Outlines of general history . inent beyond wemight see the mysterious Mound-builders at•work in our own Mississippi Valley, and theirkinsmen rearing the pyramids of Mexico andthe temples of 34 Outlines of Getter a I History. Events of the Chaldeo-Persian Epoch, 600to 500 Reign of Nebuchadnezzar 604-561 Pisistratus, the ruler of Athens 560-527 Capture of Babjlon by Cyrus 536 The Jews return from captivity 536 Egypt conquered by Cambyses 525 Darius, king of Persian Empire 522-486 Democracy re-established at Athens 510 The Republic established at Rome 509 STUDENTS REVIEW OUTLI
Outlines of general history . inent beyond wemight see the mysterious Mound-builders at•work in our own Mississippi Valley, and theirkinsmen rearing the pyramids of Mexico andthe temples of 34 Outlines of Getter a I History. Events of the Chaldeo-Persian Epoch, 600to 500 Reign of Nebuchadnezzar 604-561 Pisistratus, the ruler of Athens 560-527 Capture of Babjlon by Cyrus 536 The Jews return from captivity 536 Egypt conquered by Cambyses 525 Darius, king of Persian Empire 522-486 Democracy re-established at Athens 510 The Republic established at Rome 509 STUDENTS REVIEW OUTLINE. Fourth Period. Hang. Gard.—1. Chal. Emp. (Neb.) 2. Downfall. 3. Per. (Cy.) 4. Jews. Rest. 5. Per. Emp. (Cy. Cam. Dar.) 6. Ore. (Sol. Pisis.) 7. It. (Tar. Bru.) 8. (Mo. Buil.) QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINA TION. Describe the monumental edifice of the fourth period. Name the leading events of the period, in Asia, Eu-rope, America. State some of the most prominent persons of the-period, and a fact in relation to each 5. The Outlook from the Parthenon. The arena of history is now transferred fromAsia to Europe, and Athens, the city of th& Outlines of General History, 35 violet crown, now appears as the center ofinterest. Above the roofs of the most beau-tiful city of earth looms the Acropolis, atonce a fortress and a sanctuary, and on itssummit rises the Parthenon, in which archi-tecture and sculpture both attain their high-est level for all time. Its exalted site givesus a view of the world during the GreekEpoch, an age of culture, genius, and prog-ress, of which the building itself stands asthe most fitting type. Standing among itssnow-white columns let us glance at humanhistory for two hundred years. Four picturesin turn pass before our eyes. The first is thepanorama of the Persian wars for the sub-jugation of Greece, a gigantic wave thricedashing upon the rocky shore, and thrice ^« »{< beaten back in disastrous I ^^^S^^I^- I defeat. The second is4 4 the dissol
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