Story of the World Chapter Mappings

Below are mappings of Past Pages sections for each chapter of the Story of the World series by Susan Wise Bauer. Enjoy extra stories, biographies, activities, and other enrichment to bring each era alive.

Volume 1: Ancient Times

Chapter 1: The Earliest PeopleThe First NomadsAncient Mesoptamia
The First Nomad Become FarmersAncient Mesoptamia
Chapter 2: Egyptians Lived on the Nile RiverTwo Kingdoms Become OneAncient Egypt Overview
Gods of Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt Overview
Chapter 3: The First WritingHieroglyphs and CuneiformAncient Mesoptamia
Chapter 4: The Old Kingdom of EgyptMaking MummiesAncient Egypt: Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom
Egyptian PyramidsAncient Egypt: Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom
Chapter 5: The First Sumerian DictatorSargon and the AkkadiansAncient Mesoptamia
Chapter 6: The Jewish PeopleGod Speaks to AbrahamThe Hebrews
Joseph Goes to EgyptThe Hebrews
Chapter 7: Hammurabi and the BabyloniansHammurabi’s CodeBabylon
Chapter 8: The AssyriansShamshi-Adad, King of the Whole WorldAssyria
The Story of GilgameshAssyria
Chapter 9: The First Cities of IndiaThe River-RoadThe Indus Valley
The Mystery of Mohenjo-DaroThe Indus Valley
Chapter 10: The Far East: Ancient ChinaLei Zu and the SilkwormShang Dynasty
The Pictograms of Ancient ChinaShang Dynasty
Farming in Ancient ChinaShang Dynasty
Chapter 11: Ancient AfricaAncient Peoples of West AfricaAncient Africa
Anansi and TurtleAncient Africa
Anansi and the Make-Believe FoodAncient Africa
Chapter 12: The Middle Kingdom of EgyptEgypt Invades NubiaAncient Egypt: Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom
The Hyksos Invade EgyptAncient Egypt: Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom
Chapter 13: The New Kingdom of EgyptThe General and the Woman PharaohEgypt: New Kingdom
Amenhotep and King TutEgypt: New Kingdom
Chapter 14: The Israelites Leave EgyptThe Baby MosesThe Hebrews
The Exodus from EgyptThe Hebrews
Chapter 15: The PhoeniciansPhoenician TradersThe Phoenicians
The Founding of CarthageThe Phoenicians
Chapter 16: The Return of AssyriaAshurbanipal’s AttackAssyria
The Library of NinevehAssyria
Chapter 17: Babylon Takes Over Again!Nebuchadnezzar’s MadnessBabylon
The Hanging Gardens of BabylonBabylon
Chapter 18: Life in Early CreteBull-Jumpers and SailorsMinoans and Myceneans
King Minos and the MinotaurMinoans and Myceneans
The Mysterious End of the MinoansMinoans and Myceneans
Chapter 19: The Early GreeksThe MycenaeansMinoans and Myceneans
The Greek Dark AgesMinoans and Myceneans
Chapter 20: Greece Gets Civilized AgainGreece Gets an AlphabetClassical Greece
The Stories of HomerGreek Myths, Heroes, and Epics
The First Olympic GamesClassical Greece
Chapter 21: The Medes and the PersiansA New EmpireThe Persian Empire
Cyrus the GreatThe Persian Empire
Chapter 22: Sparta and AthensLife in SpartaClassical Greece
Life in AthensClassical Greece
Chapter 23: The Greek GodsThe Golden AppleGreek Myths, Heroes, and Epics
Chapter 24: The Wars of the GreeksGreece’s War with PersiaClassical Greece
The Greeks Fight Each OtherClassical Greece
Chapter 25: Alexander the GreatPhilip and his SonAlexander the Great
Alexander’s InvasionsAlexander the Great
The Death of AlexanderAlexander the Great
Chapter 26: The People of the AmericasThe Nazca DrawingsAncient Americas
The Heads of the OlmecsAncient Americas
Rabbit Shoots the SunAncient Americas
Chapter 27: The Rise of RomeRomulus and RemusLife in Ancient Rome
The Power of RomeLife in Ancient Rome
Chapter 28: The Roman EmpireThe Roman GodsLife in Ancient Rome
