The Story of Mankind
Hendrik van Loon

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Preface

THE SCENE OF OUR HISTORY IS LAID UPON A LITTLE PLANET,
LOST IN THE VASTNESS OF THE UNIVERSE.

To JIMMIE
“What is the use of a book without pictures?” said Alice.

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Preface  •  Foreword  •  The Story of Mankind  •  Our Earliest Ancestors  •  Prehistoric Man  •  Hieroglyphics  •  The Nile Valley  •  The Story of Egypt  •  Mesopotamia  •  Moses  •  The Phoenicians  •  The Indo-Europeans  •  The Aegean Sea  •  The Greeks  •  The Greek Cities  •  Greek Self-Government  •  Greek Life  •  The Greek Theatre  •  The Persian Wars  •  Athens vs. Sparta  •  Alexander the Great  •  A Summary  •  Rome and Carthage  •  The Rise of Rome  •  The Roman Empire  •  Joshua of Nazareth  •  The Fall of Rome  •  Rise of the Church  •  Mohammed  •  Charlemagne  •  The Norsemen  •  Feudalism  •  Chivalry  •  Pope vs. Emperor  •  The Crusades  •  The Mediaeval City  •  Mediaeval Self-Government  •  The Mediaeval World  •  Mediaeval Trade  •  The Renaissance  •  The Age of Expression  •  The Great Discoveries  •  Buddha and Confucius  •  The Reformation  •  Religious Warfare  •  The English Revolution  •  The Balance of Power  •  The Rise of Russia  •  Russia vs. Sweden  •  The Rise of Prussia  •  The Mercantile System  •  The American Revolution  •  The French Revolution  •  Napoleon  •  The Holy Alliance  •  The Great Reaction  •  National Independence  •  The Age of the Engine  •  The Social Revolution  •  Emancipation  •  The Age of Science  •  Art  •  Colonial Expansion and War  •  A New World

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