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Table of Contents72

Cover
Title pagep. 1
Copyrightp. 2
Table of Contentspp. 3-6
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSpp. 7-15
I THE WORLD IN SPACEpp. 16-20
II THE WORLD IN TIMEpp. 21-29
III THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFEpp. 30-37
IV THE AGE OF FISHESpp. 38-45
V THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPSpp. 46-52
VI THE AGE OF REPTILESpp. 53-58
VII THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALSpp. 59-68
VIII THE AGE OF MAMMALSpp. 69-75
IX MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MENpp. 76-83
X THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MANpp. 84-89
XI THE FIRST TRUE MENpp. 90-97
XII PRIMITIVE THOUGHTpp. 98-103
XIII THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATIONpp. 104-111
XIV PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONSpp. 112-119
XV SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITINGpp. 120-128
XVI PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLESpp. 129-139
XVII THE FIRST SEAGOING PEOPLESpp. 140-146
XVIII EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIApp. 147-156
XIX THE PRIMITIVE ARYANSpp. 157-168
XX THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS Ipp. 169-176
XXI THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE JEWSpp. 177-188
XXII PRIESTS AND PROPHETS IN JUDEApp. 189-193
XXIII THE GREEKSpp. 194-202
XXIV THE WARS OF THE GREEKS AND PERSIANSpp. 203-208
XXV THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECEpp. 209-215
XXVI THE EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREATpp. 216-224
XXVII THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIApp. 225-233
XXVIII THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHApp. 234-242
XXIX KING ASOKApp. 243-247
XXX CONFUCIUS AND LAO TSEpp. 248-256
XXXI ROME COMES INTO HISTORYpp. 257-263
XXXII ROME AND CARTHAGEpp. 264-270
XXXIII THE GROWTH OF THE ROMAN EMPIREpp. 271-284
XXXIV BETWEEN ROME AND CHINApp. 285-293
XXXV THE COMMON MAN’S LIFE UNDER THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIREpp. 294-302
XXXVI RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIREpp. 303-312
XXXVII THE TEACHING OF JESUSpp. 313-322
XXXVIII THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINAL CHRISTIANITYpp. 323-328
XXXIX THE BARBARIANS BREAK THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WESTpp. 329-336
XL THE HUNS AND THE END OF THE WESTERN EMPIREpp. 337-344
XLI THE BYZANTINE AND SASSANID EMPIRESpp. 345-352
XLII THE DYNASTIES OF SUY AND TANG IN CHINApp. 353-355
XLIII MUHAMMAD AND ISLAMpp. 356-360
XLIV THE GREAT DAYS OF THE ARABSpp. 361-365
XLV THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN CHRISTENDOMpp. 366-376
XLVI THE CRUSADES AND THE AGE OF PAPAL DOMINIONpp. 377-392
XLVII RECALCITRANT PRINCES AND THE GREAT SCHISMpp. 393-405
XLVIII THE MONGOL CONQUESTSpp. 406-413
XLIX THE INTELLECTUAL REVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANSpp. 414-427
L THE REFORMATION OF THE LATIN CHURCHpp. 428-434
LI THE EMPEROR CHARLES Vpp. 435-447
LII THE AGE OF POLITICAL EXPERIMENTS; OF GRAND MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTS AND REPUBLICANISM IN EUROPEpp. 448-459
LIII THE NEW EMPIRES OF THE EUROPEANS IN ASIA AND OVERSEASpp. 460-468
LIV THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCEpp. 469-477
LV THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE RESTORATION OF MONARCHY IN FRANCEpp. 478-488
LVI THE UNEASY PEACE IN EUROPE THAT FOLLOWED THE FALL OF NAPOLEONpp. 489-496
LVII THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL KNOWLEDGEpp. 497-510
LVIII THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONpp. 511-515
LIX THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEASpp. 516-529
LX THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATESpp. 530-538
LXI THE RISE OF GERMANY TO PREDOMINANCE IN EUROPEpp. 539-541
LXII THE NEW OVERSEAS EMPIRES OF STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAYpp. 542-551
LXIII EUROPEAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA AND THE RISE OF JAPANpp. 552-559
LXIV THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1914pp. 560-564
LXV THE AGE OF ARMAMENT IN EUROPE, AND THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18pp. 565-571
LXVI THE REVOLUTION AND FAMINE IN RUSSIApp. 572-577
LXVII THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLDpp. 578-771
Notespp. 772-773
Back cover

