The Moslems Contribute to Civilization
Thirteen and a half centuries ago a new religion began in Arabia. Today millions of people are followers of this religion. It is called Islam…
World History Volume
5000 Years of History.
The Growth of Civilization in Early China
In the same way that important ancient civilizations grew out of small beginnings in the valleys of the Nile, the Tigris-Euphrates and the Indus, so…
The Growth of Civilization in Early India
Two hundred years before Columbus discovered America, a certain Marco Polo told strange, exciting stories to his friends and neighbours in Venice, a city in…
Christianity Spread in a Divided Empire
Christianity was the movement that spread Across the Roman Empire Pointing the way for the rest of the ancient world toward belief in a single…
The Roman Empire Preserves and Extends Civilization
Today we speak the words, “I am a World citizen,” with pride. To the people of the ancient world the statement, “I am a Roman…
The Greeks Lead the Way
If you had been a citizen of the ancient Greek city of Athens on a fine spring morning in 409 B.C., you would have gathered…
Early Civilization Spreads by Land and Sea
Now Hiram, King of Tyre, sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him King. . . And Solomon sent word…
The Growth of Egyptian and Mesopotamian Civilization
People satisfy their important needs in different ways. For example, most of you obtain water merely by turning on a faucet in your home. The…
Man’s Long Road Up From Savagery
Perhaps you have asked yourself, “What would I have done?” as you have read an adventure yarn or the true story of some person set…