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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Japan’s Change and Slow Growth A.D. 838-1150
BETWEEN THE ninth and twelfth centuries, Japan developed at a slower pace. It was as if the people knew that
The Warrior’s Take Over A. D. 1150 – 1336
BY THE middle of the twelfth century, Kyoto was no longer the real center of power in Japan. The old
Two and a Half Centuries of Unrest in Japan A.D. 1336-1573
Go-Daigo had found refuge in a place in the mountains called Yoshino. Japan now had two emperors, one in Kyoto
The End and the Beginning 378- 752
THE FIRST SIGN of the approaching Roman army was a thin column of dust. It rose like smoke from behind
Charles, Called the Great 771 – 814
IT WAS COLD INSIDE the great cathedral of St. Peter in Rome on Christmas day, in the year 800. The
Fury from the North 814-1042
“. . FROM THE FURY OF THE NORTHMEN, Good Lord, deliver us.” Until recent times, this line was included in
The Castle, the Manor and the Knight 900-1300
COUNT LEON, lord of the vast domain of Grandpré, stirred and waved away his servants. As he opened his eyes,
Feudal Germany 936 -1250
THE WINTER of 1077 was one of the coldest on record in Italy. Ice and snow choked the mountain passages
Feudal France 814-1314
AFTER THE BREAKUP OF CHARLEMAGNE’S Empire, France, the western half of the empire, was ruled by a series of weak
The Conquest of England 1066-1265
IN THE DIM LIGHT of early morning, the Frenchmen were preparing for battle. Squires helped the knights put on their