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Part One<br/>THE EDGE OF HISTORY<br/>I<br/>One The Origin of Kingship Just north of the Persian Gulf<br/>in the very distant past 3 <br/>Two The Earliest Story Sunier, slightly later 10<br/>Three The Rise of Aristocracy Sumer, 3600 in: 17<br/>Four The Creation of Empire The Nile river valley, 3200 BC 2 2<br/>Five The Age of Iron The Indus river valley, 3102 BC 3 0<br/>Six The Philosopher King The Yellow river valley, 2832-2203 BC 36<br/>Part Two<br/>FIRSTS<br/>41<br/>Seven The First Written Records Sumer and Egypt, 3800-2400 BC 43<br/>Eight The First War Chronicles Sumer, 27oo BC 51<br/>Nine The First Civil War Egypt, 3100-2686 BC 61<br/>Ten The First Epic Hero Sumer, 2600 BC 71<br/>Eleven The First Victory over Death Egypt, 2686-2366 BC 78<br/>Twelve The First Reformer Sumer, 2330 BC 88<br/>Thirteen The First Military Dictator Sumer, 2334-2279 BC 93<br/>Fourteen The First Planned Cities The Indus river valley, 2300 BC 104<br/>Fifteen The First Collapse of Empire Egypt, 2450-2184 BC 110<br/>Sixteen The First Barbarian Invasions Akkadia, Sumer, and Elam 2278-2154 BC 118<br/>Seventeen The First Monotheist Sumer and the Western Semitic lands, 2166-1991 BC 127<br/>Eighteen The First Environmental Disaster Sumer, 2057-2004 BC 159<br/>Part Three<br/>STRUGGLE<br/>145<br/>Ninteen The Battle for Reunification Egypt, 2181-1782 BC 147<br/>Twenty The Mesopotamian Mixing Bowl Mesopotamia, 2004-<br/>1750 BC 155<br/>Twenty-One The Overthrow of the Xia The Yellow river valley, 1766 BC 64<br/>Twenty-Two Hammurabi’s Empire Babylonia, 1781-1712 BC 170<br/>Twenty-Three The Hyksos Seize Egypt Egypt, 1782-1650 BC 178<br/>Twenty-Four King Minos of Crete Crete, 1720-1628 BC 85<br/>Twenty-Five The Harappan Disintegration India, 1750-1575 BC 192<br/>Twenty-Six The Rise of the Hittites Asia Minor and Mesopotamia,1790-1560 BC 196<br/>Twenty-Seven Ahmose Expels the Hyksos Egypt, 1570-1546 BC 202<br/>Twenty-Eight Usurpation and Revenge Egypt, 15461446 BC 206<br/>Twenty-Nine The Three-Way Contest Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Asia Minor,1525-1400 BC 215<br/>Thirty The Shifting Capitals of the Shang China, 1753-1400 BC 219<br/>Thirty-One The Mycenaeans of Greece Crete and Greece, 1600-1400 BC 224<br/>Thirty-Two Struggle of the Gods Egypt, 1586-1540 BC 229<br/>Thirty-Three Wars and Marriages Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Asia Minor,1540-1521 BC 258<br/>Thirty-Four The Greatest Battle in Very Ancient Times Egypt, Asia Minor,and Assyria, 1321-1212 BC 246<br/>Thirty-Five The Battle for Troy Asia Minor and Greece, 1260-1250 BC 253<br/>Thirty-Six The First Historical King of China China, 1200 BC 259<br/>Thirty-Seven The Rig Veda India, 1200 BC 264<br/>Thirty-Eight The Wheel Turns Again Asia Minor, Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt, 1212-1190 BC 267<br/>Thirty-Nine The End of the New Kingdom Egypt, 1185-1070 BC 275<br/>Forty The Dark Age of Greece Greece, 1200-1010 BC 281<br/>Forty-One The Dark Age of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia, 1119-1012 BC 261<br/>Forty-Two The Fall of the Shang China, 1073-1040 BC 291<br/>Part Four<br/>EMPIRES<br/>297<br/>Forty-Three The Mandate of Heaven China, 1040-918 BC 299<br/>Forty-Four The Bharata War Northern India, 910 BC 306<br/>Forty-Five The Son of David Israel, Arabia, and Egypt, 1050-931 BC 