The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . THE BIRTHPLACE OF CIVILIZATION (A Map of the Countries)Composed for this publication by Austin Smith HISTORY begins in western Asia
The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . THE BIRTHPLACE OF CIVILIZATION (A Map of the Countries)Composed for this publication by Austin Smith HISTORY begins in western Asia, the cradle of thenations, A moments studj^ of this map should there-fore precede any reading of this most ancient by ha\4ng in mind a clear idea of the land itself can oneunderstand the nations that grew up there from babyhoodto full maturity and power. This land is shut off from therest of the world by five seas which partly encircle it. Tothe south the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf spread out untilthey reach the great Indian Ocean. To the northeast theinland sea, the Caspian, protects the region from the plains ofnorthern Asia. To the north and west lie the Black andMediterranean seas, separating Asia from Europe. Much of this secluded section of earth is occupied by thegreat Arabian desert; and the tribes of wanderers from thedesert sands play an important part in the story. Two mightyrivers, the Nile and the Euphrates, form t
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