This book covers all the remaining parts of Unit 3: Global Interactions (1200 - 1650) and all of Unit 4: The First Global Age (1450 - 1770). Multiple choice questions reinforce the key concepts of each section, and sharpen reading comprehension skills. Short answer questions offer training and practice in crucial critical thinking and writing skills. Topics covered: Early Japanese history and feudalism; Rise and fall of African civilizations: Ghana, Mali, Axum, and Songhai empires; Reformation and Counter Reformation; The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); The Ottoman Empire In Europe; The rise of Mesoamerican empires: Aztec and Incan empires before 1500; Spain and Portugal on the eve of the encounter; the encounter between Europeans and the peoples of Africa, the Americas, and Asia.; The Columbian exchange; Political ideologies: global absolutism; The response to absolutism: The rise of parliamentary democracy in England. This book is also great for home schooling