Screen LibraryThe story of mankind : world history (1921) /
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| Published: |
[publisher not identified],
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| Publisher Address: | San Bernardino, CA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Awards: | Newbery Award Winner. |
| ISBN: |
9781533113276 1470189984 |
| Index Number: | D21 |
| CLC: | K109 |
| Call Number: | K109/V261-1 |
| Contents: | Foreword -- The setting of the stage -- Our earliest ancestors -- Prehistoric man -- Hieroglyphics -- The Nile Valley -- The story of Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- The Sumerians -- 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 -- 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 -- As it ever shall be -- An historical reading list for children. |