The Super Summary of World History - Alan Dale Daniel [0]
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Contents
Time Line of World History
Introduction
Top 20 Events in History (my opinion)
Chapter 1
Prehistory 150,000 BC to 3,500 BC (approximate)
Ten Human Traits
Neolithic Revolution—Agriculture 8,500 BC
Differing Views of History
Books and References:
Chapter 2
Ancient History 8000 BC to AD 455
Geography
Security
Sumer and UR
Abraham
Egypt
Mesopotamia
The Bronze Age Collapse
Harappan Civilizations—Indus Valley
The Aryans and Iron Age Civilizations In India
Greece and Rome
The Greeks
Individual Greater than the State
Of Gods and Governments
The Persians Invade Greece
After the Persians—The Peloponnesian War
Alexander the Great
Rome
The Punic Wars
Cannae
The Army, the Republic, and the Empire
Discussion of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
The Need for Protection
Invaders from the Center of the World
Greek Philosophy
Sophists
Of Gods and Men
The Role of Food, Disease, and Administration in Ancient Times
Books and Resources
Books and References on Philosophy
Chapter 3
The Dark Ages 455 to 1400
Total Loss Of Roman Culture
Events of the Dark Ages
The Catholic Church
Feudalism
The Guild System
Government During The Dark Ages
The Franks—France
England
The Viking Raids
The Mongols
Europe Battles Toward the Renaissance
Books and Resources
Chapter 4
The Renaissance 1300 to 1500
New Thoughts and New Assumptions
Science and Pseudoscience
The Art of Oil Painting
Books and Resources
Chapter 5
The Age of Discovery 1463 to 1522
Native Empires in the Americas
Spanish and English Empires in the Americas
Books and Resources
Chapter 6
The EAST
China
The Dynasties (this can get very dull)
Japan
Korea
India
Books and Resources
Chapter 7
Africa
Books and Resources
Chapter 8
The Middle East and the Fall of Byzantium (The Eastern Roman Empire) 500 to 1453
Islam Turned Back at Tours
Byzantium
The Crusades
Books and Resources
Chapter 9
The New World and the Rise of America
Columbus and 1492
Native Americans
The American Revolution 1775 to 1782
Background
Lexington and Concord—the War begins
The Declaration of Independence
Early Defeats and Trenton—the Last Chance
Saratoga
The American Frontier
The Constitution of the United States of America
Problems—Discussing the Constitution
Books and Resources
Chapter 10
Europe from the Renaissance to 1900
Nation States, Religion, War, and The Armada
Europe Undergoes Vast Change
Science and the Printing Press (The Road to Tomorrow)
The Arts—Painting
Speed of Change
The French Revolution 1789 to 1799
The Impact of Empires
The Industrial Revolution
Art and the Future of Europe
Rise of New Nations in Central Europe
Chapter 11
America and the Americas
Latin America
United States of America
The War of 1812
American Growth and Problems
Mexican-American War
The American Civil War 1861 to 1865
Causes
The time line to war:
Casualties
Strategy—the North
Strategy—the South
The War Begins
Antietam and Emancipation
Gettysburg
Grant