Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . king of Persia, began to reign .... 660 Si-g\ven, emperor of China, began to reign 617 Chwang-tsong 1037 Genghis Khan invaded China 1209 Saracen empire overturned by the Turks ... .... 1258 Japan discovered by Europeans 1400 Shah Abbas ascended the throne of Persia 1589 Shah Husseyn 1694 Kouli Khan made king of Persia 1730 Yong-tching came to the throne of China 1737 Taou-kwang ascended the throne of China 1820 British Expedition against China 1S40 Canton taken . 1841 N. B.—The teacher may now proceed to ask such questions as he
Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . king of Persia, began to reign .... 660 Si-g\ven, emperor of China, began to reign 617 Chwang-tsong 1037 Genghis Khan invaded China 1209 Saracen empire overturned by the Turks ... .... 1258 Japan discovered by Europeans 1400 Shah Abbas ascended the throne of Persia 1589 Shah Husseyn 1694 Kouli Khan made king of Persia 1730 Yong-tching came to the throne of China 1737 Taou-kwang ascended the throne of China 1820 British Expedition against China 1S40 Canton taken . 1841 N. B.—The teacher may now proceed to ask such questions as he deems proper, in re-gard to the several events noticed in the table ; it may be well to turn to the pages wherethe details are given respecting the events, and interrogate the pujnl upon them. Questions like the following may be useful: How long from the birth of Abraham tothat of Moses 7 From that of Moses to thai of David 1 From the beginning to the endof the Saracen empire 1 Ifc. CHAPTER XXXVIII.—AFRICA. About the Geography of Africa. The 1. Africa is one of the four quarters of the globe. It is an im-mense extent of country, and includes nearly one fourth of all theland on the earth. It is separated from America by the Atlantic Ch. XXXVIII.—1. What of Afrioa? How i« it ieparated from America? 70 SCHOOL HISTORY. Ocean , the nearest part is about three thousand miles from NewYork or Boston. 2. It is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, and fromAsia by the Red Sea. It is, however, attached to Asia by a narrowneck of land, called the Isthmus of Suez. 3. Africa is less known than any other portion of the globe. Manyparts of the interior have never been visited by Europeans. Thegreater part of the inhabitants are negroes, of which there are manytribes. Some of these are intelligent, and live tolerably well, but thagreater part are either in a savage or a barbarous state. 4. The climate being warm, they need little shelter or houses a
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