The Story of Mankind
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The Story of Mankind Study Guide contains comprehensive summaries and analysis of the book. This study guide includes a detailed Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Character Descriptions, Objects/Places, Themes, Styles, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion on The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
91
Chapters
~1092 min
Est. Listening Time
English
Language
3.0 ★
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Chapters (91)
- THE STORY OF MANKIND
- FOREWORD
- For Hansje and Willem:
- THE STORY OF MANKIND
- THE SETTING OF THE STAGE
- OUR EARLIEST ANCESTORS
- PREHISTORIC MAN
- PREHISTORIC MAN BEGINS TO MAKE THINGS FOR HIMSELF.
- HIEROGLYPHICS
- THE EGYPTIANS INVENT THE ART OF WRITING AND THE RECORD OF HISTORY BEGINS
- THE NILE VALLEY
- THE BEGINNING OF CIVILISATION IN THE VALLEY OF THE NILE
- THE STORY OF EGYPT
- THE RISE AND FALL OF EGYPT
- MESOPOTAMIA
- MESOPOTAMIA—THE SECOND CENTRE OF EASTERN CIVILISATION
- THE SUMERIANS
- MOSES
- THE STORY OF MOSES, THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE
- THE PHOENICIANS
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"The Story of Mankind" was written by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. It is classified as Children's Literature, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History.
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