Peter Parley's Universal history, on the basis of geography

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Nafis & Cornish, 1837

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Modern History of Persia
25
About Ninias Reign of Sardanapalus and end of
26
Anecdotes of the Chinese Emperors
27
Cities of China Manners of the Chinese
28
Origin of the Arabs Rise of Mohammed
29
Sequel of the History of the Saracens
30
About Syria Phoenicia and Asia Minor
31
A brief view of several Nations
32
Review of the History of Asia
33
Chronology of Asia
34
About the Geography of Africa The Inhabitants
35
Early Sovereigns of Egypt
36
Egyptian Architecture and Sculpture
37
The Ptolemies and Queen Cleopatra
38
Sequel of the Egyptian History
39
The Decline of the Jewish nation
47
The Grecian Lawgivers
48
War with Persia
49
Affairs of Athens
50
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51
Sequel of the Theban
52
Grecian Mythology or Religion
53
The Grecian Philosophers
54
Country houses Description of Plinys Villa Aque
86
Chronology of Rome
92
Summary of Æthiopian Affairs 41 Origin of the Barbary States and their Piracies on the Christians 42 Fables and Facts about Africa 43 The Slave Tra...
123
Introductory Remarks on its Geography and other matters
124
About Greece where it is situated appearance of the Country Climate
128
The extent of Greece First Settlement of the Country
131
Something more about Philosophers About the Greek Poets
152
About the Mode of Life among the ancient Greeks
154
Conquests of Alexander the Great
161
Chronology of Greece the Kings
162
The Story of Coriolanus 69 Rome invaded by the Gauls The first Punic War 70 Second and third Punic Wars
163
A Roman Triumph
192
Rome under the Emperors 72 Sylla and Marius 73 Cneius Pompey and Julius Cæsar 74 Cæsar usurps the Supreme Power 75 Assassination of Julius C...
194
Wars between the Moors and the Spaniards
259
A short Story about Portugal
267
Chap Page 103 About the Gauls and other tribes of Barbarians How the southern parts of Europe were first settled and how the northern parts were se...
275
The Gauls Origin of the French nation
279
About Clovis and little King Pepin
280
The Reign of Charlemagne
282
About the Crusades or Holy Wars
285
About the Feudal System
288
About Chivalry or Knight Errantry
292
King Philip and Pope Boniface Wars of the French and English
298
The Reigns of several French Kings
301
The French Revolution
305
Napoleon Buonaparte
308
Recent affairs of France
311
Chronology of France
312
About Germany
314
About the ancient Tribes of Germany Charlemagne c
317
Affairs of Switzerland
321
Sequel of German History
324
Charles the Twelfth and his Successors
351
About Lapland Norway and Denmark
354
Brief Notices of several Kingdoms and States
359
Chronology of Russia Sweden Lapland Norway Den mark Holland Belgium c
362
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
364
Origin of the British Nation The Druids
371
Chap Page 135 Saxon and Danish Kings of England
375
From William the Conqueror to King John
378
Reigns of Edward I II and III and Richard II
382
House of Lancaster
385
Wars of the Roses
388
The House of Tudor
391
The Reign of Elizabeth
394
The House of Stuart
396
The Commonwealth
401
The Restoration and the Revolution of 1688
403
The House of Hanover
406
The Story of Wales
409
The Story of Scotland
412
About Ireland
415
Various Matters
418
Chronology of Great Britain
420
Review The Dark Ages Important Inventions c
422
About America
428
The first Inhabitants of America
432
Discovery of America by Columbus
434
Greenland Settlements of the French in America
437
Conquest of Canada
440
Description of the United States
442
The American War
444
Affairs of the United States since the Revolution
446
About South America El Dorado and the Fountain of Youth
448
History of Mexico
449
Account of Peru
453
Account of Brazil
455
The West Indies
457
Conquest of the West Indies their present State
460
Hayti The Buccaneers
465
Chronology of America
467
Chap Page 168 About Oceania The Malaysian Islands
468
Australasia
470
Polynesia
472
The Mutiny of the Bounty
475
Chronology of Oceania
481
Duration of the Empires of Asia and Europe
482
Duration of the Empires of Europe
485
Ancient Names of Countries
490
GENERAL VIEWS 176 The Origin and Progress of Government
492
Architecture Agriculture Gardening
494
Commerce
497
Painting Sculpture and Music
502
Origin and Progress of various Arts
506
Dates of Discoveries and Inventions
509
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Página 494 - Whatever rude structure the climate or materials of any country forced the first inhabitants to construct, the same form was kept up in after years by their more refined posterity. 3. Thus the Egyptian style of building derived its origin from the cavern and mound; the Chinese from the tent; the Grecian from the wooden cabin; and the Gothic from the bower of trees.
Página 241 - XVIII. a layman, was made pope 1024. The first pope who kept an army was Leo IX. 1054. Gregory VII. obliged Henry IV., emperor of Germany, to stand three days in the depth of winter, barefooted at his castle gate, to implore his pardon, 1077. The pope's authority was firmly fixed in England 1079.
Página 165 - I am a robber by the same right that you are a conqueror," was the reply. " The only difference between us is, that I have but a few men, and can do but little mischief ; while you have a large army, and can do a great deal.
Página 101 - Beside the negroes, there are several other races of Africans. The inhabitants from Egypt to Abyssinia appear to consist of the original Egyptian people, mixed with Turks, Arabs, and others. The people of the Barbary states are the descendants of the ancient Carthaginians, mingled with the Saracens who conquered the country, together with Turks and Arabs.
Página 220 - It then gradually fell into disuse. 2. Among the Romans, the bed of the sick was never abandoned to hired nurses and servants. It was attended by the relatives and intimates, who waited till the last hour, and bade a last farewell to their dying friend. 3. The body of the dead was bathed in perfumes, dressed in rich garments, and laid out on a couch strewed with flowers. The outer door of the house was shaded with branches of cypress. According to the heathen my-thol'-o-gy, Cha'-ron would not convey...
Página 101 - Mahometans, and one half of them are nearly in a savage state. The rest are in a barbarous condition. 8. The central parts of Africa abound in wild animals, such as lions, panthers, leopards, elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras, and quaggas. The woods are filled with chattering monkeys, the thickets are infested with monstrous serpents, ostriches roam over the deserts, various kinds of antelopes and deer in vast herds graze upon the plains, hippopotami are seen in the lakes and rivers, and crocodiles...
Página 18 - God had •determined to bring upon the earth at once, " the windows of heaven were opened, and the fountains of the great deep broken up.
Página 87 - Phoenicia, which lay along the border of the Mediterranean Sea ; it contained the cities of Tyre, Sidon, Ptolemais, and other celebrated places. In very early times, the Phoenicians were famous for taking the lead in commerce, navigation, and other arts. They were then an independent nation, but in after times their country became a province of Syria. 9. Syria is at the present day governed by the Turks, and like every other country under their sway, is stamped with an aspect of desolation and decay....
Página 219 - In dressing the bride, they never failed to divide her locks with the point of a spear, to signify that she was about to become the wife of a warrior. They then crowned her with a chaplet of flowers, and put on her a veil proper for the occasion.
Página 236 - At great entertainments the supper room was hung with flowers, and the guests were crowned with garlands. The floor was generally bare, though richly ornamented, and the ceiling was inlaid with a fretwork of gold and ivory. Scented oil was used for lighting the apartments, and massive carved lamps of figured bronze reflected their brilliancy on the gay and beautiful scene. , 12. Some of the more voluptuous and degraded of the Roman emperors, in the decay of the republic, were most extravagant and...

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