Index:The Outline of History Vol 1.djvu

Title	The Outline of History, Vol 1
Author	Herbert George Wells
Illustrator	J. F. Horrabin
Year	1920
Publisher	The Macmillan Company
Location	New York
Source	djvu
Progress	To be proofread
Transclusion	Index not transcluded or unreviewed
Volumes	Vol 1, Vol 2

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SCHEME OF CONTENTS

1. BOOK I

2. THE MAKING OF OUR WORLD

3. PAGE

4. Chapter I. The Earth in Space and Time ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   3

5. Chapter II. The Record of the Rocks

6. § 1.

   The first living things ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   7

7. § 2.

   How old is the world? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   13

8. Chapter III. Natural Selection and the Changes of Species ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   16

9. Chapter IV. The Invasion of the Dry Land by Life

10. § 1.

    Life and water ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    23

11. § 2.

    The earliest animals ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    25

12. Chapter V. Changes in the Worlds's Climate

13. § 1.

    Why life must change continually ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    29

14. § 2.

    The sun a steadfast star ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    34

15. § 3.

    Changes from within the earth ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    35

16. § 4.

    Life may control change ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    36

17. Chapter VI. The Age of Reptiles

18. § 1.

    The age of lowland life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    38

19. § 2.

    Flying dragons ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    43

20. § 3.

    The first birds ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    43

21. § 4.

    An age of hardship and death ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    44

22. § 5.

    The first appearance of fur and feathers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    47

23. Chapter VII. The Age of Mammals

24. § 1.

    A new age of life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    51

25. § 2.

    Tradition comes into the world ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    52

26. § 3.

    An age of brain growth ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    56

27. § 4.

    The world grows hard again ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    57

28. § 5.

    Chronology of the Ice Age ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    59

29. BOOK II

30. THE MAKING OF MEN

31. Chapter VIII. The Ancestry of Man

32. § 1.

    Man descended from a walking ape ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    62

33. § 2.

    First traces of man-like creatures ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    68

34. § 3.

    The Heidelberg sub-man ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    69

35. § 4.

    The Piltdown sub-man ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    70

36. § 5.

    The riddle of the Piltdown remains ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    72

37. Chapter IX. The Neanderthal Men, an Extinct Race. (The Early Palæolithic Age)

38. § 1.

    The world 50,000 years ago ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    75

39. § 2.

    The daily life of the first men ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    79

40. § 3.

    The last Palæolithic men ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    84

41. Chapter X. The Later Postglacial Palæolithic Men, the First True Men. (Later Palæolithic Age)

42. § 1.

    The coming of men like ourselves ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    86

43. § 2.

    Subdivision of the Later Palæolithic ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    95

44. § 3.

    The earliest true men were clever savages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    98

45. § 4.

    Hunters give place to herdsmen ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    101

46. § 5.

    No sub-men in America ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    102

47. Chapter XI. Neolithic Man in Europe

48. § 1.

    The age of cultivation begins ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    104

49. § 2.

    Where did the Neolithic culture arise? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    108

50. § 3.

    Everyday Neolithic life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    109

51. § 4.

    How did sowing begin? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    116

52. § 5.

    Primitive trade ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    118

53. § 6.

    The flooding of the Mediterranean Valley ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    118

54. Chapter XII. Early Thought

55. § 1.

    Primitive philosophy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    122

56. § 2.

    The Old Man in religion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    125

57. § 3.

    Fear and hope in religion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    126

58. § 4.

    Stars and seasons ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    127

59. § 5.

    Story-telling and myth-making ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    129

60. § 6.

    Complex origins of religion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    130

61. Chapter XIII. The Races of Mankind

62. § 1.

    Is mankind still differentiating? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    136

63. § 2.

    The main races of mankind ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    140

64. § 3.

    Was there an Alpine race? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    142

65. § 4.

    The Heliolithic culture of the Brunet peoples ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    146

66. § 5.

    How existing races may be related to each other ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    148

67. Chapter XIV. The Languages of Mankind

68. § 1.

    No one primitive language ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    150

69. § 2.

    The Aryan languages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    151

70. § 3.

    The Semitic languages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    153

71. § 4.

    The Hamitic languages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    154

72. § 5.

