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Hugh Capet (982 – 1066 A. D.)
Hugh Capet was coronated in 987 and with that, began the French dominance of Europe. During the eleventh century, a
Norsemen and Vikings (982 A. D.)
Norsemen or Vikings – Danes, Norwegians and Swedes — were terrorizing the greater part of Europe, over a thousand years
Sung Dynasty, Golden Age of Artistic Achievement (955-982 A. D.)
The birth of Hungary The battle of the Lechfeld, which was so important to Western Europe, had an equally profound
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
Florence in the Golden Age 1469 -1498
Lorenzo de’ Medici was far from handsome. His skin was sallow, his eyes had a short-sighted squint and his nose
Milan, City of Splendour and War 1277-1515
Milan’s most important business street had no displays of velvet cloaks, bright bolts of silk, or cloth-of-gold. It was a
Gentlemen, Scholars and Princes 1400 – 1507
One day in the fifteenth century, the Turkish potentate of Babylonia decided to send gifts to the greatest ruler in
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Egypt Becomes an Imperial Power (1450 – 1400 B. C.)
We have seen that after the fall of Babylon in 1530 B. C. and the collapse of the Amorite kingdoms
The Aryan Invasion of India (c. B. C. 1400)
Aryan peoples from the North descended into India, radically affecting the native civilization, round about between 1750 to 1400 B.C.
Palestine to Egypt – People Gain a National Identity and Settle New Lands (1400 – 1280 B.C.)
Palestine was possessed by Egypt. In the year 1887 an Egyptian peasant, digging in the ruins of an ancient city