The Roman BuildersLife in Ancient Rome
The Roman GladiatorsLife in Ancient Rome
The Gladiator SchoolLife in Ancient Rome
Chapter 29: Rome’s War with CarthageThe Punic WarsThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Chapter 30: The Aryans of IndiaLife on the Ganges RiverAryan India
The Castes of Ancient IndiaAryan India
SiddharthaAryan India
Chapter 31: The Mauryan Empire of IndiaThe Empire UnitedIndia: The Mauryan Empire
The Jakata Tales
India: The Mauryan Empire
Chapter 32: China: Writing and the QinCalligraphy in ChinaChina: The Qin Dynasty
Warring StatesChina: The Qin Dynasty
The First Emperor and the Great WallChina: The Qin Dynasty
The First Emperor’s GraveChina: The Qin Dynasty
Chapter 33: ConfuciusChina’s Wise TeacherThe Zhou Dynasty
Chapter 34: The Rise of Julius CaesarCaesar is KidnappedThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
The Consuls of RomeThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Caesar and the SenateThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Chapter 35: Caesar the HeroCaesar Fights the CeltsThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Caesar Crosses the RubiconThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Caesar and CleopatraThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
The Death of CaesarThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Chapter 36: The First Roman PrinceAugustus CaesarThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Chapter 37: The Beginning of ChristianityThe Birth of JesusEarly Christianity
Jesus Crucified and ResurrectedEarly Christianity
Chapter 38: The End of the Ancient Jewish NationThe Destruction of the TempleJudea
Chapter 39: Rome and the ChristiansNero, the Evil EmperorEarly Christianity
Christians in the CatacombsEarly Christianity
The Emperor is a Christian!Early Christianity
Chapter 40: Rome Begins to WeakenThe British RebellionThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Rome Divided in TwoThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Chapter 41: The Attacking BarbariansAttila the HunThe Barbarians
Stilicho, Roman and BarbarianThe Barbarians
The Coming of the VisigothsThe Barbarians
Chapter 42: The End of RomeThe Last Roman EmperorThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
The Gifts of RomeThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire

Volume 2: The Middle Ages

Chapter 1: The Glory That Was RomeWandering Through the Roman EmpireThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
The Fall of RomeThe Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Chapter 2: The Early Days of BritainThe Celts of BritainThe Celts
Barbarians Come to BritainAnglo-Saxon Britain
Beowulf the HeroAnglo-Saxon Britain
Chapter 3: Christianity Comes to BritainAugustine Comes to EnglandMonasticism
Medieval MonasteriesMonasticism
Writing Books by HandMonasticism
Chapter 4: The Byzantine EmpireThe Beauty of ConstantinopleThe Byzantine Empire
Justinian, The Just EmperorThe Byzantine Empire
The Empress TheodoraThe Byzantine Empire
The Church in the EastThe Byzantine Empire
Chapter 5: The Medieval Indian EmpireA King Names SkandaguptaThe Gupta Dynasty
Monks in CavesThe Gupta Dynasty
Chapter 6: The Rise of IslamMuhammad’s VisionEarly Islam
Muhammad Flees to MedinaEarly Islam
The Koran: Islam’s Holy BookEarly Islam
Chapter 7: Islam Becomes an EmpireThe Fight for MeccaEarly Islam
The Spread of IslamEarly Islam
The City of BaghdadThe Abbasid Dynasty
Sinbad in the Valley of SnakesThe Abbasid Dynasty
Chapter 8: The Great Dynasties of ChinaYang Chien Unites North and SouthSui and Tang China
