The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind, Volym 1

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MacMillan, 1921 - 1171 sidor
 

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THE AGE OF MAMMALS
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Miocene Mammals
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THE ANCESTRY OF
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Time Diagram of the Glacial Ages
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Map of Europe and Western Asia 50000 Years
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Early Stone Implements
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Australia and the Western Pacific in the Glacial
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NEOLITHIC MAN IN EUROPE 1 The age of cultivation begins 2 Where did the Neolithic culture arise? 3 Everyday Neolithic life 4 Primitive trade
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Reindeer Age Engravings and Carvings
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Hut Urns
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EARLY THOUGHT 1 Primitive philosophy 2 The Old Man in religion 3 Fear and hope in religion 4 Stars and seasons
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A Menhir of the Neolithic Period
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THE RACES OF MANKIND 1 Is mankind still differentiating? 2 The main races of mankind
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Diagram showing the Duration of the Neolithic Period
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THE LANGUAGES OF MANKIND 1 No one primitive language 2 The Aryan languages 3 The Semitic languages 4 The Hamitic languages 5 The...
117
THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS 1 Early cities and early nomads 2A The Sumerians 2B The empire of Sargon the First 2c The empire of Hammurabi
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Possible Relationship of Languages
133
Assyrian Warrior temp Sargon
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The Cradle of Chinese Civilization Map
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SEA PEOPLES AND TRADING PEOPLES 1 The earliest ships and sailors 2 The Ægean cities before history
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2 Syllable writing
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GODS AND STARS PRIESTS AND KINGS
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THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES AND THE PROPHETS
217
THE ARYANSPEAKING PEOPLES IN PREHISTORIC TIMES
236
Relationship of Human Races Diagrammatic Summary
241
THE GREEKS AND THE PERSIANS
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Athenian Warship 400 B C
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Median and Second Babylonian Empires in Nebuchadnezzars Reign
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Wars of the Greeks and Persians Map
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CHAPTER XXII
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Philip of Macedon
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THE CAREER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT 1 Philip of Macedonia
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Growth of Macedonia under Philip
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Seleucus I
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SCIENCE AND RELIGION AT ALEXANDRIA 1 The science of Alexandria 2 Philosophy of Alexandria 3 Alexandria as a factory of religions
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THE RISE AND SPREAD OF BUDDHISM 1 The story of Gautama 2 Teaching and legend in conflit 3 The gospel of Gautama Buddha 84 Buddhis...
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THE TWO WESTERN REPUBLICS 1 The beginnings of the Latins 2 A new sort of state
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FROM TIBERIUS GRACCHUS TO THE GODEMPEROR IN ROME PAGE 1 The science of thwarting the common
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THE CÆSARS BETWEEN THE SEA AND THE GREAT PLAINS OF THE OLD WORLD 1 A short catalogue of emperors 2 Roman civilization at i...
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THE BEGINNINGS THE RISE AND THE DIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANITY 1 Judea at the Christian era 2 The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 3 The ...
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SEVEN CENTURIES IN ASIA CIRCA 50 B C
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MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM 1 Arabia before Muhammad
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CHRISTENDOM AND THE CRUSADES
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