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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 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

India: A Thousand Years of History A. D. 1 – 710

UNTIL 1947, when the Moslem state of Pakistan was carved out of its western and eastern corners, the entire triangle

Early Civilizations to Modern Age

Totalitarianism Versus Democracy

AS THE 1930’s drew to a close, only eight countries in Europe, besides Great Britain and France, were still democracies.

“My Name Will Stand Forever” 1933 – 1938

Adolf Hitler, stood above the German town of Berchtesgaden, in a large, imposing house in the mountains and stared out

Victory in Europe 1941 – 1945

Even before Pearl Harbour, there had been cooperation between the United States and Britain. In August of 1941, President Roosevelt

Distant Past and New Challenges

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Milestones of History

Caliph of Cordova’s Library (950 A. D.)

Caliph of Cordova’s library, raised Cordova to its great eminence. It was Europe’s most glittering capital: a place where Moslems,

Cluny (950 – 955 A. D.)

Cluny, the Greatest Benedictine Abbey in Europe, was founded in 910. After the reign of the great Abd al-Rahman III,

Lechfeld (955 A. D.)

Lechfeld, the battleground outside Augsburg on St. Lawrence’s day, 10 August 955 A. D., was highly significant for the whole

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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