The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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... king of 3rd Egyptian dynasty ( -2780 to -2720 ) Gilgamesh , legendary king of Uruk ( Erech ) ( c . -2750 ) Cheops , king of 4th Egyptian dynasty ( -2700 to -2675 ) Egyptians invade Palestine as reprisal for attacks on trade caravans Mis ...
... king of 3rd Egyptian dynasty ( -2780 to -2720 ) Gilgamesh , legendary king of Uruk ( Erech ) ( c . -2750 ) Cheops , king of 4th Egyptian dynasty ( -2700 to -2675 ) Egyptians invade Palestine as reprisal for attacks on trade caravans Mis ...
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... king of united kingdom of Judah and Israel ( -1000 to -960 ) , with Jerusalem as capital ; returns Ark of Covenant and Decalogue to city King David is succeeded by his son , Solomon ( -960 to - 925 ) , who builds Yahweh Temple in ...
... king of united kingdom of Judah and Israel ( -1000 to -960 ) , with Jerusalem as capital ; returns Ark of Covenant and Decalogue to city King David is succeeded by his son , Solomon ( -960 to - 925 ) , who builds Yahweh Temple in ...
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... king of France ( -887 ) and once more unites the empire of Charlemagne Northmen besiege Paris Ashot I of Armenia assumes title of king The Emperor Basil I d .; succeeded by Leo VI , the Wise King Alfred gives London and Eng . Mercia to ...
... king of France ( -887 ) and once more unites the empire of Charlemagne Northmen besiege Paris Ashot I of Armenia assumes title of king The Emperor Basil I d .; succeeded by Leo VI , the Wise King Alfred gives London and Eng . Mercia to ...
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