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Description edit
Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history, Hendrik van Loon's incomparable prose enlivens the characters and events of every age.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Summary edit
Beginning with the events of primitive man and times, Professor Van Loon covers the rise of western civilization in regards to the arts, sciences, politics, and religions.
Setting & Locations edit
- Europe
- Rome
- England
- France
- Italy
- Asia Minor
- Spain
- Egypt
- Prussia
- Paris
- Germany
- Greece
- Africa
- Athens
- America
- Carthage
- China
- Austria
- Middle Ages
- Moscow
- Vienna
- Heaven
- Constantinople
- Sweden
- Venice
- Indies
- India
- Jerusalem
- Mesopotamia
- Denmark
- Sparta
- Babylon
- Portugal
- United States
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Syria
- Macedonia
- Versailles
- Florence
- Columbus
- North Sea
- Atlantic
- Normandy
- Persia
- Washington
- Holy Land
First Sentence edit
We live under the shadow of a gigantic question mark.
Table of Contents edit
Foreword
List of Illustration
1. The Setting of the Stage
2. Our Earliest Ancestors
3. Prehistoric Man
4. Hieroglyphics
5. The Nile Valley
6. The Story of Egypt
7. Mesopotamia
8. The Sumerians
9. Moses
10. The Phoenicians
11. The Indo-Europeans
12. The Aegean Sea
13. The Greeks
14. The Greek Cities
15. Greek Self-Government
16. Greek Life
17. The Greek Theatre
18. The Persian Wars
19. Athens vs. Sparta
20. Alexander the Great
21. A Summary
22. Rome and Carthage
23. The Rise of Rome
24. The Roman Empire
25. Joshua of Nazareth
26. The Fall of Rome
27. Rise of the Church
28. Mohammed
29. Charlemagne
30. The Norsemen
31. Feudalism
32. Chivalry
33. Pope vs. Emperor
34. The Crusades
35. The Medieval City
36. Medieval Self-Government
37. The Mediæval World
38. Mediæval Trade
39. The Renaissance
40. The Age of Expression
41. The Great Discoveries
42. Buddha and Confucius
43. The Reformation
44. Religious Warfare
45. The English Revolution
46. The Balance of Power
47. The Rise of Russia
48. Russia vs. Sweden
49. The Rise of Prussia
50. The Mercantile System
51. The American Revolution
52. The French Revolution
53. Napoleon
54. The Holy Alliance
55. The Great Reaction
56. National Independence
57. The Age of the Engine
58. The Social Revolution
59. Emancipation
60. The Age of Science
61. Art
62. Colonial Expansion and War
63. A New World
64. As It Ever Shall Be
65. After Seven Years
66. The United States Comes of Age
67. The "Axis" Partners
68. Isolationism and Appeasement
69. The Atlantic Charter
70. Global War
71. The United Nations
72. A Turbulent Peace
73. An Old Order Gives Way
74. Spaceship Earth
75. The Earth as a Global Village
76. Entering the High-Tech Age
77. A New Millennium
An Animated Chronology
Index
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Newbery Medal. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Hendrik Willem Van Loon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Garden City Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1921
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 505
Publisher: Garden City Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1921
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 505
Awards edit
- Newbery Medal (1922, Winner)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 909
Subjects edit
Movie Connections edit
- The Story of Mankind (IMDb): Movie inspired by the book.
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