Parley's Common School History, Revised: A Pictorial History of the World, Ancient and Modern, for the Use of Schools

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Extent of Assyria and Babylonia Notices of other Countries in an cient times
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Cyrus conquers Babylon His death X Reign of Cambyses
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About Darius Expedition of Xerxes into Greece
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Affairs of Persia till the Saracen Conquest
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Modern History of Persia PAGE 7 10 20 21 23 24
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About the Hebrews or Jews Origin of the Hebrews The Removal of Jacob and his Children to Egypt
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The Bondage in Egypt Flight of the Hebrews and Destruction of Pharaoh and his Host
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About the Wanderings of the Israelites in the Wilderness
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Overthrow of the Midianites Samson Judge of Israel
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Samsons Exploits and Death 13 14 16 19 2 2 2 282202 8 26 32 34 37 38
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Beginning of the Reign of Saul
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Combat of David and Goliath 42
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The Reign of David Wisdom of Solomon
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The Building of the Temple Visit of the Queen of Sheba 45
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The Decline of the Jewish Nation
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The Hebrew Prophets
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Crucifixion of the Saviour Destruction of Jerusalem
53
Early History of China
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Anecdotes of the Chinese Emperors 49 50 53 55
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Cities of China Manners of the Chinese
60
Origin of the Arabs Rise of Mohammed
61
Sequel of the History of the Saracens
64
About Syria Phoenicia and Asia Minor XXXII About Asia Minor or Natolia
67
A Brief View of Several Nations
69
Review of the History of Asia
71
Chronology of Asia
75
AFRICA
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About the Geography of Africa The Inhabitants
77
Early Sovereigns of Egypt
78
Egyptian Architecture and Sculpture
82
The Ptolemies and Queen Cleopatra
84
Sequel of the Egyptian History
86
Sketches of Ethiopian History
88
Origin of the Barbary States and their Piracies on the Christians
89
Curious Facts and Fables about Africa
91
History of the SlaveTrade
92
Chronology of Africa
93
CHAPTER PAGE XLVI Introductory Remarks on its Geography and other Matters
95
About Greece Where it is situated Appearance of the Country Climate
98
Extent of Greece First Settlement of the Country
101
The Grecian Lawgivers
102
War with Persia
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Affairs of Athens
105
Beginning of the Theban War
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Sequel of the Theban War
108
Grecian Religion or Mythology
109
The Grecian Philosophers
111
The Grecian Philosophers continued
113
Something more about the Greek Philosophers The Greek Poets
115
About the Mode of Life among the Ancient Greeks
117
Philip of Macedon conquers Greece
119
Conquests of Alexander the Great
121
Sequel of Alexanders Career
123
Greece Invaded by the Gauls
124
End of Grecian Independence
126
Modern History of Greece
127
About Italy as it now is
128
Founding of Rome by Romulus Its carly State
132
Battle of the Horatii and Curiatii
134
From the Reign of Ancus Martius till the Expulsion of the Kings
136
The Story of Coriolanus
137
Rome Invaded by the Gauls The first Punic War
139
Second and third Punic Wars
141
Scipios Triumph
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Sylla and Marius
144
Cneius Pompey and Julius Cæsar
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Cæsar usurps the Supreme Power
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Assassination of Julius Cæsar
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Consequences of Cæsars Death
150
About the great Power and Extent of the Roman Empire in the Time of Augustus
151
The Means by which Rome acquired its Power
154
Rome under the Emperors
156
Fall of the Western Empire of the Romans
157
Progress of the Decline of Rome
159
Manners and Customs of the Ancient Romans
161
About Religion Deities Temples Marriages
162
About Funeral Rites and Ceremonies
164
Roman Farms Mode of Plowing Farmhouses Grain Cat tle Superstitions of the Farmers Gardens Vines
166
Country Houses Description of Plinys Villa Aqueducts
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Military Affairs of the Romans Division of the Army The
