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African American and US History
- Introduction to Western civilization (1400 to 1900)
- African-American history (Reconstruction-)
Would one of these work for the first request?
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/western-civilization-a-concise-history-volume-1 (there’s also a volume 2 & 3)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8NXeuU4MnLTRVZfc1lOUWNCbk0
Here's a Western Civ II remix that a SUNY faculty member stood-up: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-fmcc-worldcivilization2-1/
The AtD OER Degree program early release of content had an African-American course included: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-fscj-africanamericanhistory/
I am looking for OER text that covers African American History.
I searched the usual places and cannot find anything except for links to other sources. I am looking for a ebook that can replace a textbook.
Our Skyline history professor Christopher Collins just completed compiling an OER reader using resources from Lumen & American Yawp, Boundless, & OpenStax US History.
Please see African American History, HIST 244 OER Reader for a downloadable Word doc.
There is the possibility of this course being shared through Canvas Commons, too. Please reach out to history professor Christopher Collins at collinsc@smccd.edu
for more information.
American Government
I have a professor looking for interactive resources for a college-level American Government course for which he may use the OpenStax text. He also seeks a college-level text
and additional resources for teaching entry-level International Relations. He says what he has found so far for International relations has been written by an international audience or is too advanced.
Alexis - Below are resources for a community college IR course, curated by one of our Political Science Discipline Leads. I hope this is useful. There may be resources of use for
the user of the OS text as well - please see Open Educational Resources and Political Science.
Introduction to International Relations (C-ID POLS 140)
A Short Introduction to World Politics (Meacham, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
This 13-chapter textbook covers the following: System History: The Rise of the Modern World System; Images and Theories of World Politics; Foreign Policy Decision Making;
Non-State Actors- IGOs, NGOs, MNCs; The World Economy; The Global North and South; Globalization; War and International Security; Military Power; Realists Paths to
Peace – Alliances, Dominance and Treaties; Idealist Paths to Peace: International Law; and Human Rights, Population, and Environment. Chapters are organized into sections and
the final section includes a list of questions. Note that it is unclear whether this is a peer-reviewed textbook.
Canvas Course Shell for Introduction to International Relations (CC)
Introduction to International Relations Canvas Commons download This semester-long Canvas course shell includes an OER textbook equivalent, lesson plans, and ancillary
materials. The content contained within this Open Education Resource (OER) was curated and/or created by Dr. Charlotte Lee at Berkeley City College, Dr. Katherine Michel at
Ohlone College, and Dr. Josh Franco at Cuyamaca College. The curation and creation of this content was funded by the Academic Senate for California Community College’s
Open Educational Resources Initiative. Question Banks were created by Josh Franco, Ph.D., Elizabeth Nash, M.A., and Jereme Umali, M.
Human Security in World Affairs: Problems and Opportunities (2nd ed., Lautensach and Lautensach, eds., 2020) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Intended for upper division students, this is the first textbook treatment of human security and related concepts such as socio-political security, economic security,
environmental security, and health security. This textbook includes 21 chapters. Note that it is unclear whether this textbook is peer-reviewed.
International Relations (McGlinchey, ed. 2017) (CC BY-NC)
This textbook is intended as an introduction to core concepts and topics in international relations. This book contains eighteen chapters organized into two parts.
Part one on “the basics” covers international relations theories and institutions, while part two on “global issues” takes up topics such as global development, human rights,
terrorism, and environmental challenges. Note that this text does not appear to be peer-reviewed. Excerpt of review by Dr. Josh Franco, Political Science, Cuyamaca College:
The coherent organization and structure of the textbook will help instructors facilitate the learning of the topic, as well as student’s learning about international relations.
Meditations on Diplomacy: Comparative Cases in Diplomatic Practice and Foreign Policy (Chan, 2017) (CC BY-NC 4.0)
This textbook explores the craft of diplomacy and foreign policy making. It begins with a chapter on international relations theories and explores issues by region as well as
foreign policy topic. Note that this text does not appear to be peer-reviewed.
