Put the world today into context by learning about the past through this brief‎,‎ best‎-selling Western Civilization text that has helped thousands of students succeed in the course‎.‎ Jack Spielvogel‎'‎s engaging style of writing weaves the political‎,‎ economic‎,‎ social‎,‎ religious‎,‎ intellectual‎,‎ cultural‎,‎ and military aspects of history into a gripping story that is as memorable as it is instructive‎.‎ You will also be exposed to primary source documents ‎- actual historical documents that are the foundation for the historical analysis you read in the chapter‎.‎ These documents include letters‎,‎ poems‎,‎ and songs through history‎-documents that actually enliven the past‎.‎ Throughout the book there are also helpful tools to help you digest the reading including outlines‎,‎ chronologies‎,‎ numerous maps and key terms with definitions‎.‎