希利爾,是百年私立學?柛ヌ貙W校的校長,他不斷探索教育變革與創(chuàng)新的同時,創(chuàng)建了一套知名的家庭學校課程體系,使孩子們可以在網(wǎng)上接受其學習指導。這套書是寫給孩子們,相信大人們也一定愛不釋手,您會發(fā)現(xiàn):原來地理、歷史還可以這么寫……如此生動有趣! 希利爾,這位卡爾維特學校的校長,他開發(fā)的小學教育體系為他贏得了世界性聲譽。
《紐約時報》
This page is not for you, boys and girls. It is for that old man or woman twenty,
thirty, or forty years old, who may peek into this book; and is what they would call the
PREFACE
To give the child some idea of what has gone on in the world before he arrived;
To take him out of his little self-centered, shut-in life, which looms so large because it
is so close to his eyes;
To extend his horizon, broaden his view, and open up the vista down the ages past;
To acquaint him with some of the big events and great names and fix these in time and
space as a basis for detailed study in the future;
To give him a chronological file with main guides, into which he can fit in its proper
place all his further historical study
Is the purpose of this first Survey of the Worlds History.
小朋友們,這一頁不是寫給你們看的,而是給大人看的,是給那些已經(jīng)有20
歲、30歲或者40歲,可能會偷偷地來翻一翻這本書的人看的;他們把這一頁叫
引 言
讓孩子初步了解他/她出生之前世界上發(fā)生的一些事情;
讓孩子擺脫他/她那種小小的、以自我為中心的封閉生活,他/她也許認為自己
所處的那種生活與世界就是他/她的一切;
讓孩子開闊視野、拓寬眼界,并且在他/她面前展開一幅從古至今的歷史
長卷;
讓孩子熟悉一些重大事件和重要人物,并且將它們與特定的時間和空間聯(lián)系起
來,以便為孩子將來的全面學習打好基礎(chǔ);
讓孩子以時間為主線熟悉世界歷史,從而能夠?qū)ψ约簩淼臍v史學習進行準確
定位;
這些方面,就是這本書的目的。
PREFACE/引 言 …………………………………………………………………… 1
INTRODUCTION/導 言 …………………………………………………………… 2
1 How Things Started/萬物起源 ………………………………………………… 10
2 People Who Lived in Caves/生活在洞穴里的人 ……………………………… 15
3 Fire! Fire!! Fire!!!/火!火!!火!!! ………………………………………………… 20
4 From an Airplane/從飛機上向下看 …………………………………………… 24
5 Real History Begins/真正的歷史由此開始 …………………………………… 28
6 The Puzzle Writers in Egypt/埃及謎語 ………………………………………… 33
7 The Tomb Builders/修建墳墓的人 ……………………………………………… 38
8 A Rich Land Where There Was No Money/沒有錢的富庶之地 ………………… 43
9 The Jews Search for a Home/猶太人尋找家園 ………………………………… 48
10 Fairy-Tale Gods/神話傳說中的神靈 ………………………………………… 53
11 A Fairy-Tale War/一場傳說中的戰(zhàn)爭 ………………………………………… 59
12 The Kings of the Jews/猶太諸王 ……………………………………………… 63
13 The People Who Made Our A B Cs/發(fā)明文字的人 …………………………… 67
14 Hard as Nails/鐵石心腸 ………………………………………………………… 71
15 The Crown of Leaves/桂冠 …………………………………………………… 76
16 A Bad Beginning/邪惡的開端 ………………………………………………… 80
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17 Kings with Corkscrew Curls/一頭卷發(fā)的國王 ………………………………… 84
18 A City of Wonders and Wickedness/奇跡和邪惡并存的城市 ………………… 87
19 A Surprise Party/宴會奇襲 …………………………………………………… 90
20 The Other Side of the World: India/世界的另一邊:印度 …………………… 94
21 All the Way Around the World in China/概說中國 …………………………… 97
22 Rich Man, Poor Man/富人、窮人 ……………………………………………… 100
23 Rome Kicks Out Her Kings/羅馬廢除國王 …………………………………… 104
24 Greece vs. Persia/希臘對波斯 ………………………………………………… 108
25 Fighting Mad/戰(zhàn)爭狂人 ………………………………………………………… 114
26 One Against a Thousand/以一敵千 …………………………………………… 118
27 The Golden Age/黃金時代 …………………………………………………… 123
28 When Greek Meets Greek/當希臘人遇上希臘人 ……………………………… 129
29 Wise Men and Otherwise/智者與庸人 ………………………………………… 133
30 A Boy King/少年國王 ………………………………………………………… 138
31 Picking a Fight/挑起爭端 ……………………………………………………… 143
32 The Boot Kicks and Stamps/靴子左右出擊 ……………………………… 147
33 The New Champion of the World/新的世界霸主 ……………………………… 150
34 The Noblest Roman of Them All/最高貴的羅馬人 …………………………… 156
35 An Emperor Who Was Made a God/被奉為神靈的皇帝 ……………………… 162