Art History
I’m looking for an Art History OER to replace Gardner’s “Art Through the Ages.” Any ideas?
You might find one of these a good replacement: http://oerdegrees.org/courses/art-appreciation-and-art-history/ Pacific Northwest HistoryThe BC Open Textbooks collection has the Canadian History Pre-Confederation. This was just published last year and may have some content of interest.
Try these, mostly primary resources:
http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/
http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/
http://www.ohs.org/
http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/
https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/wa_collections.aspx
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/research-center/
http://www.historylink.org/
The Tacoma Public Library has a robust Northwest Room:
http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/Page.aspx?hid=265
http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/Page.aspx?nid=7
as does Seattle's:
http://www.spl.org/library-collection/articles-and-research/local-history
I am searching for assessments and instructor resources for Art History I and II. Any assistance would be appreciated.
You might look at Art History Teaching Resources, a peer populated platform for art history teachers. They have lesson plans that are broken out by theme as well as by class amongst a ton of other resources.
There are a variety of Art History materials in MERLOT. Below is a link to that search:
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?category=2176&hasAwards=false&hasComments=false&hasCourses=false&filterTypesOpen=false&dateRange=0&hasEtextReviews=false&isLeadershipLibrary=false&hasCollections=false&filterOtherOpen=false&isContentBuilder=false&filterSubjectsOpen=true&hasAccessibilityForm=false&hasPeerReviews=false&hasAssignments=false&filterPartnerAffiliationsOpen=true&hasRatings=false&hasSercActivitySheets=false&days=7&filterMobileOpen=false&sort.property=overallRating&hasEditorReviews=false&page=1
It’s included in the great MERLOT list but the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s open access program has an incredible amount of materials that would be perfect for Art History I and II.
Open Access Images [metmuseum.org]
Heilbrun Timeline of Art History [metmuseum.org]
Also, Smarthistory has excellent essays and videos: https://smarthistory.org/ [smarthistory.org].
Of course, there are many museums with open content but the Met is a good starting point.--
California Politics
I have a Political Science faculty member looking for an open textbook for a California Politics course (he's currently using this). Any suggestions for resources?
Our main Political Science professor (Lezlee Ware) sent the following information:
For my class I use Factories in the Field with the ebook available through our library and google. I also use The Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of California book, which is available through archives.gov and free through a local government representatives office.
Cold War
Does anyone have recommendations for an OER textbook concerning “America & the Cold War”? And, any further recommendations for supplementary materials? The ideal OER materials would be designed for 2-year college students and would be politically- neutral. Thanks ahead for your responses and suggestions!
The American Yawp has a chapter on the Cold War that you may find helpful. http://www.americanyawp.com/ As for being politically neutral, I don't think any information on the Cold War or American History is politically neutral.
This pass summer I took my son on a tour of Mount Rushmore, The Badlands, Black Hills and Devils Tower and found this gem. A small but very informative and Impressive national park.
https://www.nps.gov/mimi/planyourvisit/index.htm
You can get some screen shots from the virtual tours.
History of England
A history prof here has searched unsuccessfully for History of England OER text/materials. Anyone have pointers/recommendations?
Gutenberg Project
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?start_index=26&query=history+of+england&go=Go
Might find some good stuff in Jorum, UK OER repository http://www.jorum.ac.uk/
Open University http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history
And while not OER, the BBC does have some very good history materials http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/
History of Mexico
I am working with a history professor who is looking for open resources for a History of Mexico course. The course covers Mexican history from the Pre-Columbian period to the present. It includes an analysis of the social, cultural, political, and economic aspects of the Mexican past.
I used the GMU metafinder typed in “History of Mexico” and got a ton of resources… maybe some of them will be relevant for your course?
