Acknowledgements
This book is adapted for use in World History to 1500 courses by Dr. John Mack from World History, Volume 1 at OpenStax.
The author wishes to acknowledge use of Meta.Ai in editing and polishing the manuscript. This AI tool helped improve the text’s flow, grammar, and syntax, allowing the author to focus on the substance and meaning of the work. The author acknowledges the benefits of AI-assisted editing while maintaining full responsibility for the book’s content and ideas.