36 Thine Is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory/國度、權(quán)柄和
榮耀,全是你的……………………………………………………………… 167
37 Blood and Thunder/鮮血與雷霆 ……………………………………………… 172
38 A Good Emperor and a Bad Son/好皇帝,壞兒子 …………………………… 178
39 I_H_ _S_ _ _ _ V_ _ _ _ _/I_H__S____V_____ ……………………………… 182
40 Barbarian Invaders/野蠻的侵略者 …………………………………………… 186
41 Barbarians Meet the Champions of the World/野蠻人碰上了世界霸主 ……… 191
42 New Places New Heroes/新的地方,新的英雄 …………………………… 196
43 Being Good/為善 ……………………………………………………………… 199
美國學生世界歷史 3
44 A Christian Kingdom in Africa/非洲的基督教王國 …………………………… 204
45 Muhammad and the Early Years of Islam/穆罕默德和早期的伊斯蘭教 ……… 208
46 Arabian Days/阿拉伯時代 ……………………………………………………… 214
47 Two Empires, Two Emperors/兩個帝國,兩位皇帝 ………………………… 219
48 Getting a Start/剛剛起步 ……………………………………………………… 224
49 The End of the World/世界末日 ……………………………………………… 228
50 Real Castles/真正的城堡 ……………………………………………………… 231
51 Knights and Days of Chivalry/騎士和騎士時代 ……………………………… 236
52 A Pirates Great Grandson/了不起的海盜后裔 ……………………………… 241
53 A Great Adventure/一場偉大的探險 …………………………………………… 247
54 Tick-Tack-Toe; Three Kings in a Row/井字過三關(guān);連續(xù)三王 ……………… 251
55 Three Kingdoms in West Africa/西非三王國 ………………………………… 257
56 Bibles Made of Stone and Glass/石頭與玻璃制成的《圣經(jīng)》 ……………… 262
57 John, Whom Nobody Loved/沒人喜歡的約翰 ………………………………… 267
58 A Great Story Teller/了不起的故事先生 ……………………………………… 271
59 Thing-a-ma-jigger and What-cher-may-call-itor a Magic Needle and a
Magic Powder/小小裝置和無名之物,或者魔針和魔粉 ………… 275
60 Thelon Gest Wart Hate Verwas/史上最久的戰(zhàn)爭 ……………………………… 278
61 Print and Powder or Off with the Old, On with the New/印刷術(shù)和火藥
棄舊迎新………………………………………………………………………… 283
62 A Sailor Who Found a New World/發(fā)現(xiàn)新大陸的水手 ……………………… 286
63 Fortune Hunters/淘金的人 …………………………………………………… 293
64 The Land of Enchantment or the Search for Gold and Adventure/魅力之地:
尋寶與冒險……………………………………………………………………… 300
65 Along the Coast of East Africa/東非沿海 ……………………………………… 304
66 Rebirth/重生 …………………………………………………………………… 310
67 Christians Quarrel/基督徒反目 ………………………………………………… 315
68 Queen Elizabeth/伊麗莎白女王 ……………………………………………… 320
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69 The Age of Elizabeth/伊麗莎白時代…………………………………………… 325
70 James the Servant or Whats in a Name?/公仆詹姆斯 ………………………… 329
71 A King Who Lost His Head/掉了腦袋的國王 ………………………………… 334
72 Red Cap and Red Heels/紅帽子、紅鞋跟 …………………………………… 338
73 A Self-Made Man/白手起家的人 ……………………………………………… 343
74 A Prince Who Ran Away/離家出走的王子 …………………………………… 347
75 America Gets Rid of Her King/美國擺脫了國王 ……………………………… 351
76 Upside Down /天翻地覆 ……………………………………………………… 357
77 A Little Giant/小個子巨人 ……………………………………………………… 363
78 Latin America and the Caribbean Islands/拉丁美洲和加勒比群島 …………… 369
79 From Pan and His Pipes to the Phonograph/從潘及其排笛到留聲機 ………… 378
80 The Daily Papers of 18541865/18541865年間的日報 …………………… 384
81 Three New Postage Stamps/三枚新郵票 ……………………………………… 389
82 The Age of Miracles/奇跡時代 ………………………………………………… 393
83 A Different Kind of Revolution/另類革命 …………………………………… 398
84 A World at War/戰(zhàn)火蔓延的世界 ……………………………………………… 404
85 A Short Twenty Years/二十年,彈指一揮間 ………………………………… 408
86 Modern Barbarians/現(xiàn)代蠻子 …………………………………………… 415
87 Fighting the Dictators/對抗獨裁者 …………………………………………… 421
88 A New Spirit in the World/全球新精神 ………………………………………… 427
89 A New BIG POWER in the World/一個新的世界大國 ……………………… 432
90 Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow/昨天、今天和明天 ………………………… 437