    The Ural-Altaic languages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    156

73. § 6.

    The Chinese languages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    157

74. § 7.

    Other language groups ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    157

75. § 8.

    Submerged and lost languages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    161

76. § 9.

    How languages may be related ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    163

77. BOOK III

78. THE DAWN OF HISTORY

79. Chapter XV. The Aryan-Speaking Peoples in Prehistoric Times

80. § 1.

    The spreading of the Aryan-speakers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    167

81. § 2.

    Primitive Aryan life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    169

82. § 3.

    Early Aryan daily life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    176

83. Chapter XVI. The First Civilizations

84. § 1.

    Early cities and early nomads ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    183

85. § 2a.

    The riddle of the Sumerians ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    188

86. § 2b.

    The empire of Sargon the First ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    191

87. § 2c.

    The empire of Hammurabi ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    191

88. § 2d.

    The Assyrians and their empire ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    192

89. § 2e.

    The Chaldean empire ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    194

90. § 3.

    The early history of Egypt ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    195

91. § 4.

    The early civilization of India ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    201

92. § 5.

    The early history of China ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    201

93. § 6.

    While the civilizations were growing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    206

94. Chapter XVII. Sea Peoples and Trading Peoples

95. § 1.

    The earliest ships and sailors ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    209

96. § 2.

    The Ægean cities before history ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    213

97. § 3.

    The first voyages of exploration ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    217

98. § 4.

    Early traders ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    218

99. § 5.

    Early travellers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    220

100. Chapter XVIII. Writing

101. § 1.

     Picture writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     223

102. § 2.

     Syllable writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     227

103. § 3.

     Alphabet writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     228

104. § 4.

     The place of writing in human life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     229

105. Chapter XIX. Gods and Stars, Priests and Kings

106. § 1.

     Nomadic and settled religion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     232

107. § 2.

     The priest comes into history ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     234

108. § 3.

     Priests and the stars ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     238

109. § 4.

     Priests and the dawn of learning ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     240

110. § 5.

     King against priests ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     241

1. § 6.

   How Bel-Marduk struggled against the kings ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   245

2. § 7.

   The god-kings of Egypt ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   248

3. § 8.

   Shi Hwang-ti destroys the books ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   252

4. Chapter XX. Serfs, Slaves, Social Classes, and Free Individuals

5. § 1.

   The common man in ancient times ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   254

6. § 2.

   The earliest slaves ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   256

7. § 3.

   The first "independent" persons ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   259

8. § 4.

   Social classes three thousand years ago ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   262

9. § 5.

   Classes hardening into castes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   266

10. § 6.

    Caste in India ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    268

11. § 7.

    The system of the Mandarins ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    270

12. § 8.

    A summary of five thousand years ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    272

13. BOOK IV

14. JUDEA, GREECE, AND INDIA

15. Chapter XXI. The Hebrew Scriptures and the Prophets

16. § 1.

    The place of the Israelites in history ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    277

17. § 2.

    Saul, David, and Solomon ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    286

18. § 3.

    The Jews a people of mixed origin ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    292

19. § 4.

    The importance of the Hebrew prophets ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    294

20. Chapter XXII. The Greeks and the Persians

21. § 1.

    The Hellenic peoples ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    298

22. § 2.

    Distinctive features of the Hellenic civilization ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    304

23. § 3.

    Monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy in Greece ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    307

24. § 4.

    The kingdom of Lydia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    315

25. § 5.

    The rise of the Persians in the East ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    316

26. § 6.

    The story of Crœsus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    320

27. § 7.

    Darius invades Russia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    326

28. § 8.

    The battle of Marathon ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    332

29. § 9.

    Thermopylæ and Salamis ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    334

30. § 10.

    Platæa and Mycale ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    340

31. Chapter XXIII. Greek Thought and Literature

32. § 1.

    The Athens of Pericles ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    343

33. § 2.

    Socrates ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    350

34. § 3.

    What was the quality of the common Athenians? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    352

35. § 4.

    Greek tragedy and comedy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    354

36. § 5.

    Plato and the Academy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    355

37. § 6.

    Aristotle and the Lyceum ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    357

38. § 7.