Latin American History
I'm looking for Latin American History OER for one of our professors. We've located some MIT open courses and some Saylor legacy courses; however, these have not provided the relevant reading materials that she would like to use in her course. Does anyone have any suggestions for Latin American History?
The following resource might provide some helpful if very limited readings: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/
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Political Science
I have been striking OER matches on campus for the past year and I’m so excited to see some small fires igniting. The latest is in our Poli-Sci department. Does anyone have recommendations for the following courses?
I’ll let you get in touch with our Poli-Sci Prof Jim Tuite (tuitej@centralvirginia.edu) who has developed a superb 2-semester American Government class that is already certified by Lumen. Of course you can always access the Lumen courses and adopt their materials.
At Central Virginia Community College, Prof. Jim Tuite has developed two sequence courses in American Government, PLS 211 and P
I have a faculty member looking to replace Principles of Politics and Government, Coulter, ISBN 0-697-23762-1 with an OER text. Does anyone have any suggestions?
There are two suitable OER choices that I am aware of:
American Government 2e. Available from OpenStax
https://openstax.org/details/books/american-government-2e
American Government and Politics in the Information Age. Available from the University of Minnesota Open Textbook Library
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/american-government-and-politics-in-the-information-age
I have also edited (updated) and prepared presentation, assignments and test bank materials for this text.
There's also https://courses.lumenlearning.com/amgovernment/ . Faculty at our institution chose the Lumen course.
I am aware of two suitable OER choices:
American Government 2e. Available from OpenStax
https://openstax.org/details/books/american-government-2e
American Government and Politics in the Information Age. Available from the University of Minnesota Open Textbook Library
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/american-government-and-politics-in-the-information-age
I have also edited (updated) and prepared presentation materials, assignments and test bank materials for this text
I have a professor looking for a basic into to political science textbook to replace Understanding Politics: Ideas, Institutions, and Issues,
by Thomas M. Magstadt. I think I have exhausted all the places I usually look. Has anyone else been through this search? Any hot tips?
Or do you know of a 100 level poli sci text being develop?
Perhaps this text used by a couple of TMCC faculty:
his Land Is Your Land from FlatWorld. $29.95 for an e-text that is robust AND will be updated
https://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/catalog/editions/saiz_1-this-land-is-your-land-1-0
I think you're right that there isn't an obvious replacement. An Oregon instructor created an openly licensed reading list that may be of help:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1htCbuBzhQBbx1rtNZPG24jhappK2ocZX
I am working with a faculty colleague who is looking for a ready-to-run Canvas course that uses Openstax Intro to Political Science (C-ID POLS 150)
that they can adopt.
If you, or a faculty member at your college have already built out this resource in a Canvas course and are willing to share, please let me know!
OpenStax offers a free Canvas course cartridge for Introduction to Political Science.
It allows instructors to import all of the book's chapters and sections as modules into their Canvas course.
Additionally, OpenStax also offers OpenStax Assignable, a low-cost reading engagement tool.
Assignable allows instructors to assign readings and bonus content that isn't included in the book, like videos and pre- and post-reading assessments,
directly in their Canvas course. These assessments are quick and easy to create (all questions are written and reviewed by subject matter experts).
They're also auto-graded, and grades are automatically synced with your Canvas gradebook.
Your colleague might also be interested in a Canvas shell that I developed.
It easily embeds fully-narrated audiobook recordings for each chapter of the OpenStax American Government 3e textbook.
This resource can help improve accessibility in the class. Students with disabilities, working students, ESL learners,
and auditory learners typically find it very helpful.
The easiest way to find it is to search for “OpenStax Audiobook” in the Canvas Commons.
Canvas shells for other popular OpenStax titles like American History, Introduction to Sociology, and World History, Vol. 1 are also available in the Canvas Commons. The OpenStax American Government 4e audiobook will be available by mid-January 2026.
