The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 by France, Anatole, 1844-1924

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Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 -- Politics in fifteenth-century Europe -- Eyewitness to the battle of agincourt -- Joan of arc -- Conquest of constantinople -- Eyewitness to Turkish invasion -- Spanish inquisition -- Life of John Hus -- Ivan the great unifies Russia -- Flowering culture of the ming dynasty -- Chapter 2 -- Citizen armies of England -- Fifteenth-century home life -- Women in the middle ages -- Keeping clean -- Medieval medical practices -- Fashions of the renaissance -- Sailing to the holy land -- Rules for clergymen -- Chapter 3 -- Travels in fifteenth-century venice -- Renaissance rulers of florence -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Leonardo's ideas on flying -- Renaissance in music -- Printing press changes the world -- Chapter 4 -- Building of the Aztec empire -- Quetzalcoatl: Great God of the Aztecs -- Aztec human sacrifice -- Inca empire -- Growing up in Inca society -- Chapter 5 -- Exploits of the Chinese dragon fleet -- Portuguese explorations in Africa -- African kingdoms in the 1400s -- Culture clash in black and white -- Da gama navigates to India -- Christopher Columbus: Admiral of the ocean sea -- Columbus describes the new world.…”

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Table of Contents: “…1.Earth and Ocean -- 1.1.Earth Is an Ocean World -- 1.2.Marine Scientists Use the Logic of Science to Study the Ocean -- Spotlight Figure 1.3 Earth's Most Prominent Features -- 1.3.Stars Form Seas -- Stars Formed Early in the History of the Universe -- Stars and Planets Are Contained within Galaxies -- Stars Make Heavy Elements from Lighter Ones -- Solar Systems Form by Accretion -- 1.4.Earth, Ocean, and Atmosphere Accumulated in Layers Sorted by Density -- 1.5.Life Probably Originated in the Ocean -- A Closer Look 1.1 How Do We Know the Age of Earth and the Ocean? …”