Disease and disaster : The dreadful 14th century
Renaissance men and Renaissance money : Learning and art in Italy and beyond
Ghosts, monkeys, or Confucius : Learning as power in Ming China
Black and white and read all over : The printing press
Luther, Loyola, mobs and massacres : The Protestant and Catholic reformations
"Astonishing, " "Magnificent, " Great" : Rulers and religion in Europe and Asia
Guts, gain, and glory : Powerful monarchs in England and Africa
"Everything the world has to offer" : City life
Silk and spices : Travel and trade in the Mediterranean Sea
"Columbia" or "America"? Names and fame in a "New World"
Sailors, sugar, and slaves : How European voyages changed Asia and Africa
Germs, silver, and blood : New World conquests and global connections.
