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Jackson and the Common People 1812-1833
ALTHOUGH THE Federalists continued as a party for some years after their defeat in 1801, they would never again be
The American Experiment 1787 – 1801
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION created a republic of thirteen states, the first large republic in history. The nation was to be
Democracy and Nationalism 1815-1848
WHILE THE Industrial Revolution was transforming England and creating a new kind of society, the continent of Europe seemed to
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
Rome and the Christian Church A.D. 64 -180
TRUMPETS sounded the fire alarm in Rome on the night of July 18, in the year 64. It seemed that
The Growing Church 100 – 500 A. D.
AT THE beginning of the second century, the Christian Church was a loosely organized group of independent local churches. There
Great Church Fathers A.D. 340-430
IT WAS about the middle of Lent in Antioch, reported Jerome, when “a deep-seated fever fell upon my weakened body,
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Justinian Corpus (520-622 A.D.)
Justinian Corpus, the Juris Civilis, is the ancestor of all European legal systems. The sixth century – in the West,
Flight to Medina (622 A.D.)
The flight to Medina, was made by the prophet Mohammed, when he fled from his native Mecca, in hopes of
T’ang Empire (622 – 794 A.D.)
T’ang Empire – first of the great Chinese dynasties – unifies the nation. The siege of Byzantium During the seventh
