The Story of Mankind
Hendrik van Loon
Preface
THE SCENE OF OUR HISTORY IS LAID UPON A LITTLE PLANET, LOST IN THE VASTNESS OF THE UNIVERSE.
To JIMMIE
“What is the use of a book without pictures?” said Alice.
Continue... Preface • Foreword • The Story of Mankind • Our Earliest Ancestors • Prehistoric Man • Hieroglyphics • The Nile Valley • The Story of Egypt • Mesopotamia • Moses • The Phoenicians • The Indo-Europeans • The Aegean Sea • The Greeks • The Greek Cities • Greek Self-Government • Greek Life • The Greek Theatre • The Persian Wars • Athens vs. Sparta • Alexander the Great • A Summary • Rome and Carthage • The Rise of Rome • The Roman Empire • Joshua of Nazareth • The Fall of Rome • Rise of the Church • Mohammed • Charlemagne • The Norsemen • Feudalism • Chivalry • Pope vs. Emperor • The Crusades • The Mediaeval City • Mediaeval Self-Government • The Mediaeval World • Mediaeval Trade • The Renaissance • The Age of Expression • The Great Discoveries • Buddha and Confucius • The Reformation • Religious Warfare • The English Revolution • The Balance of Power • The Rise of Russia • Russia vs. Sweden • The Rise of Prussia • The Mercantile System • The American Revolution • The French Revolution • Napoleon • The Holy Alliance • The Great Reaction • National Independence • The Age of the Engine • The Social Revolution • Emancipation • The Age of Science • Art • Colonial Expansion and War • A New World
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