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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The Coming of the Europeans A.D. 1498-1707
MORE than two centuries before Aurungzeb’s death and even before the coming of Babur, a new kind of invader had
China under the Han 206 B. C. – A. D. 221
THE vast East Asian land of China is named after its first family of emperors, the Ch’in. The Ch’in brought
The Six Dynasties: Turmoil and Change A.D. 220-589
THE three states into which China had split were soon split up themselves into even smaller divisions. For three and
The Sui and T’ang Restore the Empire A.D. 589-979
IN 589, a warlord named Sui Wen Ti conquered the last dynasty in the south and so became emperor of
The Sung Dynasty: Barbarians Threaten the Empire A. D. 960 – 1279
DURING THE turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era, the main outside threat to China came, as usual, from the
The Coming of the Mongols A.D.1135-1368
IN 1135, Hangchow became the capital of the Southern Sung. Thereafter, the Sung kept an uneasy peace with their unwelcome
The Ming Dynasty Restores the Old Order A.D. 1368-1644
THE MEN who took over from the Mongols came to be known as Hung-wu, or “Vast Military Power.” Hung-wu named
Japan, the “Source of the Sun” 3000 B.C.-A.D. 400
THE Japanese islands — four large ones and many smaller ones — rise out of the Pacific Ocean to the
Becoming a Nation 660 B. C.-A. D. 587
DRAWING ON nature for inspiration, the Japanese invented a number of gods and goddesses. They took it for granted that
Borrowing From China A. D. 587 – 838
PRINCE SHOTOKU was pleased to see his fellow aristocrats take to his chosen faith so enthusiastically. He wanted them to