Expanded treatment of religion includes an excerpt from the Book of Psalms; a recent translation of the Quran, and new Boxes listing books of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.

A new Section on Globalism (the Global Ecosystem; Terrorism; Ethnic Identity) in Chapter 37 addresses topics of increasing interest.

New Color Illustrations expand the lush, full color art program, including a variety of historical images, and works of art and architecture by new or emerging artists. New images include Zoser’s Pyramid; Egyptian craftsmen (Ch. 1); Babylonian goddess (Ch. 2); Nok sculpture (Ch. 18); Guanyin (Ch. 14); London’s New Globe Theater (Ch. 19); Bernini’s David (Ch. 20); Steen’s Drawing Lesson (Ch. 23); Hick’s Peaceable Kingdom (Ch. 27); Monet’s Japanese Bridge (Ch. 31); Balla’s Streetlight (Ch. 32); Bearden’s Empress of the Blues (Ch. 36); Lopez’s Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Ch. 37); Golub’s Interrogation; Flavin’s Neon Sculpture; Gursky’s Nha Trang, Vietnam; Borofsky’s Walking to the Sky; Cai Guo-Qiang’s Inopportune; Calatrava’s Milwaukee Art Museum; and Gehry’s Disney Hall (Ch. 38).

New Primary Source Readings include selections from Annie Dillard; E.O. Wilson; Sandra Cisneros; Mahmoud Darwish; Yehuda Amichai (Ch. 37); and lengthened excerpts from works by Erasmus and More (Ch. 19).

New Study Questions, designed to provoke class discussion or written assignments, follow each primary source reading.

An expanded Glossary (following each chapter) and Suggested Readings (moved to the end of each book) provide useful references for students.

The text is accompanied by an outstanding ancillary package. Each Volume or Book may be packaged with Core Concepts in the Humanities, a DVD-ROM containing dozens of interactive activities on key concepts of music, visual art, architecture, dance, drama, film, and literature. This unique DVD-ROM also includes specially shot video clips demonstrating visual art and dance, chapter-specific study tools, and a research guide. A text-specific Online Learning Center offers additional materials keyed to the text. Instructors can also draw on materials from the Instructor's Resource CD-ROM (featuring an instructor's manual, test item file, and computerized test bank).

A set of Music Listening CDs are also available free to adopting instructors or for optional student purchase, featuring 120 minutes of music, a total of 49 musical selections discussed in the textbook, ranging from Gregorian chant to Louis Armstrong. Contact your McGraw-Hill rep for package discount information.