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Table of Contents

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Title page(p. 1)
Copyright(p. 2)
Table of Contents(pp. 3-6)
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS(pp. 7-15)
I THE WORLD IN SPACE(pp. 16-20)
II THE WORLD IN TIME(pp. 21-29)
III THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE(pp. 30-37)
IV THE AGE OF FISHES(pp. 38-45)
V THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPS(pp. 46-52)
VI THE AGE OF REPTILES(pp. 53-58)
VII THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALS(pp. 59-68)
VIII THE AGE OF MAMMALS(pp. 69-75)
IX MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MEN(pp. 76-83)
X THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MAN(pp. 84-89)
XI THE FIRST TRUE MEN(pp. 90-97)
XII PRIMITIVE THOUGHT(pp. 98-103)
XIII THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATION(pp. 104-111)
XIV PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONS(pp. 112-119)
XV SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITING(pp. 120-128)
XVI PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLES(pp. 129-139)
XVII THE FIRST SEAGOING PEOPLES(pp. 140-146)
XVIII EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIA(pp. 147-156)
XIX THE PRIMITIVE ARYANS(pp. 157-168)
XX THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS I(pp. 169-176)
XXI THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE JEWS(pp. 177-188)
XXII PRIESTS AND PROPHETS IN JUDEA(pp. 189-193)
XXIII THE GREEKS(pp. 194-202)
XXIV THE WARS OF THE GREEKS AND PERSIANS(pp. 203-208)
XXV THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECE(pp. 209-215)
XXVI THE EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT(pp. 216-224)
XXVII THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIA(pp. 225-233)
XXVIII THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA(pp. 234-242)
XXIX KING ASOKA(pp. 243-247)
XXX CONFUCIUS AND LAO TSE(pp. 248-256)
XXXI ROME COMES INTO HISTORY(pp. 257-263)
XXXII ROME AND CARTHAGE(pp. 264-270)
XXXIII THE GROWTH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE(pp. 271-284)
XXXIV BETWEEN ROME AND CHINA(pp. 285-293)
XXXV THE COMMON MAN’S LIFE UNDER THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE(pp. 294-302)
XXXVI RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE(pp. 303-312)
XXXVII THE TEACHING OF JESUS(pp. 313-322)
XXXVIII THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINAL CHRISTIANITY(pp. 323-328)
XXXIX THE BARBARIANS BREAK THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WEST(pp. 329-336)
XL THE HUNS AND THE END OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE(pp. 337-344)
XLI THE BYZANTINE AND SASSANID EMPIRES(pp. 345-352)
XLII THE DYNASTIES OF SUY AND TANG IN CHINA(pp. 353-355)
XLIII MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM(pp. 356-360)
XLIV THE GREAT DAYS OF THE ARABS(pp. 361-365)
XLV THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN CHRISTENDOM(pp. 366-376)
XLVI THE CRUSADES AND THE AGE OF PAPAL DOMINION(pp. 377-392)
XLVII RECALCITRANT PRINCES AND THE GREAT SCHISM(pp. 393-405)
XLVIII THE MONGOL CONQUESTS(pp. 406-413)
XLIX THE INTELLECTUAL REVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS(pp. 414-427)
L THE REFORMATION OF THE LATIN CHURCH(pp. 428-434)
LI THE EMPEROR CHARLES V(pp. 435-447)
LII THE AGE OF POLITICAL EXPERIMENTS; OF GRAND MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTS AND REPUBLICANISM IN EUROPE(pp. 448-459)
LIII THE NEW EMPIRES OF THE EUROPEANS IN ASIA AND OVERSEAS(pp. 460-468)
LIV THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE(pp. 469-477)
LV THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE RESTORATION OF MONARCHY IN FRANCE(pp. 478-488)
LVI THE UNEASY PEACE IN EUROPE THAT FOLLOWED THE FALL OF NAPOLEON(pp. 489-496)
LVII THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE(pp. 497-510)
LVIII THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION(pp. 511-515)
LIX THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEAS(pp. 516-529)
LX THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES(pp. 530-538)
LXI THE RISE OF GERMANY TO PREDOMINANCE IN EUROPE(pp. 539-541)
LXII THE NEW OVERSEAS EMPIRES OF STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAY(pp. 542-551)
LXIII EUROPEAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA AND THE RISE OF JAPAN(pp. 552-559)
LXIV THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1914(pp. 560-564)
LXV THE AGE OF ARMAMENT IN EUROPE, AND THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18(pp. 565-571)
LXVI THE REVOLUTION AND FAMINE IN RUSSIA(pp. 572-577)
LXVII THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD(pp. 578-771)
Notes(pp. 772-773)
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