314<br/>Forty-Six From Western to Eastern Zhou China, 918-771 BC128<br/>Forty-Seven The Assyrian Renaissance Assyria, Israel, Egypt, and Phoenicia, 934-841 BC 335<br/>Forty-Eight New Peoples Assyria, Babylonia, and Greece, 850-800 BC 344<br/>Forty-Nine Trading Posts and Colonies Italy and Greece, 800-720 BC 354<br/>Fifty Old Enemies Assyria, Urartu, Syria, and Babylonia, 783-727 BC 363<br/>Fifty-One Kings of Assyria and Babylon Assyria, Israel, and Egypt,726-705 BC 371<br/>Fifty-Two Spectacular Defeat Assyria, Babylonia, Judah, and Egypt,704-681 BC 382<br/>Fifty-Three The Decline of the King China, 771-628 BC 391<br/>Fifty-Four The Assyrians in Egypt Assyria, Babylonia, Phrypa, Lydta, and Egypt, 681-653 BC 399<br/>Fifty-Five Medes and Persians Assyria, Babylonia, Elam,Media, and Persia,653-625 BC 410<br/>Fifty-Six Conquest and Tyranny Greece, Asia Minor, and North Africa, 687-622 BC 418<br/>Fifty-Seven The Beginnings and End of Empire Italy, Assyria, Babylonia, Judah, and Egypt, 650-605 BC 431<br/>Fifty-Eight A Brief Empire Babylonia, Bgypt, and Media, 605 - 580 BC 443<br/>Fifty-Nine Cyrus the Great Babylonia, Lydia, Arabia, Judah, Media, and Persia, 580-539 BC 455<br/>Sixty The Republic of Rome North AJriea, Italy, and Asia Minor,<br/>550-501 BC 469<br/>Sixty-One Kingdoms and Reformers India, 560-500 BC 482<br/>Sixty-Two The Power of Duty and the Art of War China, 551-475 BC 491<br/>Sixty-Three The Spreading Persian Empire Persia, Egypt, and India,539-514 BC 500<br/>Sixty-Four The Persian Wars Persia, Egpyt, and Greece, 527-479 BC 514<br/>Part Five<br/>IDENTITY<br/>537<br/>Sixty-Five The Peloponnesian Wars Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Sicily,478-404 BC 539<br/>Sixty-Six The First Sack of Rome Italy, 495-390 BC 555<br/>Sixty-Seven The Rise of the Ch’in China, 403-325 BC 563<br/>Sixty-Eight The Macedonian Conquerors Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Macedonia, 404-336 BC 570<br/>Sixty-Nine Rome Tightens Its Grasp Italy, Sicily, and Carthage,<br/>367-290 BC 584<br/>Seventy Alexander and the Wars of the Successors The known world, 336-272 BC 591<br/>Seventy-One The Mauryan Epiphany India, 297-231 BC 609<br/>Seventy- Two First Emperor, Second Dynasty China, 286-202 BC 613<br/>Seventy- Three The Wars of the Sons The known world, 285-202 BC 622<br/>Seventy-Four Roman Liberators and Seleucid Conquerors Greece, Macedonia, the Seleucid Empire, and India, 200-168 BC 638<br/>Seventy-Five Between East and West China, Bactria, Parthia, and India, 200-110 BC 649<br/>Seventy-Six Breaking the System Ituly, Sicily, Greece, and North Africa, 157-121 BC 659<br/>Seventy-Seven The Problems of Prosperity’ Italy, North Africa, and China, 118-73 BC 668<br/>Seventy-Eight New Men Italy, Britain, Gaul, Egypt, and Parthia,<br/>78-44 BC 680<br/>Seventy-Nine Empire The Roman Empire, Parthia, and Egypt,<br/>44 BC - AD 14 680<br/>Eighty Eclipse and Restoration China, 33 BC-AD 75 712 <br/>Eighty-One The Problem of Succession The Roman Empire, Parthia, and India, AD 14-69 717<br/>Eighty-Two The Edges of the Roman World The Roman Empire, Parthia, and Britain, AD 70-132 735<br/>Eighy-Three Children on the Throne China, AD 88-182 746<br/>Eighty-Four The Mistake of Inherited Power The Roman Empire, Parthia, and China, AD 138-222 751<br/>Eighty-Five Savior of the Empire The Roman Empire, Parthia, and the PersianEmpire, AD 222-312 764<br/> |
