Study Guide for The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative

by Robert B. Marks

The organization and purpose of this guide:
For each chapter, this study guide contains a brief summary; key terms and vocabulary; questions to frame reading, discussion, and writing; map exercises; and additional Web sites to explore.

book cover image Contents:
  1. Introduction: The Rise of the West?
  2. Chapter One: The Material and Trading Worlds, circa 1400
  3. Chapter Two: Starting with China
  4. Chapter Three: Empires, States, and the New World, 1500-1775
  5. Chapter Four: The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences, 1750-1850
  6. Chapter Five: The Gap
  7. Conclusion: Change or Continuity?
  8. Glossary (Selected Terms)