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The French Revolution and Napoleon
The year is 1789; the place, Versailles, France. Several hundred delegates representing the people of France sit sullenly in the
The Peoples of America Win Control over their Own Affairs
Even though you are familiar with the story of the American Revolution, perhaps you do not realize that only nine
Basic Ideas of Freedom take Root in Early Modern Times
Freedom! Liberty! Here are words which most Americans have heard all their lives. Freedom is the subject of the Declaration
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
The Sun King 1642 – 1715
ALL HIS LIFE Cardinal Richelieu had been a sick man, but by the spring of 1642 he was dying. He
The Rise of Prussia 1594 – 1786
AT THE END of the 16th century, Brandenburg and Prussia were unimportant German lands, but the ruler of Brandenburg was
Russia Under the Tsars 1462-1796
IN THE LAST PART of the fifteenth century, the monks and courtiers of Moscow began to say that Moscow was
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
What is History?
Many answers have been given to this question. To most people it is undoubtedly the record of past events, but
3000 BC – Gift of the Nile
On the long road to civilization, the emergence of the national state –particularly in the context of the world in
Early Culture Existed for Centuries
Early culture, between 3000 to 1750 BC, in Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers, another civilization is already far advanced.
