An Outline History of the WorldOxford University Press, 1954 - 576 páginas |
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... considerable intellectual progress was made in India . Two great epic poems - the Ramayana and the Maha- bharata , both very long , and both mixing myth with some amount of moral teaching , had been composed , possibly as early as 500 ...
... considerable intellectual progress was made in India . Two great epic poems - the Ramayana and the Maha- bharata , both very long , and both mixing myth with some amount of moral teaching , had been composed , possibly as early as 500 ...
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... considerably hampered by the attentions of the Church , which still exercised much authority over the opinions which men might express . Galileo reasserted the theory of Copernicus that the sun is the centre of the solar system , and ...
... considerably hampered by the attentions of the Church , which still exercised much authority over the opinions which men might express . Galileo reasserted the theory of Copernicus that the sun is the centre of the solar system , and ...
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... considerable doubt . The fortunes of the combatants fluctuated in the most be- wildering fashion . The northern states were numerically stronger than the southern , and their resources were much greater , but they were handicapped by ...
... considerable doubt . The fortunes of the combatants fluctuated in the most be- wildering fashion . The northern states were numerically stronger than the southern , and their resources were much greater , but they were handicapped by ...
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Early CivilizationsEgypt | 15 |
Early CivilizationsBabylonia and Assyria | 46 |
Early CivilizationsThe Medes and Persians | 59 |
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Aegean Africa Akhnaton Alexander ancient army Asia Minor Assyrian Athenian Athens Babylon Babylonia battle became bishops Britain British Buddha Caesar Carthage century B. C. Charlemagne chief China Christian Church citizens civilization colonies conquered conquest death defeated dominions dynasty early Egypt Egyptian Emperor England English Europe famous feudal fleet followed France French Gaul Gautama Gautama Buddha German gods Goths greatest Greece Greek Hannibal hundred idea India influence Italian Italy Jerusalem Jews King kingdom known land literature lived lord Mediterranean ment Middle Ages modern Mohammedan Napoleon Nile nobles North palace Palestine Pericles period Persian Persian Empire Pheidias Phoenicians Pope priests probably provinces reign religion religious republic Roman Empire Rome ruled rulers Russia sailed sculpture ships Sicily slaves Spain Sparta spirit Stilicho stone successful Sumerian Syria temple thou thousand tion took towns trade Trajan tribes victory writing Xerxes