The Story of Mankind
by Hendrik Willem van Loon Author, Robert Sullivan Author
(From Amazon): Winner of the first John Newberry Medal, Hendrik Willem van Loon s The Story of Mankind, originally written for the author s grandchildren, has charmed generations with its warmth and wisdom. Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history, van Loon s incomparable prose and illustrations presented a lively rendering of the people and events that have shaped world history. This new edition, updated by best-selling historian Robert Sullivan, continues van Loon s personable style and incorporates the most important developments of the early twenty-first century, including the war on terrorism, global warming, and the explosion of social media. The result remains extremely valid in broad outline if not detail and, as ever, a grand and thought-provoking read (Kirkus Reviews)."
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0871408655
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 90
- Suggested Grades
- 4th - 8th
- Historical Setting
- 500,000 BC - 2000 AD
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- Updated edition (5 Feb. 2015)
- Copyright
- 2014
- Written
- 1921
Chapters
- 1 The Setting of the Stage
- 2 Our Earliest Ancestors
- 3 Prehistoric Man
- 4 Hieroglyphics
- 5 The Nile Valley
- 6 The Story of Egypt
- 7 Mesopotamia
- 8 The Sumerians
- 9 Moses
- 10 The Phoenicians
- 11 The Indo-Europeans
- 12 The Aegean Sea
- 13 The Greeks
- 14 The Greek Cities
- 15 The Greek Self-Government
- 16 Greek Life
- 17 The Greek Theatre
- 18 The Persian Wars
- 19 Athens vs. Sparta
- 20 Alexander the Great
- 21 A Summary
- 22 Rome and Carthage
- 23 The Rise of Rome
- 24 The Roman Empire
- 25 Joshua of Nazareth
- 26 The Fall of Rome
- 27 Rise of the Church
- 28 Mohammed
- 29 Charlemagne
- 30 The Norsemen
- 31 Feudalism
- 32 Chivalry
- 33 Pope vs. Emperor
- 34 The Crusades
- 35 The Mediaeval City
- 36 Mediaeval Self-Government
- 37 The Mediaeval World
- 38 Mediaeval Trade
- 39 The Renaissance
- 40 The Age of Expression
- 41 The Great Discoveries
- 42 Buddha and Confucius
- 43 The Reformation
- 44 Religious Warfare
- 45 The English Revolution
- 46 The Balance of Power
- 47 The Rise of Russia
- 48 Russia vs. Sweden
- 49 The Rise of Prussia
- 50 The Mercantile System
- 51 The American Revolution
- 52 The French Revolution
- 53 Napoleon
- 54 The Holy Alliance
- 55 The Great Reaction
- 56 National Independence
- 57 The Age of the Engine
- 58 The Social Revolution
- 59 Emancipation
- 60 The Age of Science
- 61 Art
- 62 Colonial Expansion and War
- 63 A New World
- 64 As It Ever Shall Be
- 65 After Seven Years
- 66 The United States Comes of Age
- 67 The Axis Partners
- 68 Isolationism and Appeasement
- 69 The Atlantic Charter
- 70 Global War
- 71 The United Nations
- 72 A Turbulent Peace
- 73 An Old Order Gives Way
- 74 Spaceship Earth
- 75 The Earth as a Global Village
- 76 Entering the High-Tech Age
- 77 A New Millennium
- 78 A Line
- 79 Close Call
- 80 A Sad Day
- 81 Striking Back
- 82 A New Coin
- 83 War in the Middle East
- 84 A New Look at Big Cities
- 85 A Black Man Becomes the American President
- 86 Apologizing
- 87 Downturn
- 88 China is Back
- 89 Spring
- 90 Friends
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