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Maps and Illustrations
To the Reader
1. We fill the earth.
2. We gather by the rivers.
3. The wanderers settle down.
4. Two ancient cities follow diverse paths.
5. China excels and endures.
6. Some attempt to rule us all.
7. We found the worldwide faiths.
8. Europe prepares for its big role.
9. We find each other.
10. The New World falls to the Old one.
11. We suffer famine, war, and plague.
12. We discover who we are and where we live.
13. Here and there, the people rule.
14. We make more and live better.
15. The richer countries grab the poorer.
16. We multiply, and shrink the earth.
17. We wage a war to end war.
18. A utopia becomes a nightmare.
19. A Leader tries to shape a master race.
20. We wage a wider, crueler war.
21. The Asian giants try to feed their poor.
22. Some of us do well.
23. We walk along the brink.
24. We do the unbelievable.
Epilogue: So Far So Good
Recommended Reading
Permissions
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About the Author
Other Books by James C. Davis
Credits
Cover
Copyright
About the Publisher
Maps and Illustrations
Filling the Earth
Two Early Civilizations
The World of the Greeks
China, the Middle Kingdom
Empires of Antiquity
Europe, as the Middle Ages Ended
The Age of Discovery
World War I
Turning Points of World War II
How Writing Arose in Sumer
King Narmer’s Victory Tablet
The Older View of the Universe
The Universe of Copernicus
To the Reader
Chapter 1
We fill the earth.
Filling the Earth
Chapter 2
We gather by the rivers.
Two Early Civilizations
How writing arose in Sumer
King Narmer’s victory tablet
1
1
2
5
1
Chapter 3
The wanderers settle down.
Chapter 4
Two ancient cities follow diverse paths.
The World of the Greeks
3
4
6
Chapter 5
China excels and endures.
China, the Middle Kingdom
1
Chapter 6
Some attempt to rule us all.
Empires of Antiquity
Chapter 7
We found the worldwide faiths.
2
Chapter 8
Europe prepares for its big role.
Europe as the Middle Ages Ended
1
2
3
Chapter 9
We find each other.
The Age of Discovery
Chapter 10
The New World falls to the Old one.
1
Chapter 11
We suffer famine, war, and plague.
1
2
Chapter 12
We discover who we are and where we live.
The older view of the universe
The universe of Copernicus
3
2
1
Chapter 13
Here and there, the people rule.
Chapter 14
We make more and live better.
Chapter 15
The richer countries grab the poorer.
Chapter 16
We multiply, and shrink the earth.
1
Chapter 17
We wage a war to end war.
World War I
1
2
Chapter 18
A utopia becomes a nightmare.
Chapter 19
A Leader tries to shape a master race.
Chapter 20
We wage a wider, crueler war.
Turning Points of World War II
1
2
3
4
Chapter 21
The Asian giants try to feed their poor.
1
2
Chapter 22
Some of us do well.
1
3
4
Chapter 23
We walk along the brink.
Chapter 24
We do the unbelievable.
Epilogue: So Far So Good
Recommended Reading
Permissions
Searchable Terms
About the Author
Other Books by James C. Davis
Credits
About the Publisher
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