FOREWORD THE SETTING OF THE STAGE OUR EARLIEST ANCESTORS PREHISTORIC MAN HIEROGLYPHICS THE NILE VALLEY THE STORY OF EGYPT MESOPOTAMIA THE SUMERIANS MOSES THE PHOENICIANS THE INDO-EUROPEANS THE AEGEAN SEA THE GREEKS THE GREEK CITIES GREEK SELF-GOVERNMENT GREEK LIFE THE GREEK THEATRE THE PERSIAN WARS ATHENS VS. SPARTA ALEXANDER THE GREAT A SUMMARY ROME AND CARTHAGE THE RISE OF ROME THE ROMAN EMPIRE JOSHUA OF NAZARETH THE FALL OF ROME RISE OF THE CHURCH MOHAMMED CHARLEMAGNE THE NORSEMEN FEUDALISM CHIVALRY POPE VS. EMPEROR THE CRUSADES THE MEDIAEVAL CITY MEDIAEVAL SELF-GOVERNMENT THE MEDIAEVAL WORLD MEDIAEVAL TRADE THE RENAISSANCE THE AGE OF EXPRESSION THE GREAT DISCOVERIES BUDDHAAND CONFUCIUS THE REFORMATION RELIGIOUS WARFARE THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION THE BALANCE OF POWER THE RISE OF RUSSIA RUSSIA VS. SWEDEN THE RISE OF PRUSSIA THE MERCANTILE SYSTEM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THE FRENCH REVOLUTION NAPOLEON THE HOLY ALLIANCE THE GREAT REACTION NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE THE AGE OF THE ENGINE THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION EMANCIPATION THE AGE OF SCIENCE ART COLONIAL EXPANSION AND WAR A NEW WORLD AS IT EVER SHALL BE