    Philosophy becomes unworldly ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    359

39. § 8.

    The quality and limitations of Greek thought ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    360

1. Chapter XXIV. The Career of Alexander the Great

2. § 1.

   Philip of Macedonia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   367

3. § 2.

   The murder of King Philip ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   373

4. § 3.

   Alexander's first conquests ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   377

5. § 4.

   The wanderings of Alexander ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   385

6. § 5.

   Was Alexander indeed great? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   389

7. § 6.

   The successors of Alexander ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   395

8. § 7.

   Pergamum a refuge of culture ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   396

9. § 8.

   Alexander as a portent of world unity ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   397

10. Chapter XXV. Science and Religion at Alexandria

11. § 1.

    The science of Alexandria ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    401

12. § 2.

    Philosophy of Alexandria ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    410

13. § 3.

    Alexandria as a factory of religions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    410

14. Chapter XXVI. The Rise and Spread of Buddhism

15. § 1.

    The story of Gautama ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    415

16. § 2.

    Teaching and legend in conflict ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    421

17. § 3.

    The gospel of Gautama Buddha ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    422

18. § 4.

    Buddhism and Asoka ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    426

19. § 5.

    Two great Chinese teachers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    433

20. § 6.

    The corruptions of Buddhism ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    438

21. § 7.

    The present range of Buddhism ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    440

22. BOOK V

23. THE RISE AND COLLAPSE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

24. Chapter XXVII. The Two Western Republics

25. § 1.

    The beginnings of the Latin ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    445

26. § 2.

    A new sort of state ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    454

27. § 3.

    The Carthaginian republic of rich men ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    466

28. § 4.

    The First Punic War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    467

29. § 5.

    Cato the Elder and the spirit of Cato ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    471

30. § 6.

    The Second Punic War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    475

31. § 7.

    The Third Punic War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    480

32. § 8.

    How the Punic War undermined Roman liberty ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    485

33. § 9.

    Comparison of the Roman republic with a modern state ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    486

34. Chapter XXVIII. From Tiberius Gracchus to the God Emperor in Rome

35. § 1.

    The science of thwarting the common man ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    493

36. § 2.

    Finance in the Roman state ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    496

37. § 3.

    The last years of republican politics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    499

38. § 4.

    The era of the adventurer generals ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    505

111. § 5.

     Caius Julius Cæsar and his death ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     509

112. § 6.

     The end of the republic ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     513

113. § 7.

     Why the Roman republic failed ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     516

114. Chapter XXIX. The Cæsars between the Sea and the Great Plains of the Old World

115. § §1.

     A short catalogue of emperors ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     522

116. § 2.

     Roman civilization at its zenith ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     529

117. § 3.

     Limitations of the Roman mind ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     539

118. § 4.

     The stir of the great plains ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     541

119. § 5.

     The Western (true Roman) Empire crumples up ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     552

120. § 6.

     The Eastern (revived Hellenic) Empire ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     560

121. BOOK VI

122. CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM

123. Chapter XXX. The Beginnings, the Rise, and the Divisions of Christianity

124. § 1.

     Judea at the Christian era ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     569

125. § 2.

     The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     573

126. § 3.

     The universal religions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     582

127. § 4.

     The crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     584

128. § 5.

     Doctrines added to the teachings of Jesus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     586

129. § 6.

     The struggles and persecutions of Christianity ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     594

130. § 7.

     Constantine the Great ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     598

131. § 8.

     The establishment of official Christianity ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     601

132. § 9.

     The map of Europe, a.d. 500 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     605

133. § 10.

     The salvation of learning by Christianity ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     609

134. Chapter XXXI. Seven Centuries in Asia (circa 50 B.C. to A.D. 650)

135. § 1.

     Justinian the Great ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     614

136. § 2.

     The Sassanid Empire in Persia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     616

137. § 3.

     The decay of Syria under the Sassanids ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     619

138. § 4.

     The first message from Islam ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     623

139. § 5.

     Zoroaster and Mani ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     624

140. § 6.

     Hunnish peoples in Central Asia and India ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     627

141. § 7.

     The great age of China ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     630

142. § 8.

     Intellectual fetters of China ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     635

143. § 9.

     The travels of Yuan Chwang ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     642