The Tang DynastySui and Tang China
Chapter 9: East of ChinaThe Yamato Dynasty of JapanSui and Tang China
A Tale of Three Countries: Korea, China, and JapanSui and Tang China
Chapter 10: The Bottom of the WorldThe First People of AustraliaPeople of the Pacific
The Long Journey of the MaoriPeople of the Pacific
Chapter 11: The Kingdom of the FranksClovis, the Ex-BarbarianThe Carolingians
Four Tribes, One EmpireThe Carolingians
Chapter 12: The Islamic InvasionIslam in Spain and AfricaEarly Islam
Chapter 13: The Great Kings of FranceCharles the HammerThe Carolingians
The Greatest King: CharlemagneThe Carolingians
Chapter 14: The Arrival of the NorsemenThe Viking InvasionThe Vikings
Eric the Red and “Eric’s Son”The Vikings
The Norse GodsThe Vikings
Thor and the Giant KingThe Vikings
Chapter 15: The First Kings of EnglandThe Vikings Invade EnglandAnglo-Saxon Britain
Alfred the GreatAnglo-Saxon Britain
The Battle of HastingsThe Normans
Chapter 16: England After the ConquestThe English LanguageThe Normans
Serfs and NoblemenThe Normans
Stone CastlesKnights and Castles in Europe
Chapter 17: Knights and SamuraiThe English Code of ChivalryKnights and Castles in Europe
The Samurai: Japanese KnightsShoguns and Samurai
Chapter 18: The Age of CrusadesA Command from the PopeThe Crusades
Recapturing JerusalemThe Crusades
Saladin of JerusalemThe Crusades
El Cid and the “Reconquest of Spain”The Spanish Inquisition
Chapter 19: A New Kind of KingRichard the LionheartedThe Plantagenets
John Lackland and the Magna CartaThe Plantagenets
Robin HoodThe Plantagenets
Robin Hood and the ButcherThe Plantagenets
Chapter 20: The DisasporaThe Scattering of the JewsThe Spanish Inquisition
A Tale of the DiasporaThe Spanish Inquisition
The Clever Rabbit of CordovaThe Spanish Inquisition
Chapter 21: The Mongols Devastate the EastGenghis Khan, Emperor of All MenThe Mongol Empire
The Mongol Conquest of ChinaThe Mongol Empire
Chapter 22: Exploring the Mysterious EastMarco Polo Goes to ChinaMedieval Explorers
The Forbidden City of the MingChina: The Ming Dynasty
Chapter 23: The First RussiansThe Rus Come to ConstantinopleMedieval Constantinople
Ivan the Great and Ivan the TerribleMedieval Constantinople
Chapter 24: The Ottoman EmpireThe Ottoman Turks AttackThe Ottoman Empire
The Sheep-RocksThe Ottoman Empire
The Capture of ConstantinopleThe Ottoman Empire
Suleiman the LawgiverThe Ottoman Empire
Chapter 25: The End of the WorldThe PlagueThe Black Death
A New Way of LivingThe Black Death
Chapter 26: France and England at WarHenry V and the Battle at AgincourtThe Hundred Years’ War
Joan of ArcThe Hundred Years’ War
Chapter 27: War for the English ThroneThe Wars of the RosesThe Hundred Years’ War
The Princes in the TowerThe Hundred Years’ War
Chapter 28: The Kingdoms of Spain and PortugalFerdinand and Isabella Unite SpainThe Spanish Inquisition
Henry the Navigator, Prince of PortugalMedieval Explorers
Chapter 29: African KingdomsGold, Salt, and GhanaMali and Ethiopia
Mansa Musa of MaliMali and Ethiopia
The Songhay EmpireThe Songhay Empire
Chapter 30: India Under the MoghulsThe Moghul DynastyIndia’s Moghul Dynasty
Akbar of IndiaIndia’s Moghul Dynasty
The Bad-Luck ServantIndia’s Moghul Dynasty
Chapter 31: Exploring New WorldsChristopher ColumbusAge of Exploration
Vespucci and MagellanAge of Exploration
Chapter 32: The American KingdomsThe Mayans of Central AmericaThe Maya
The Marvelous City of TenochtitlanThe Aztecs
The IncasThe Incas
Chapter 33: Spain, Portugal, and the New WorldThe Slave TradeTransatlantic Slavery
Cortes and MontezumaThe Conquistadores