PreHistory ad Archaeology
I have a faculty member looking for a World Prehistory or World Archaeology Text. I can find her world history books that have some chapters on prehistory, but I cannot find anything more in-depth.
Has anyone else tried to find something like this? Any suggestions?
In our research prior to starting our new textbook project (Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology) we did a fairly comprehensive survey of existing anthropology OER textbooks. Unfortunately, we found there is not much out there for archaeology. I know there is a group working on an introductory archaeology textbook, but I believe the geographic focus of that book is on North America, and I don’t believe it is complete yet. MIT has one that might work: https://www.oercommons.org/courses/the-human-past-introduction-to-archaeology-fall-2006
Here is a book published in 2001, but I believe the focus is again N. America: https://florida.theorangegrove.org/og/items/645a3072-2e76-79c8-6b29-06b9284a87d9/1/
Here is another possibility, but it appears there are some restrictions and we were not able to evaluate it: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=1209135
State and Local Government
Is anyone aware of the availability of an OER US State and Local Government textbook? It can include material specific to any state (I can adapt it for use here).
The OpenStax American Government 2nd ed. includes a chapter on State and Local Government (Ch. 14), https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/american-government . Its license is CC BY. Hope this helps!
I used this as an opportunity to test SUNY's fancy new OER search site OASIS and came up with a couple I never would have found otherwise. Hats off to SUNY!
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38014/38014-h/38014-h.htm
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12968/12968-h/12968-h.htm
They are old, but they are in the public domain and might be a good place to start with a custom-made remix for your instructor.
One of our professors here in Texas created this book for Texas State History:
https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/8435
US History
I am working of finding an OER text for the two US History classes, before 1877 and after 1877.
I believe that I have located two of the best resources, The American Yawp books and the OpenStax book. I was just double checking to see if anyone else had something really good that their faculty are using.
Hi Jennifer, here's what I know of that's in use in Oregon: http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=hst%2020
I have a history professor using Portrait of America, Vols. 1 & 2 for his US History to 1865 and US History Since 1865 courses. He has students summarizing these secondary source articles. Can anyone recommend anything similar that’s not $150?
How about The American Yawp?
https://www.americanyawp.com/
Hi Michelle, I've gathered together several OER textbook and course options on our History OER Subject Guide (click the sub-tab for "U.S. History"), including options by OpenStax, American Yawp, GALILEO, and several that combine portions of the OpenStax and American Yawp texts together.
We, the LibreTexts people, have integrated six US history texts, all with the same format and a centralized platform for easy remixing,: https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History
We recently adopted the American Government 3rd Edition from OpenStax. Would someone know where we could procure a test bank for this text?
Many of us are moving towards project-based learning, but we would like to have the test banks for our department. Thanks!
Have you seen the Instructor Answer Guide for this textbook? You can find it under the Instructor Resources page for American Government 3e.
This provides a comprehensive list of all of the chapter review questions and answers.
You colleagues might also be interested in the free audiobook version of this textbook that I produced with one of my students.
We have received a lot of positive feedback, especially from students with disabilities and working students.
The resource can be found on our project website, Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.
Instructors who use Canvas can even download a free course shell with embedded audio players and sample syllabus language.
If you and your colleagues are ever interested in sharing your approach to project-based learning, I would love to learn more.
My approach of assigning quizzes and essays is becoming more challenging now that AI models like Chat GPT are available, so I’m always looking for new strategies.
Great question! All of the instructor resources for American Government 3e can be found on the text's Instructor Resources page.
To access these free resources, you'll need to create an instructor account; you can do so here.
While we don't currently offer a test bank for the text on our site, we offer a plethora of other resources,
including an instructor answer guide featuring the solutions to all end-of-chapter questions.
Additionally, we're excited to hear you've adopted American Government 3e for your course!
Please take 2 minutes to complete our adoption form; this will ensure you receive timely email updates on the text, its ancillary resources, and more.
