Thinking through Sources for Ways of the World, Volume 1 1

NEW __Thinking through Sources__ primary source reader supplements the "Working with Evidence" source projects in __Ways of the World__. With six to eight carefully selected documents per chapter, this two-volume primary source reader presents a wide range of documents that connect to topics in each chapter in __Ways of the World__. Headnotes and questions to consider before each document help students approach the documents and essay questions at the end of each chapter provide a starting point for classroom discussion or a written assignment. This collection of sources is available both in print and in LaunchPad with innovative auto-graded assessment. Thinking Through Sources for Ways of the World A Brief Global History Front Cover 1 Inside Front Cover 2 Halftitle Page 3 Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Preface 7 Contents 9 Chapter 1: History before Writing: How Do We Know? 15 Source 1.1: A Gathering and Hunting Woman in the Twentieth Century: Nisa, The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman: Life in the Bush 15 Source 1.2: Lascaux Rock Art 19 Source 1.3: Female Figurine from Çatalhüyük 22 Source 1.4: Otzi the Ice Man: Otzi the Ice Man: Artist’s Reconstruction; Otzi the Ice Man’s Preserved Body 24 Source 1.5: Stonehenge 27 Chapter 2: Social Life in the First Civilizations 30 Source 2.1: Law and Life in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Law Code of Hammurabi ca. 1750 B.C.E. 30 Source 2.2: The Standard of Ur: Peace Panel; War Panel 33 Source 2.3: The Occupations of Old Egypt: Be a Scribe, ca. 2066–1650 B.C.E. 35 Source 2.4: The Social Relationships of Egyptian Agriculture: Agricultural Scenes from the Tomb of Menna 37 Source 2.5: Social Life in Ancient China 39 Source 2.6: Socializing with Ancestors 41 Chapter 3: Political Authority in Second-Wave Civilizations 44 Source 3.1: Behistun Inscription, ca. 500 B.C.E. 44 Source 3.2: In Praise of Athenian Democracy: Pericles, Funeral Oration, 431–430 B.C.E. 47 Source 3.3: Statue of Augustus: Augustus Statue, Augustus Statue: The Breastplate 49 Source 3.4: Governing a Chinese Empire: The Writings of Master Han Fei, Third Century B.C.E. 52 Source 3.5: Qin Shihuangdi Funerary Complex: Qin Shihuangdi Funerary Complex; Archer; Bronze Horse-Drawn Cart 53 Source 3.6: Governing an Indian Empire: Ashoka, The Rock Edicts, ca. 268–232 B.C.E. 57 Chapter 4: The “Good Life” in Asian Cultural Traditions 61 Source 4.1: Reflections from Confucius: Confucius, The Analects, ca. 479–221 B.C.E. 61 Source 4.2: Filial Piety Illustrated 64 Source 4.3: A Daoist Perspective on the Good Life: Laozi, Daodejing, 500 B.C.E. 65 Source 4.4: Reflections from the Hindu Scriptures: Bhagavad Gita, ca. Fifth to Second Century B.C.E. 67 Source 4.5: Reflections from Jesus: The Gospel of Matthew, ca. 70–100 C.E. 69 Source 4.6: Toward “Mature Manhood”: Ladder of Divine Ascent 71 Chapter 5: Patriarchy and Women’s Voices 74 Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy: Aristotle, “On a Good Wife,” ca. 330 B.C.E. 74 Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy: The Laws of Manu, 200–400 C.E. 76 Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters: Ban Zhao, Lessons for Women, Late First Century C.E. 77 Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India: Psalms of the Sisters, First Century B.C.E. 80 Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest: Livy, History of Rome, Early First Century C.E. 82 Chapter6: Art and the Maya Elite 86 Source 6.1: Shield Jaguar and Lady Xok, a Royal Couple of Yaxchilan 86 Source 6.2: The Presentation of Captives 88 Source 6.3: A Bloodletting Ritual 90 Source 6.4: The Ball Game 92 Source 6.5: A Maya Ruler Relaxing 93 Chapter 7: Life and Travel on the Silk Roads 95 Source 7.1: Dangers and Assistance on the Silk Roads: Silk Road Merchants Encounter Bandits 96 Source 7.2: Advice for Merchants: Francesco Pegolotti, Advice for European Merchants Traveling to China, ca. 1340 98 Source 7.3: Stopping at a Caravanserai: A Stop at a Caravanserai 99 Source 7.4: Buddhism on the Silk Roads: Regulations for a Community of Monks, Third Century C.E.; Faxian, A Record of the Buddhist Kingdoms, ca. 416 100 Source 7.5: Christianity on the Silk Roads: The Jesus Sutras, 635–1005 102 Source 7.6: Letters from the Silk Roads: From a Soldier on Guard Duty, 103 B.C.E.