Chapter 34: Martin Luther’s New IdeasMartin Luther’s ListThe Reformation
Henry VIII’s ProblemTudor England
Chapter 35: The RenaissanceA New Way of ThinkingRenaissance Italy
Gutenberg’s Great InventionThe Reformation
Chapter 36: Reformation and Counter ReformationThe Spread of the ReformationThe Reformation
The Council of TrentThe Reformation
Chapter 37: The New UniverseThe Revolution of CopernicusRenaissance Italy
Galileo’s Strange NotionsThe Enlightenment
Chapter 38: England’s Greatest QueenThe Queen Who Almost Wasn’tTudor England
Good Queen BessTudor England
Chapter 39: England’s Greatest PlaywrightWilliam ShakespeareTudor England
MacbethTudor England
Macbeth’s DecisionTudor England
Chapter 40: New Ventures to the AmericasWalter Raleigh and the New WorldEarly European Settlers in North America
The Lost ColonyEarly European Settlers in North America
Chapter 41: Explorations in the NorthThe New-Found LandAge of Exploration
Jacques Cartier’s DiscoveriesAge of Exploration
Chapter 42: Empires CollideSpain and England’s WarThe Spanish Armada
The World at the End of the Sixteenth Century

Volume 3: Early Modern Times

Chapter 1: A World of EmpiresThe Holy Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire
The Riches of SpainThe Conquistadores
Chapter 2: Protestant RebellionsThe Dutch RevoltDutch Independence
The Queen Without a CountryTudor England
Chapter 3: James, King of Two CountriesJames and His EnemiesThe Stuarts
King James’s TownJamestown
Chapter 4: Searching for the Northwest PassageThe French in the New WorldAge of Exploration
Henry Hudson’s QuestAge of Exploration
Chapter 5: Warlords of JapanHideyoshi, Japan’s Great LeaderEdo Period Japan
The First Tokugawa RulerEdo Period Japan
Chapter 6: New Colonies in the New WorldStrangers and Saints in PlymouthThe Mayflower, Pilgrims, and Plymouth Colony
The Dutch in the New WorldColonial America
Chapter 7: The Spread of SlaveryTobacco- and Unwilling ColonistsTransatlantic Slavery
Queen Nzinga of AngolaAfrican States
Chapter 8: The Middle of the EastThe Persian PuzzleThe Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman TurksThe Ottoman Empire
Chapter 9: The Western WarThe Thirty Years’ War, 1618-1648Swedish Empire
Chapter 10: Far East of EuropeJapan’s Isolation: Closed Doors in the EastEdo Period Japan
The “Foreign Conquest” of China: The Rise of the ManchuChina: The Ming Dynasty
Chapter 11: The Moghul Emperors of IndiaWorld Seizer, King of the World, and Conqueror of the WorldIndia’s Moghul Dynasty
Aurangzeb’s Three DecisionsIndia’s Moghul Dynasty
Chapter 12: Battle, Fire, and Plague in EnglandCharles Loses His HeadEnglish Civil War
Cromwell’s ProtectorateEnglish Civil War
Plague and FireEnglish Civil War
Chapter 13: The Sun KingThe Sun King of FranceThe Sun King
Chapter 14: The Rise of PrussiaFrederick, the First Prussian King
Chapter 15: A New World in ConflictWar Against the Colonies: King Philip’s WarColonial America
War Against the Colonies: Louis XIV Saves New FranceColonial America
William Penn’s Holy ExperimentColonial America
Chapter 16: The WestThe Universal Laws of Newton and LockeThe Enlightenment
Scientific FarmingThe Enlightenment
Chapter 17: Russia Looks WestPeter the GreatRussian Expansion
Peter’s Port to the WestRussian Expansion
Chapter 18: East and West CollideThe Ottomans Look West- TwiceThe Ottoman Empire
Chapter 19: The English in IndiaThe Indian Empire Falls ApartThe British in India
The Shopkeepers’ InvasionThe British in India
Chapter 20: The Imperial EastEmperor Chi’en-lung’s LibraryChina: The Ming Dynasty
The Land of the DragonChina: The Ming Dynasty
