & Book Design
Kevin Tengesdal, Cover Design
Jan Summers Duffy
What Are Primary Sources?
What Are Doing History Segments?
Blackwell - Nightengale Exchange
Florence Nightengale May 6th 1871
Elizabeth Blackwell Letter May 2nd 1849
A Brief Biography of Elizabeth Blackwell
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