Introduction：Axial Age,the Golden Age ofHuman Wisdom

Unit One A Long and Hot Debate about the Birth of the World

Unit Two Two Views Concerning Cultural Studies

Section One：Cultural Relativism

Section Two：Cultural Imperialism

Unit Three Cultural Traditions and Roots

Section One：Theology

Section Two：Philosophy

Section Three：Science

Unit Four Time and History in the Context of Culture

Section One：Ancient History of the World

Section Two：The Middle Ages

Section Three：Modern History

Section Four：Contemporary Time

Unit Five Compositions and Elements of Culture

Section One：Faith,a Spiritual Pillar of a Person

Section Two：Language,An Important Element of Culture

Section Three：Mythology,an Area of Human Imagination

Section Four：Institution

Section Five：Norms,Code of Conduct for Human Society

Unit Six Powerful and Pervasive Ideas

Section One：Colonialism,a Propelling Force of the West

Section Two：Capitalism,a Magic Power of the West

Section Three：Communism,the Highest Ideal of Mankind

Section Four：Constitutionalism,the Idea of Rule ofLaw

Section Five：Nationalism,a Theoretic Foundation of Nation-State

Unit Seven Great Ideas Spread Through Great Books

Section One：Analects,a Collection of Wisdom ofChina

Section Two：The Bible,the Holy Scripture in the World

SectionThree：Quran,theHoly Scripture of Islam

SectionFour：Buddhist Texts

Unit Eight An Eventful Human History

Section One：The Roman Empire

Section Two：Heliocentricism

Section Three：The Crusades

Section Four：Mongol Conquests

Section Five：Columbus and His Significant Voyages

Section Six：The Ottoman Empire

Section Seven：The Founding of the United States of America

Section Eight：The Opium Wars

Section Nine：The United Nations,an Instrument for Peace

Unit Nine Milestone Figures For Human History

Section One：Abraham,Father of Three Major Religions

Section Two：Jesus Christ,God for Christians

Section Three：Muhammad,Prophet of Muslims

Section Four：Shakyamuni,the Buddha of Buddhist Adherents

Section Five：Confucius,a Holy Figure of Traditional China

Section Six：Socrates,Founding Father of Western Philosophy

Section Seven：Sir Isaac Newton,a Towering Scientist

Section Eight：Karl Marx,a Profound Thinker Who Changed the World

Section Nine：Albert Einstein,a Modern Isaac Newton

Unit Ten A Study of Civilizational History of the World

Section One：The Ancient Egyptian Civilization

Section Two：The Andes Civilization

Section Three：Ancient Chinese Civilization

Section Four：Minoan Civilization

Section Five：Sumer Civilization

Section Six：Maya Civilization

Section Seven：History of Ancient India

Section Eight：Hittites,Ancient Anatolian People

Section Nine：Ancient Greek Civilization

Section Ten：The Western or Occidental Civilization

Section Eleven：The Eastern Orthodox Church Civilization

Section Twelve：FarEastern Civilization Ring

Section Thirteen：Orthodox Christian Civilization

Section Fourteen：The Ancient Persian Civilization

Section Fifteen：Islamic Civilization At its Golden Age

Section Sixteen：Hindu Civilization

Section Seventeen：The Mexica

Section Eighteen：Yucatec Maya Civilization

Section Nineteen：Ancient Babylonian Civilization

Unit Eleven A Possible Form of a Future Global Culture

Section Ohe：Cultural Implications of Cultural Diversity

Section Two：Cultural,Social and Political Implications of UNESCO Universal Declaralion on Cultural Diversity