Chapter 21: Fighting over North AmericaThree Pointless WarsColonial America
The Seven-Year WarColonial America
Chapter 22: Revolution!Discontent in the British ColoniesThe American Revolution
The American RevolutionThe American Revolution
Chapter 23: The New CountryThe American ConstitutionNew American Institutions
The First American President (1789-1797)American Founders
Chapter 24: Sailing SouthCaptain Cook Reaches Botany BayExploration in Oceania
The Convict SettlementExploration in Oceania
Chapter 25: Revolution Gone SourThe Storming of the BastilleThe French Revolution
The Reign of TerrorThe French Revolution
Chapter 26: Catherine the GreatPrincess Catherine Comes to RussiaModernizing Russia
Catherine the GreatModernizing Russia
Chapter 27: A Changing WorldSteam and Coal in BritainIndustrial Revolution
Cotton and Guns in AmericaIndustrial Revolution
Chapter 28: China and the Rest of the WorldThe Kingdom at the Center of the WorldThe End of the Qing Dynasty
The Rise of the Opium TradeThe End of the Qing Dynasty
Chapter 29: The Rise of BonaparteNapoleon Comes to PowerThe Napoleonic Wars
The Emperor NapoleonThe Napoleonic Wars
Chapter 30: Freedom in the CaribbeanThe Haitian RevoltWestward Exploration
Chapter 31: A Different Kind of RebellionThe World of the FactoriesIndustrial Revolution
The LudditesIndustrial Revolution
Chapter 32: The Opened WestLewis and Clark Map the WestThe Lewis and Clark Expedition
Tecumseh’s ResistanceWestward Exploration
Chapter 33: The End of NapoleonNapoleon’s Wars (And 1812, Too)The Napoleonic Wars
Waterloo!The Napoleonic Wars
Chapter 34: Freedom for South AmericaSimon Bolivar: The LiberatorRevolt in Latin America
Freedom, But Not UnityRevolt in Latin America
Chapter 35: Mexican IndependenceThe Cry of DoloresRevolt in Latin America
The Republic of MexicoRevolt in Latin America
Chapter 36: The Slave Trade EndsThe Work of the AbolitionistsThe End of Slavery
Chapter 37: Troubled AfricaThe Zulu KingdomColonial South Africa
The Boers and the BritishColonial South Africa
Chapter 38: American TragediesThe Trail of TearsWestward Exploration
Nat Turner’s RevoltThe End of Slavery
Chapter 39: China AdriftThe First Opium WarThe End of the Qing Dynasty
Chapter 40: Mexico and her NeighborRemember the AlamoMexican-American War
The Mexican-American WarMexican-American War
Chapter 41: New Zealand and her RulersThe Treaty of Waitangi
The New Zealand Wars
Chapter 42: The World of Forty-NineThe Gold RushThe California Gold Rush
A World of Unrest

Volume 4: The Modern Age

Chapter 1: Britain’s EmpireVictoria’s EnglandVictorian England
The Sepoy MutinyThe British in India
Chapter 2: West Against EastJapan Re-OpensMeiji Japan
The Crimean WarThe Crimean War
Chapter 3: British InvasionsThe Great GameThe British in India
Wandering Through AfricaScramble for Africa
Chapter 4: Resurrection and RebellionItaly’s “Resurrection”1848: Year of Revolution
The Taiping RebellionThe End of the Qing Dynasty
Chapter 5: The American Civil WarSouth Against NorthAmerican Civil War
After the Civil WarReconstruction
Chapter 6: Two Tries for FreedomParaguay and the Triple Alliance
The Dominion of CanadaCanada
Chapter 7: Two Empires, Three Republics, and One KingdomTwo Empires and Three Republics1848: Year of Revolution
The Second ReichGermany
Chapter 8: Becoming ModernRails, Zones, and BulbsInventions, Engineering, and Transportation
Japan’s Meiji RestorationMeiji Japan
Chapter 9: Two More Empires, Two RebellionsThe Dutch East Indies
The Sick Man of Europe
Chapter 10: A Canal to the East and a Very Dry DesertThe War of the Pacific
The Suez CanalScramble for Africa
