The World’s Story Volume XIV: An Outline of Universal History
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Karl Ploetz
The fourteenth volume of the 15-volume series The World’s Story has a different concept than the previous books edited by Eva March Tappan. This book lists a detailed timeline of important events, starting from the early Eastern cultures till up to recent events from the beginning of the 20th century. The original book was compiled in German by historian Karl Ploetz (1819-1881) and translated into English for this series by William H. Tillinghast (1854-1913). - Summary by Sonia (37 hr 34 min)
Chapters
c. First Period. Mythical time, down to the Thessalian and Dorian migration (x-…
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d. Second Period. From the Thessalian and Dorian migration to the beginning of …
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e. Third Period. From the beginning of the Persian Wars to the loss of independ…
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f. Fourth Period. Graeco-Macedonian or Hellenistic Epoch down to the subjugatio…
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e. Second Period. Struggles between Patricians and Plebeians, subjugation of It…
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f. Third Period. Punic Wars. From the beginning of Rome's universal Empire, to …
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g. Fourth Period. Firm establishment of the universal power of Rome. Period of …
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g. Fourth Period. Firm establishment of the universal power of Rome. Period of …
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h. Fifth Period. Reigns of the Roman Emperors down to the Fall of the Western E…
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II. Mediaeval History. First Period. From the Beginning of the migrations of th…
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Second Period. From the Treaty of Verdun to the beginning of the Crusades (843-…
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Fourth Period. From the conclusion of the Crusades to the discovery of America …
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III. Modern History. First Period. From the discovery of America to the Peace o…
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Second Period. From the Peace of Westphalia to the beginning of the French Revo…
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B. The 18th Century to the French Revolution. Part 1. War of the Spanish Succes…
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Third Period. From the beginning of the first French Revolution to the Congress…
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Third Period. From the beginning of the first French Revolution to the Congress…
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Third Period. From the beginning of the first French Revolution to the Congress…
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Third Period. From the beginning of the first French Revolution to the Congress…
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Fourth Period. From the Congress of Vienna to the present day (1815-x). Part 1.…
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