–40C.E.; From an Abandoned Wife, Early Fourth Century C.E. 104 Chapter 8: The Making of Japanese Civilization 107 Source 8.1: Japanese Political Thinking: Shotoku, The Seventeen Article Constitution, 604 C.E. 107 Source 8.2: The Uniqueness of Japan: Kitabatake Chikafusa, The Chronicle of the Direct Descent of Gods and Sovereigns, 1339 109 Source 8.3: Social Life at Court: Sei Shonagon, Pillow Book, ca. 1000 111 Source 8.4: Japanese Zen Buddhism: Su Dongpo in Straw Hat and Wooden Shoes 113 Source 8.5: The Way of the Warrior: Shiba Yoshimasa, Advice to Young Samurai, ca. 1400; Imagawa Ryoshun, The Imagawa Letter, 1412 115 Source 8.6: Samurai and the “Arts of Peace” 117 Chapter 9: Voices of Islam 120 Source 9.1: The Voice of Allah: The Quran, Seventh Century C.E. 120 Source 9.2: The Voice of the Prophet Muhammad: The Hadiths, Eighth and Ninth Centuries 123 Source 9.3: The Voice of the Law: The Sharia, Ninth Century 124 Source 9.4: The Voice of the Sufis: Inscription in Rumi’s Tomb, Thirteenth Century; Rumi, Poem, Thirteenth Century; Rumi, Mathnawi, Thirteenth Century 127 Source 9.5: Islamic Practice in West Africa: Ibn Battuta, Travels in Asia and Africa, 1354 129 Source 9.6: Men and Women at Worship 131 Chapter 10: The Crusades as Cultural Encounter 134 Source 10.1: A Western Christian Perspective: Pope Urban II: Pope Urban II, Speech at Clermont, 1095 134 Source 10.2: Jewish Experience of the Crusades: An Account of Attacks on Jews during the First Crusade, Early to Mid-Twelfth Century 136 Source 10.3: Muslim Perspectives on the Crusades: Ibn al-Athir, The Complete History, ca. 1231 138 Source 10.4: Jerusalem and the Crusades: The Looting of Jerusalem, 1099; How Jerusalem Was Captured by Saladin, 1187 141 Source 10.5: A Byzantine Perspective on the Crusades: Nicetas Choniates, The Sack of Constantinople, 1204 144 Source 10.6: More Than Conflict: Usmah Ibn Munqidh, Christian Piety and Muslim Piety, Mid-Twelfth Century; Fulcher of Chartres, The Latins in the East, Early Twelfth Century 145 Chapter 11: Living and Dying during the Black Death 148 Source 11.1: The Black Death in the Islamic World: Ibn al-Wardi, Report of the Pestilence, 1348 148 Source 11.2: The Black Death in Western Europe: Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron, Mid-Fourteenth Century 150 Source 11.3: The Black Death in Byzantium: Emperor John VI of Byzantium, Historarum, Mid- to Late Fourteenth Century 152 Source 11.4: Religious Responses in the Islamic World: Ibn Kathir, The Beginning and the End: On History, ca. 1350–1351 153 Source 11.5: Religious Responses in the Christian World: The Flagellants; A Culture of Death 155 Source 11.6: The Black Death and European Jews: Jacob Von Königshofen, About the Great Plague and the Burning of the Jews, ca. Early Fifteenth Century 157 Source 11.7: A Government’s Response to the Plague: Ordinances against the Spread of Plague, Pistoia, 1348 159 Chapter 12: Early Encounters; First Impressions 161 Source 12.1: Cadamosto in a West African Chiefdom: Alvise da Cadamosto, On Meeting with Budomel, 1455 161 Source 12.2: Vasco da Gama at Calicut, India: A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama, 1498 164 Source 12.3: Celebrating da Gama’s Arrival in Calicut: The Arrival of da Gama at Calicut 167 Source 12.4: Columbus in the Caribbean: Christopher Columbus, Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella, 1493 169 Source 12.5: Columbus Engraved: Columbus Arriving on Hispaniola 171 Inside Back Cover 179 Back Cover 180 Thinking Through Sources for Ways of the World A Brief Global History,9781319074333,Third Edition "Thinking through Sources provides a variety of primary sources to accompany Ways of the World. With six to eight carefully selected documents per chapter, this two-volume primary source reader presents a wide range of visual and textual sources that connect to topics in each chapter in Ways of the World. Headnotes and questions to consider before each document help students approach the documents and essay questions at the end of each chapter provide a starting point for classroom discussion or a written assignment." --Page [4] of cover