We have been collecting question banks as part of the OER ADAPT homework platform,
including the OpenStax questions mentioned above and several others in your area. Collectively, we have about 190,000 questions and access is freely given for verified instructors/instructional designers (request online).
Here are the courses in our Commons (with many more available once signed in):
https://adapt.libretexts.org/open-courses/commons
The solutions are available with an account, and many have been updated appreciably to be pedagogically useful although we mostly did this for the STEM question banks.
We have a long way to go, but feel this is a valuable resource in helping to break the "golden handcuffs" that commercial vendors put on faculty
when adopting a commercial textbook (i..e, the ancillary materials).
I have an instructor who is looking for an OER for a History of the American West class. Time span is colonial era to the turn of the 20th century.
Any suggestions are appreciated! Thank you!
I recommend OpenStax's US History textbook. Chapters 4 through 22 should meet your instructor's needs.
This textbook is available for free online, peer-reviewed, and openly licensed.
Additionally, this OER textbook comes with free ancillary resources like LMS course cartridges, PowerPoint slides, a test bank, an instructor answer guide, and more.
You can find the textbook here: https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history .
Portions of The American Yawp may meet your needs.
Western Civilization
Looking for a few OER on Western Civ
Have you seen the Saylor course on Western Civ? https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=31
The problem with Western Civ is that it is kind of hard to pin down. What are the outcomes you're trying to address?
One of our History faculty is looking for an OER textbook for History of Western Civilization 1 and 2. He said he couldn’t find any so if you have some info, please share. Thanks.
I have a few suggestions, though these may not quite match up with what the faculty member has in mind:
Boundless World History
A comprehensive outline of world history
Saylor history courses
This might also be a good course to put together using library database resources. Not open, but already paid for with student tuition and fees.
LS 212 that are OER-certified by Lumen are required by out ATD OER grant. You may want to get in touch with him.
Does anyone have knowledge of a good OER textbook for Western Civ I and II?
I will be using World History: Culture, States and Societies to 1500, by Berger, Israel, Miller, Parkinson, Reeves, and Williams. It’s published by the University of North Georgia Press, and is available through multiple OER sources. Here’s one:
https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/history-textbooks/2/
It’s also available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I bought my hard copy for 39.95.
I don’t know whether there is any companion text for after 1500 though.
A while ago someone asked for Western Civilization to 1500, I saw this today and wanted to put it out their incases they were still looking;
https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/World_History/Map%3A_World_History_-_Cultures%2C_States%2C_and_Societies_to_1500_(Berger_et_al.)
I am gathering OERs for consideration for our Western Civilization history courses: W. Civ pre 1500 and since 1500.
Here's what I know of that's in use in Oregon: http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=civ
OTN has several books that might be right.
Western Civilization: A Concise History, Volume 1 - OTN - covers topics including Mesopotamia,Egypt, Persia, Greece, Rome, the Islamic caliphates,
and the early European Middle Ages.
Western Civilization: A Concise History, Volume 2 - OTN - covers topics including the High Middle Ages, the Renaissance,
the European conquest of the Americas, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment.
Western Civilization: A Concise History, Volume 3 - OTN - covers topics including the Industrial Revolution,
the politics of Europe in the nineteenth century, modern European imperialism, the world wars, fascism, Nazism, and the Holocaust, the postwar era,
the Cold War, and recent developments in economics and politics.Also:
World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 - LibreTexts - ". . .a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500.
It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India's Classical Age, the Dynasties of China,
Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. It includes 350 high-quality images and maps,
chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos,
expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook."
World History in the Early Modern and Modern Era (1600 - present) - Saylor.org Academy -
“This course will present a comparative overview of world history from the 17th century to the present era.”
It will “examine the origins of major economic, political, social, cultural and technological trends of the past 400 years and explore the impact of these trends on
world societies.”
Women in American History
A multi-cultural survey of American history from pre-colonial times to the present examining the impact of ethnic and cultural diversity, class, and gender
on the lives of women.
