Alexandria, catechetical school at, 107, 108. Museum of, 50. Saracenic school at, 140. school of rabbis at, 44. seat of philosophy, 107. Alexandrian library fostered by the Ptolemies, 50. Alfred the Great, becomes king, 130. character and history of, 130. education of, 131. encourages education of higher classes, 302. establishes monasteries, 131. founds Oxford University, 131. influence on English education, 131. literary work of, 131. statesmanship of, 130. Algebra, modern form of, 145. _Allgemeine Paedagogik_, Herbart's, 281. Ambrose, St., bishop of Milan, 114. America, discovery of, 165. American Revolution, establishes principle of self-government, 239. Analects of Confucius, 28. Analytical method of Aristotle, 67. Anatomy, in Milton's scheme of education, 219. Annual Reports, Horace Mann's, 286. of Bureau of Education, 310. Anselm, founder of scholasticism, 122. Antioch, catechetical school at, 107. Antioch College, Horace Mann president of, 288. Apostles, active in education, 101. Apostles' Creed, taught during Charlemagne's reign, 128. _Apostolic Constitution_ quoted, 113. Apprentice schools, in France, 299. Aquinas, Thomas, Benedictine teacher, 118. leader of scholasticism, 122. Arabians, services to education, 145. Architecture, in Milton's scheme of education, 219. Aristotle, analytical method of, 67. Athenian philosopher, 56. called the Stagirite, 65. pedagogy of, outlined, 66, 67. pupil of Plato, 65. teacher of Alexander the Great, 65. Arithmetic, in Charlemagne's reign, 128. in Chinese schools, 24. in India, 32, 33. in Jewish education, 43. in Milton's scheme of education, 219. in monastic education, 119. in Roman schools, 78. Arrondissements, in French school system, 297. Art, in Athens, 56. in Egypt, 47. Arts, seven liberal, 118, 127. Aryans, in Greece, 53. in India, 30. in Persia, 36. Asceticism, influence on civilization, 116. Ascham, Roger, English educator, 190. method of, 191. _Scholemaster_, 190. tutor to Elizabeth, 190. Assistant teachers, 307. Astrology, applications of, 120. Astronomy, applications of, 120. Arabians' services to, 145. Copernican system, 148. Astronomy taught in Egypt, 50. taught in Mohammedan schools, 145. taught to Jews, 43. Athenian education, criticism of, 59. Athenian educators, 61-67. Aristotle, 65-67. Plato, 63-65. Socrates, 61, 62.