Taking sides :  Clashing views in world history  Volume 1,  The ancient world to the pre-modern era  / 
 Clashing views in world history.  Ancient world to the pre-modern era. 
selected, edited and with introductions by Joseph R. Mitchell and Helen Buss Mitchell. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Boston  :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  c2012. 
 - xxvi, 339 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Taking sides. McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series. .
 - Taking sides. McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Unit 1. The ancient world. issue 1. Was an Aryan invasion responsible for the demise of the Indus Valley civilization? ; issue 2. Was Sumerian civilization exclusively male dominated? ; issue 3. Were the Spartans fighting for a compromised view of freedom at Thermopylae? ; issue 4. Does Alexander the Great deserve his historical reputation? ; issue 5. Did Christianity liberate women? ; issue 6. Were internal factors responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire? -- Unit 2. The Medieval/Renaissance worlds. issue 7. Did the Byzantine Empire benefit from the rule of Justinian and Theodora? ; issue 8. Did environmental factors cause the collapse of Maya civilization? ; issue 9. Could the Crusades be considered a Christian holy war? ; issue 10. Does the modern university have its roots in the Islamic world? ; issue 11. Did women benefit from the Renaissance? ; issue 12. Did China's worldview cause the abrupt end of its voyages of exploration?  -- Unit 3. The premodern world. issue 13. Did Christopher Columbus's voyages have a positive effect on world history? ; issue 14. Was gender a major issue in Queen Elizabeth I of England's Reign? ; issue 15. Did Martin Luther's reforms improve the lives of European Christians? ; issue 16. Were the witch-hunts in premodern Europe misogynistic? ; issue 17. Was the Scientific Revolution revolutionary? ; issue 18. Did the British Enlightenment pave the way for the modern world? 
<br/><br/> This volume presents current controversial issues surrounding pertinent topics in the study of world history in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. The topics are framed with a general summary and introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. This work features an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites and an online instructor's resource guide with testing material available. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780078050077 (pbk.)  RM161.72 0078050073 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World history.<br/>History, Ancient.<br/>Civilization, Ancient.<br/>Middle Ages.<br/>Civilization, Medieval.