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Ancient Far East

Ancient Far East, included the early Chinese people, the early Japanese people and the ancient civilization of India. The early

Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East

Kingdoms of the ancient Middle East included the Egyptians, Hebrews and Phoenicians. The culture of a people is not regarded

Prehistoric Ages of Man

Prehistoric ages of man include – the dawn of life on our planet, the tools and weapons of prehistoric man,

Early Civilizations to Modern Age

Rivalries in the Middle East 1856 – 1912

THE MIDDLE EAST where Europe, Asia and Africa meet had long been known as one of the great crossroads of

The United States and Destiny 1848-1914

THE UNITED STATES entered the race for colonies last of all the powers, at the end of the nineteenth century.

Storm Clouds over Europe 1882-1907

AS THE year 1899 drew to a close, Europeans and Americans began to wonder when, exactly, the nineteenth century would

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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