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Kings Compete for Power with Nobles and the Church
Henry Tudor was a patient young man, who waited and watched while civil war raged in England and quarreling lords
The Revival of Town Life and the Growth of Learning
Pierre watched the merchant caravan clatter down the narrow dirt road that led through the manor. Pack mules threaded their
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
The Coming of Islam A.D. 711 – 1526
IN 711‚ when other Moslem forces were invading distant Spain, Arab soldiers fought their way to the mouth of the
The Moguls Take Over A.D. 1504-1605
THE name “Mogul” comes from the Arabic word for “Mongol.” Babur, the founder of the Mogul dynasty, was probably descended
The Height of Mogul Power A.D. 1605-1707
WHEN Akbar died, the hope of a peaceful, prosperous India died with him. None of his successors was nearly so
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Victorious Athens (480 B.C.)
A victorious Athens was thanks to Themistocles, whose farsighted proposal that the Athenians should fight the Persians at sea rather
Classical Greece – A Golden Age and New Dynasty Dawn (480 – 323 BC)
Classical Greece was a period during which the finest products of Greek civilization were achieved, has been defined as beginning
Alexander the Great Dies (323 B.C.)
Alexander the Great succeeded to the throne upon the assassination of Philip of Macedonia, in northern Greece. This succession, both