Table of Contents72

Cover
Title pagep. 1
Copyrightp. 2
Table of Contentspp. 3-6
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSpp. 7-15
I THE WORLD IN SPACEpp. 16-20
II THE WORLD IN TIMEpp. 21-29
III THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFEpp. 30-37
IV THE AGE OF FISHESpp. 38-45
V THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPSpp. 46-52
VI THE AGE OF REPTILESpp. 53-58
VII THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALSpp. 59-68
VIII THE AGE OF MAMMALSpp. 69-75
IX MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MENpp. 76-83
X THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MANpp. 84-89
XI THE FIRST TRUE MENpp. 90-97
XII PRIMITIVE THOUGHTpp. 98-103
XIII THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATIONpp. 104-111
XIV PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONSpp. 112-119
XV SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITINGpp. 120-128
XVI PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLESpp. 129-139
XVII THE FIRST SEAGOING PEOPLESpp. 140-146
XVIII EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIApp. 147-156
XIX THE PRIMITIVE ARYANSpp. 157-168
XX THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS Ipp. 169-176
XXI THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE JEWSpp. 177-188
XXII PRIESTS AND PROPHETS IN JUDEApp. 189-193
XXIII THE GREEKSpp. 194-202
XXIV THE WARS OF THE GREEKS AND PERSIANSpp. 203-208
XXV THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECEpp. 209-215
XXVI THE EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREATpp. 216-224
XXVII THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIApp. 225-233
XXVIII THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHApp. 234-242
XXIX KING ASOKApp. 243-247
XXX CONFUCIUS AND LAO TSEpp. 248-256
XXXI ROME COMES INTO HISTORYpp. 257-263
XXXII ROME AND CARTHAGEpp. 264-270
XXXIII THE GROWTH OF THE ROMAN EMPIREpp. 271-284
XXXIV BETWEEN ROME AND CHINApp. 285-293
XXXV THE COMMON MAN’S LIFE UNDER THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIREpp. 294-302
XXXVI RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIREpp. 303-312
XXXVII THE TEACHING OF JESUSpp. 313-322
XXXVIII THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINAL CHRISTIANITYpp. 323-328
XXXIX THE BARBARIANS BREAK THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WESTpp. 329-336
XL THE HUNS AND THE END OF THE WESTERN EMPIREpp. 337-344
XLI THE BYZANTINE AND SASSANID EMPIRESpp. 345-352
XLII THE DYNASTIES OF SUY AND TANG IN CHINApp. 353-355
XLIII MUHAMMAD AND ISLAMpp. 356-360
XLIV THE GREAT DAYS OF THE ARABSpp. 361-365
XLV THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN CHRISTENDOMpp. 366-376
XLVI THE CRUSADES AND THE AGE OF PAPAL DOMINIONpp. 377-392
XLVII RECALCITRANT PRINCES AND THE GREAT SCHISMpp. 393-405
XLVIII THE MONGOL CONQUESTSpp. 406-413
XLIX THE INTELLECTUAL REVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANSpp. 414-427
L THE REFORMATION OF THE LATIN CHURCHpp. 428-434
LI THE EMPEROR CHARLES Vpp. 435-447
LII THE AGE OF POLITICAL EXPERIMENTS; OF GRAND MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTS AND REPUBLICANISM IN EUROPEpp. 448-459
LIII THE NEW EMPIRES OF THE EUROPEANS IN ASIA AND OVERSEASpp. 460-468
LIV THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCEpp. 469-477
LV THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE RESTORATION OF MONARCHY IN FRANCEpp. 478-488
LVI THE UNEASY PEACE IN EUROPE THAT FOLLOWED THE FALL OF NAPOLEONpp. 489-496
LVII THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL KNOWLEDGEpp. 497-510
LVIII THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONpp. 511-515
LIX THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEASpp. 516-529
LX THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATESpp. 530-538
LXI THE RISE OF GERMANY TO PREDOMINANCE IN EUROPEpp. 539-541
LXII THE NEW OVERSEAS EMPIRES OF STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAYpp. 542-551
LXIII EUROPEAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA AND THE RISE OF JAPANpp. 552-559
LXIV THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1914pp. 560-564
LXV THE AGE OF ARMAMENT IN EUROPE, AND THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18pp. 565-571
LXVI THE REVOLUTION AND FAMINE IN RUSSIApp. 572-577
LXVII THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLDpp. 578-771
Notespp. 772-773
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A Short History of the World

H. G. Wells

Nydus Foundation

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