European History

A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Neanderthals Through to the Roman Empire and the End of the Cold War

Captivating History

• Publisher: Captivating History
• Year: 2017
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9798223320791
• Subtopic: European History
• Index: History

Explore the Captivating History of Europe

 

The history of people in Europe is a fascinating one that starts, as most do, with hunters, gatherers, and fishermen that eventually explode into a kaleidoscope of niche cultures—each with its own gods, goddesses, food staples, and building techniques. Initially quite isolated from one another, the people of Europe evolved intricate social systems and relationships with one another that eventually bonded them through trade and marriage. They built farms, villages, cities, and entire empires to protect their cultures and convert others to their ways of thinking, only to have it all crumble under the strength of the next warlord.

 

Europe's past is characterized by fighting and warfare, and it is punctuated with great works of art, philosophy, science, and technology. Even its recent history is much the same—that's why so much of the globe was once ruled by European monarchies. Despite all the infighting and territorial exploits, Europeans have managed to create some of the most beautiful pieces of literature, architecture, political structures, and ideas the world has ever seen.

 

In  European History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Neanderthals Through to the Roman Empire and the End of the Cold War, you will discover topics such as:

•  Prehistory 
•  The Neolithic Revolution 
•  The Bronze Age 
•  Early Tribes of Europe 
•  The Iron Age 
•  Prehistoric Britain 
•  The Classical Greeks 
•  The Roman Empire 
•  The Vikings 
•  The Dark Ages 
•  The Holy Roman Empire 
•  The Rise of Wessex 
•  The Norman Conquest 
•  Marco Polo and Renaissance Italy 
•  Joan of Arc 
•  Isabella I of Castile 
•  The Age of Discovery 
•  The Reformation 
•  The Enlightenment 
•  The French Revolution 
•  The Industrial Age 
•  The British Empire of Queen Victoria 
•  The Great War 
•  The Russian Revolution 
•  World War II 
•  The Cold War Era 
•  And much, much more! 

 

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Table of contents

• European History | A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Neanderthals Through to the Roman Empire and the End of the Cold War
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 – Prehistory
• Chapter 2 – The Neolithic Revolution
• Chapter 3 – The Bronze Age
• Chapter 4 – Early Tribes of Europe
• Chapter 5 – The Iron Age
• Chapter 6 – Prehistoric Britain
• Chapter 7 – The Classical Greeks
• Chapter 8 – The Roman Empire
• Chapter 9 – The Vikings
• Chapter 10 – The Dark Ages
• Chapter 11 – The Holy Roman Empire
• Chapter 12 – The Rise of Wessex
• Chapter 13 – The Norman Conquest
• Chapter 14 – Marco Polo and Renaissance Italy
• Chapter 15 – Joan of Arc
• Chapter 16 – Isabella I of Castile
• Chapter 17 – The Age of Discovery
• Chapter 18 – The Reformation
• Chapter 19 – The Enlightenment
• Chapter 20 – The French Revolution
• Chapter 21 – The Industrial Age
• Chapter 22 – The British Empire of Queen Victoria
• Chapter 23 – The Great War
• Chapter 24 – The Russian Revolution
• Chapter 25 – World War II
• Chapter 26 - The Cold War Era
• Epilogue