A CHILD’S HISTORY OF THE WORLD By V. M. HILLYER A CHILD’S GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD A CHILD’S HISTORY OF THE WORLD CHILD TRAINING THE DARK SECRET With EDWARD G. HUEY A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ART [Illustration] A CHILD’S HISTORY OF THE WORLD BY V. M. HILLYER HEAD MASTER OF CALVERT SCHOOL AUTHOR OF “CHILD TRAINING,” “KINDERGARTEN AT HOME,” ETC. _With Many Illustrations by_ CARLE MICHEL BOOG AND M. S. WRIGHT [Illustration] D. APPLETON-CENTURY COMPANY INCORPORATED NEW YORK LONDON 1934 COPYRIGHT, 1924, BY THE CENTURY CO. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publisher. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LIST OF STORIES STORY PAGE 1 HOW THINGS STARTED 3 2 UMFA-UMFA AND ITCHY-SCRATCHY 10 3 FIRE! FIRE!! FIRE!!! 16 4 FROM AN AIRPLANE 20 5 REAL HISTORY BEGINS 24 6 THE PUZZLE-WRITERS 30 7 THE TOMB-BUILDERS 36 8 A RICH LAND WHERE THERE WAS NO MONEY 42 9 THE WANDERING JEWS 49 10 FAIRY-TALE GODS 56 11 A FAIRY-TALE WAR 64 12 THE KINGS OF THE JEWS 70 13 THE PEOPLE WHO MADE OUR A B C’S 74 14 HARD AS NAILS 79 15 THE CROWN OF LEAVES 84 16 A BAD BEGINNING 89 17 KINGS WITH CORKSCREW CURLS 94 18 A CITY OF WONDER AND WICKEDNESS 99 19 A SURPRISE PARTY 103 20 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD 109 21 RICH MAN, POOR MAN 114 22 ROME KICKS OUT HER KINGS 119 23 GREECE VS. PERSIA 124 24 FIGHTING MAD 132