We recently did a search of the repositories and library resources for our American Women's History instructor. Here are our notes.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LYaFWvcBxPolAOFkf1ujEeQN2HZ0Ue8Ylp1S6ciEnPc/edit?usp=sharing
I'm interested in finding OER works on Women's History in the US, especially progressive works.
Here are a few resources I found in a search last summer. New materials may have surfaced since then.
OER:
Women in US History (HIST 215)
Primary Sources
Introduction to Women, Gender Sexuality Studies
Other stuff:
National Women’s History Museum youtube channel
Their website has good stuff, too: www.womenshistory.org/students-and-educators
Women and the American Story - not CC, but free, from the NY Historical Society; many of the chapters are still in development.
Also has teaching articles like this one about #metoo
World Civilization
A history prof wants to assemble a World Civ text from OER resources. He's found the OTL World History to 1500 text from UNG,
and the (probably unusable) website The History Guide (which is not OER and has pretty restrictive terms of use).
OpenStax doesn't have a World Civ / World History text. Except for the OTL text from UNG, the World History resources from this list
are either no longer available or later-period (Saylor).
http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/oer/oerlistfromlistserve.htm .
Has anyone come across anything recently, especially regarding non-European history before 1500?
There was a LOT of stuff going on in Africa and Asia.
I would recommend the Boundless World History course offered through Lumen; it seems to have some of the content your prof might be looking for. :)
I hope this message finds everyone well. Does anyone have some great OER Resources for a World Civilizations II course
that covers 15th century to the present. This is the description for the course below:
HIST 2322 World Civilizations II
A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the world from the 15th century to the present.
The course examines major cultural regions of the world in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and their global interactions over time.
Themes include maritime exploration and transoceanic empires, nation/state formation and industrialization, imperialism, global conflicts and resolutions,
and global economic integration. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange.
Here's the link to ASCCC OERI's website that lists resources for US and World History:
https://asccc-oeri.org/open-educational-resources-and-history/
You might also be interested in the OpenStax World History, Volume 2: from 1400 textbook that was released last December.
I noticed that the resource is not listed on the ASCCC website, but might align with your class.
World History
I am reaching out to see if anyone has adapted through Pressbooks the open textbook World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 published by the University of North Georgia Press. Or if you may be aware of an ePub or XML file for this text.
The UNG Press and also the Open Textbook Library have the text available via PDF only. As we are looking to adapt this text in Pressbooks, we are trying to locate a more editable file.
Here is a link to the word document I converted from the PDF:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yXdQ_XCAwtvR8l1Ohx2idutn2HBGNKME/view?usp=sharing (it was too large to attach)
I have a faculty member looking for a World History OER textbook (1500-present). So far, this is what he's found, which seems pretty good/straightforward, but he's curious if anyone is using anything else.
https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/modernworldhistory/
Hi Heather, here's what I know of that's in use in Oregon: http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=World%20History
There is Brook's "A Concise History" series from Portland Community College that covers that area. We have it in our
World History section f our Humanities library (along with Alloso and Williford's book):
https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/World_History
and naturally from the source at PCC. All remixable as OER should be.
Here are the resources identified by the ASCCC OERI's discipline lead:
World History
World History to 1500 (C-ID HIST 150) and World History since 1500 (C-ID HIST 160)
Boundless World History (Lumen Learning)
This courseware includes resources copyrighted and openly licensed by multiple individuals and organizations.
Click the words “Licenses and Attributions” at the bottom of each page for copyright and licensing information specific to the material on that page.
World History to 1500 (C-ID HIST 150)
World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 (Berger et al.);
World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 (Berger et al.) in LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500.
Authored by six University System of Georgia faculty members with advanced degrees in History,
this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia,
Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India’s Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas,
and the Khanates of Central Asia.
It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning.
Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook.
It provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making World History an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.--

