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England under the Tudors 1485-1603
IN AUGUST of 1485, Henry Tudor landed on the Welsh coast to fight King Richard III for the crown of
Adventures in the New World 1519 – 1620
“I DID NOT come to till the soil like a peasant,” said Hernando Cortez. “I came to find gold.” His
A New World and a New Sea 1492-1522
ALONG THE DUSTY SPANISH road leading north from Granada plodded a mule. On its back, bouncing and cursing his luck,
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
The United Nations and the Nations Disunited 1943 -1949
So at last, in the Pacific as in Europe, the guns were silent; the nations that had brought so much
Independence for India 1920 – 1964
Even before the end of World War II, it was clear that Asia and Africa would soon be shaken by
China and Revolution 1912 – 1962
Like Gandhi and Nehru in India, one of China’s greatest leaders, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, learned from the West as well
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Egypt Becomes an Imperial Power (1450 – 1400 B. C.)
We have seen that after the fall of Babylon in 1530 B. C. and the collapse of the Amorite kingdoms
The Aryan Invasion of India (c. B. C. 1400)
Aryan peoples from the North descended into India, radically affecting the native civilization, round about between 1750 to 1400 B.C.
Palestine to Egypt – People Gain a National Identity and Settle New Lands (1400 – 1280 B.C.)
Palestine was possessed by Egypt. In the year 1887 an Egyptian peasant, digging in the ruins of an ancient city