Topics
- Early Civilizations 400,000 B.C – 648 B.C.
- Ancient Greece 3000 B.C. – 323 B.C.
- Ancient Rome 1000 B.C – 476 A.D.
- Early Christianity and Byzantium 6 B.C. – 1453 A.D.
- East in the Middle Ages 214 B.C. – 1644 A.D.
- West in the Middle Ages 481 A.D. – 1485 A.D.
- Renaissance 1277 A.D.- 1603 A.D.
- Reformation and Exploration 1415 A.D. – 1634 A.D.
- Age of Great Kings and Enlightenment 1469 A.D. – 1762 A.D.
- Age of Revolution 1765 A.D. – 1815 A.D.
- Industrial Revolution and Nationalism 1702 A.D. – 1906 A.D.
- Imperialism and World War 1 1841 A.D. – 1920 A.D.
- Totalitarianism and the Great Depression 1861 A.D. – 1938 A.D.
- World War 2 and its Aftermath 1934 A.D. – 1944 A.D.
- Modern Age 1946 A.D. – 1965 A.D.
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Rival Caliphs and Amirs in the West A.D. 750-1492
IN 750, when the first Abbasid caliph ordered a wholesale massacre of the family that had ruled before him, hardly
Christian Knights and Mongol Horsemen A. D. 099-1404
THROUGHOUT THE eleventh century, the divided Arab Empire became weaker in all its parts. Meanwhile, the Christian lands to the
The City of Dido 264 B. C. – 129 B. C.
In 264 B. C., the people of Rome met in a noisy session of their assembly. The question before them
Seljuks and Mamelukes A.D. 950-1517
LIKE THEIR relatives the Mongols, the Turks began as wandering herdsmen in Central Asia. Their first contact with Islam was
The Ottomans, the Last Great Islamic Power A.D. 1299-1922
ACCORDING to their tradition, the Ottoman Turks once belonged to the same Central Asian tribe as the Seljuk Turks. Their
Islam the Civilizer A. D. 622-1406
IF Islam had never existed, the Christian countries of the world would probably be less advanced and certainly less varied,
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
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
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
Akbar – The Height of Mogul Power A.D. 1605-1707
Akbar died and the hope of a peaceful, prosperous India died with him. None of his successors was nearly so