The story of mankind

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Main Author: Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944
Other Authors: Merriman, John M.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Liveright, 2000.
Edition:Liveright pbk. ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Setting the stage
  • ch. 2. Our earliest ancestors
  • ch. 3. Prehistoric man
  • ch. 4. Hieroglyphs
  • ch. 5. Nile Valley
  • ch. 6. Story of Egypt
  • ch. 7. Mesopotamia
  • ch. 8. Sumerians
  • ch. 9. Moses
  • Phœnicians
  • ch. 11. Indo-Europeans
  • ch. 12. Ægean Sea
  • ch. 13. Greeks
  • ch. 14. Greek cities
  • ch. 15. Greek self-government
  • ch. 16. Greek life
  • ch. 17. Greek theatre
  • ch. 18. Persian wars
  • ch. 19. Athens vs. Sparta
  • ch. 20. Alexander the Great
  • ch. 21. Summary
  • ch. 22. Rome and Carthage
  • ch. 23. Rise of Rome
  • ch. 24. Roman Empire
  • ch. 25. Joshua of Nazareth
  • ch. 26. Fall of Rome
  • ch. 27. Rise of the Church
  • ch. 28. Mohammed
  • ch. 29. Charlemagne
  • ch. 30. Norsemen
  • ch. 31. Feudalism
  • ch. 32. Chivalry
  • ch. 33. Pope vs. Emperor
  • ch. 34. Crusades
  • ch. 35. Mediæval city
  • ch. 36. Mediæval self-government
  • ch. 37. Mediæval world
  • ch. 38. Mediæval trade
  • ch. 39. Renaissance
  • ch. 40. Age of Expression
  • ch. 41. Great discoveries
  • ch. 42. Buddha and Confucius
  • ch. 43. Reformation
  • ch. 44. Religious warfare
  • ch. 45. English revolution
  • ch. 46. Balance of power
  • ch. 47. Rise of Russia
  • ch. 48. Russia vs. Sweden
  • ch. 49. Rise of Prussia
  • ch. 50. Mercantile system
  • ch. 51. American Revolution
  • ch. 52. French Revolution
  • ch. 53. Napoleon
  • ch. 54. Holy alliance
  • ch. 55. Great reaction
  • ch. 56. National independence
  • ch. 57. Age of the Engine
  • ch. 58. Social revolution
  • ch. 59. Emancipation
  • ch. 60. Age of Science
  • ch. 61. Art
  • ch. 62. Colonial expansion and war
  • ch. 63. New world
  • ch. 64. As it ever shall be
  • ch. 65. After seven years
  • ch. 66. United States comes of age
  • ch. 67. "Axis" partners
  • ch. 68. Isolationism and appeasement
  • ch. 69. Atlantic Charter
  • ch. 70. Global War
  • ch. 71. United Nations
  • ch. 72. Turbulent peace
  • ch. 73. Old order gives way
  • ch. 74. Spaceship Earth
  • ch. 75. Earth as a global village
  • ch. 76. Entering the High-tech Age
  • ch. 77. New Millennium.