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Feudalism in Western Europe

Feudalism – centuries of groping and experimentation to restore law and order in Europe and to develop forms of centralized

Religions Militant in the Middle Ages

Religions militant, gives an account of the wars of religion, which we call the crusades. During the Middle Ages, the

Decline of the Roman Empire

Decline of the Roman empire came after the triumph of Christianity. Meanwhile, Julius Caesar’s heir and successor, Octavian, was but

Early Civilizations to Modern Age

“Peace in Our Time” 1938 – 1939

Czechoslovakia was a country of many peoples. The largest groups were the Czechs and the Slovaks, but in the region

A World at War 1939 – 1941

Now the people of Europe began to hear a new sound, a sound that would haunt them throughout the years

Victory in the Pacific 1941 – 1945

On June 25, 1940, the Japanese war minister said, “The present international situation is developing in a manner advantageous to

Distant Past and New Challenges

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Milestones of History

Toledo falls, Marking the End of Islam in Spain (1077 – 1100)

Toledo falls and this marks the beginning of the end of Islam in Spain. A triumph for orthodoxy The events

Abelard in Paris (1100 A. D.)

Abelard, Peter – a renowned teacher from Paris, surrounded by a group of questioning students – formed the nucleus of

Southern France, the Cult of Courtly Love (1100 – 1194)

Southern France, the cult of courtly love, takes root and flourishes. In the glories of its new cathedral, the town

Mythology

Who were the Hellenes?

Theseus and the Minotaur

The Palace of Minos

Helen of Troy

The Wooden Horse

Was there a Trojan War?

The Migration

City-States and Colonies

The Delphic Oracle

The Olympic Games

Sparta

A Spartan grows Up

Athens

Solon

A Tyrant Who Was Not Tyrannical

Athenian Democracy

The Ionian Greeks

Marathon

The Rivals

The Second Persian Invasion

Thermopylae

“Wooden Walls” and Salamis

Aeschylus

Theseus Comes Home

The Confederacy of Delos

The Athenian Empire

Herodotus, The Father of History

The Parthenon

Thucydides

Why Did Athens Fight Sparta

The Peloponnesian War Begins

Athenian Death

Hippocrates and Disease

Pericles Dies

Cleon the Tanner

Peace

Socrates

Alcibiades

Sicily

Hecuba, Queen of Troy

Decelea, a Thorn in the Flesh

Oligarchy and Athens in Defeat

Socrates’ Death

Xenophon

Damocles’ Sword – The Fourth Century

Plato

Alexander of Macedon

Hellenistic Age – Alexandria and Byzantium

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