Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Our oriental heritage : being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature of foundatons of civilization. - 2. The life of Greece : being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to the Roman conquest; with an introduction on the prehistoric culture of Crete. - 3. Caesar and Christ : a history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325. 4. The age of faith ; a history of medieval civilization (Christian, Islamic, and Judaic) from Constantine to Dante, A.D. 325-1300. - 5. The Renaissance : a history of civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D. - 6. The Reformation. - 7. The age of reason begins, 1558-1648. - 8. The age of Louis XIV, 1648-1715. - 9. The age of Voltaire : a history of civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophy. 10. Rousseau and revolution : a history of civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789. - 11. The age of Napoleon : a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815.