Part I: Background.
Chapter 1: The Study of Civilization
Chapter 2: Theories of States
Part II: The First Civilizations
Chapter 3: Mesopotamia: The First Cities (3500-2000 B.C.)
Chapter 4: Egyptian Civilization
Chapter 5: South Asia: Harappan and Later Civilizations
Chapter 6: The First Chinese Civilizations
Part III: Great Powers in the Near East
Chapter 7: Near Eastern Kingdoms (2000-1200 B.C.)
Chapter 8: The Near East in the First Millennium B.C.
Part IV: The Mediterranean World:
Chapter 9: The Mediterranean World in the First Millennium (1000-30 B.C.)
Chapter 10: Imperial Rome
Chapter 11: The First Aegean Civilizations
Part V: Northeast Africa and Asia
Chapter 12: Divine Kings in Southeast Asia
Chapter 13: Kingdoms and Empires in East Asia (770 B.C.-A.D. 700)
Part VI: Early States in the Americas
Chapter 14: Lowland Mesoamerica
Chapter 15: Highland Mesoamerica
Chapter 16: Northeast Africa: Kush, Meroe, and Aksum:
Chapter 17: The Foundations of Andean Civilization
Chapter 18: Andean States (200 B.C.-A.D. 1534)
Chapter 19: Epilogue