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About Naval Affairs The War Galley Commerce Shows of Wild Beasts Exhibitions of Gladiators
172
Sports Chariot Racing The Circus Carriages Private En tertainments Supper Rooms Convivial Parties Luxuries
174
About Theaters Clocks and Watches The Fine Arts Books and Writing Costume Conclusion
176
Rome under the Popes
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About several other Italian States
179
About the Ottoman Empire Turkey in Europe Turkey in Asia About the Climate People and other Things
181
About the Saracens How the Turks overturned the Saracen Em pire and how the Ottoman Turks founded the Ottoman Empire About Bajazet Timour...
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Sequel to the Turkish History
184
Early History of Spain The Moorish Conquest
185
The Reign of Charlemagne
201
About the Crusades or Holy Wars
202
About the Feudal System
204
About Chivalry or KnightErrantry
207
More about Chivalry
209
King Philip and Pope Boniface Wars of the French and English
211
The Reign of several French Kings
213
The Reigns of Louis the Grand and his Successor
214
The French Revolution
216
The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
218
The Fall of Bonaparte
219
Recent Affairs of France
221
About Germany
222
About the ancient Tribes of Germany Charlemagne c
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Affairs of Switzerland
225
Sequel of German History
227
About Austria Hungary c
229
About Hungary Bohemia the Tyrol c
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About Prussia
232
History of Prussia
233
Description of Russia
234
Description of Russia continued
236
The Reign of Peter the Great
237
The Successors of Peter the Great
239
About Sweden
241
Charles the Twelfth and his Successors
243
About Lapland Norway and Denmark 214
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Brief Notice of several Kingdoms and States
247
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
248
About London and other Cities of England Wales Scotland and Ire land
249
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Origin of the British Nation The Druids
252
Saxon and Danish Kings of England
254
Norman Kings of England
256
CXXXIX English Wars and Rebellions
257
The Lancastrian Kings of England
259
Wars of the Roses
261
Reigns of the Tudor Princes
262
The Reign of Elizabeth
264
Accession of the House of Stuart
265
Wars of the King and Parliament
267
The Protectorate and the Restoration
268
The Revolution of 1688 and other matters
270
The Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain
271
The Story of Wales
273
The History of Scotland
275
About Ireland
277
Various Matters and Things
278
Review The Dark Ages Important Inventions c
280
Chronology of Europe
283
About America
287
The first Inhabitants of America
289
Discovery of America by Columbus
290
A few words about Iceland and Greenland Settlements of the French in America
292
The French Colonies Conquered by English
294
Description of the United States
296
Settlement and Colonial History of New England
298
Affairs of New England continued
300
Early History of Virginia
301
Braddocks Defeat and other Matters
303
CHAPTER PAGE CLXV Causes which led to the Revolution
304
Account of the Battle of Lexington
305
The Battle of Bunker Hill
307
Progress of the War Capture of Burgoyne
308
The Story of Benedict Arnold and Major Audré
309
War in the South Surrender of Cornwallis
311
Affairs of the United States since the Revolution
312
General Remarks upon the History of the United States
314
General Remarks on the History of the United States continued
315
About South America El Dorado and the Fountain of Youth
317
History of the Mexican Territories Texas Guatimala
319
Spanish Peruvian Territories
321
Account of Brazil
322
The West Indies
323
West Indies continued
326
West Indies continued
327
Chronology of America
329
About Oceania The Malaysian Islands
330
The Australasian Division of Oceania
331
Polynesia The Sandwich Islands
333
Polynesia continued The Society Islands
335
Story of the Bounty concluded
336
Chronology of Oceania
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Great Plague in London 1665
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Parley's Common School History of the World: A Pictorial History of the ...
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Teljes nézet - 1870
Parley's Common School History of the World: A Pictorial History of the ...
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Teljes nézet - 1870

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CímParley's Common School History, Revised: A Pictorial History of the World, Ancient and Modern, for the Use of Schools
SzerzőSamuel Griswold Goodrich
KiadóE.H. Butler & Company, 1860
Eredeti forrásaa Kaliforniai Egyetem
Digitalizálva:2008. dec. 11.
Terjedelem353 oldal
  
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