Traditions & Encounters, Volume 1 From the Beginning to 1500

by Jerry H. Bentley, Herbert F. Ziegler, Heather E. Streets-Salter

Connect students to the stories of history. Connect students to the experience of history. Connect students to success in history.
At McGraw-Hill, we have dedicated the past few years to deepening our understanding of student and instructor experience. Employing a wide array of research tools including surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, we've identified areas in need of improvement to provide an opportunity for greater learning and teaching experiences. The fifth edition of Traditions & Encounters is a result of this.
Traditions & Encounters also has a rich history of firsts: the first world history text to take a truly global perspective on the past; the first to emphasize connections among cultures; the first to combine twin themes with a seven-part framework, making the huge story of world history more manageable to both teach and learn.
Now Traditions & Encounters becomes the first truly interactive world history program: one that marries groundbreaking adaptive diagnostics and interactivities with a captivating narrative and engaging visuals, creating a unique learning environment that propels greater student success and better course results. Instructors gain insight into students' engagement and understanding as students develop a base of knowledge and construct critical thinking skills. Chapter-opening vignettes and a lively narrative keep students turning the page while the adaptive questioning for each chapter and the personalized study plan for each individual student help students prepare for class discussions and course work.
With its hallmark of twin themes, Traditions & Encounters continues to tell the story of the cultures and interactions that have shaped world history, while adding redesigned maps, new primary sources, and new chapter- and part-level features that strengthen connections and prompt students to analyze the events and themes in order to build a greater understanding of the past and an appreciation of history's influence on the present. Students are no longer simply reading; they are reading, interacting, and engaging in a visual, auditory, and hands-on learning experience.
Give students an experience. Improve course participation and performance. Experience Traditions & Encounters , and experience success.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School, Read For School, The World, Academic

528 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Jerry H. Bentley was professor of history at the University of Hawaii and editor of the Journal of World History.

Reviews

[Stan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A barely coherent AP World History textbook. This book is poorly organized, written at a sub-college level and has a bit too much of an agenda for this teacher's liking. The chapters on the 20th Century to the present are particularly disjointed and disorganized. I was forced to use this mushy book in my AP World class this past year :( "World Civilizations" by Stearns is vastly better. I'll be switching back to Stearns as soon as I possibly can!

[ivy]

ap world yay!!

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good overview of world history, very broad, but it hits all the important trends. It is dry though, I wouldn't read this outside of an academic setting.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not a fan of this book, though I like history. I didn't like the organization of the book. It put me to sleep. The highlights are the little stories at the beginning of each chapter and the "sources from the past." If the rest of the book had been written in story form I'd remember a lot more of it, but I guess that's too much ask from a history book(?).

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

fascinating!- About as good as it can get reading history, which i'm extremely interested in, but can be a bit dry to read lots of times. This book was well-organized and super informative. Can't wait for part 2 of this class where we read Volume 2- 1500 to the Present

[Mary]

textbook

[Aleksander Peck]

i loved it thank you!jj

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book as part of a history class for college. It was sufficient for the class but not a book I would have read on my own.

[jess · Rating 1 out of 5]

Okay, listen. This is the book we use for my AP World History class and it's awful. 0/10 would recommend.

[Tulsi · Rating 1 out of 5]

i. hate. this. book.