Chapter 11: The Far Parts of the WorldThe Iron OutlawAustralia
Carving up AfricaScramble for Africa
Chapter 12: Unhappy UnionsIreland’s Troubles
The Boers and the BritishColonial South Africa
Chapter 13: The Old-Fashioned Emperor and the Red SultanBrazil’s Republic
Abdulhamid the Red
Chapter 14: Two Czars and Two EmperorsThe Next-to-Last Czar of RussiaThe Russian Revolution
Ethiopia and Italy
Chapter 15: Small Countries with Large InvadersThe Korean Battleground
The Spanish-American War
Chapter 16: The Expanding United StatesMoving WestWestward Expansion
Stocks, Philanthropists, and Outlaws
Chapter 17: China’s TroublesThe Boxer RebellionThe End of the Qing Dynasty
The Czar and the AdmiralThe End of the Qing Dynasty
Chapter 18: Europe and the Countries Just EastPersia, Its Enemies, and Its “Friends”
The Balkan Mess
Chapter 19: China, Vietnam, and FranceThe Last EmperorThe End of the Qing Dynasty
The Vietnamese Restoration Society
Chapter 20: Revolution in the Americans…War in the WorldsThe Mexican Revolution
World War IWorld War I
Chapter 21: A Revolution Begins, and the Great War EndsThe Russian RevolutionThe Russian Revolution
The End of World War IWomen’s Suffrage
Chapter 22: National UprisingsThe Easter UprisingCivil Unrest in Ireland
Indian NationalismIndian Independence and Partition
Chapter 23: “Peace” and a Man of WarThe Peace of VersaillesThe Aftermath of World War I
The Rise of Joseph StalinThe Russian Revolution and Stalinist Russia
Chapter 24: The King and Il DuceThe First King of Egypt
Fascism in ItalyThe Rise of Fascism and the Spanish Civil War
Chapter 25: Armies in ChinaJapan, China, and a Pretend EmperorChina and Japan at War
The Long MarchCommunist China and Mao Zedong
Chapter 26: The Great Crash, and What Came of ItBlack Tuesday and a New DealThe Great Depression
Hitler’s Rise to PowerWeimar and Hitler
Chapter 27: Civil War and InvasionRed Spain, Black Spain, a King, and a GeneralThe Rise of Fascism and the Spanish Civil War
Rebuilding the “Fatherland”Weimar and Hitler
Chapter 28: The Second World WarThe Three-War WarWorld War II
The HolocaustThe Holocaust and Other Jewish Experiences
Chapter 29: The End of World War IIThe War That Stretched Across the WorldWorld War II
The Atom BombThe Aftermath of World War II
Chapter 30: Partitioned CountriesMuslims and Hindus in IndiaIndian Independence and Partition
The Partitioning of PalestineIsrael and Palestine
Chapter 31: Western Bullies and American MoneyThe Suez Crisis
The Marshall Plan
Chapter 32: Africa and China After World War IIOne Country, Two Different WorldsSouth Africa under Apartheid
Two Republics of ChinaCommunist China and Mao Zedong
Chapter 33: Communism in AsiaHo Chi Minh and the Viet MinhWars in Asia
The Korean WarWars in Asia
Chapter 34: Dictators in South America and AfricaArgentina’s President and His Wife
Freedom in the Belgian CongoDecolonization and New Nations
Chapter 35: The Cold WarThe Space RaceSpace Exploration
Thirteen Days in OctoberCommunism and the Cold War
Chapter 36: Struggles and AssassinationsThe Death of John F. KennedyCommunism and the Cold War
Civil RightsThe Civil Rights Movement
Chapter 37: Two Short Wars and One Long OneThe Vietnam WarWars in Asia
Trouble in the Middle EastConflicts in the Middle East
Chapter 38: Two Ways of FightingSoviet InvasionsCommunism and the Cold War
Terrorism
Chapter 39: The 1980s in the East and the MideastIndia After PartitionIndian Independence and Partition
Iran and IraqConflicts in the Middle East
Chapter 40: The 1980s in the USSRChernobyl and Nuclear PowerCommunism and the Cold War
The End of the Cold WarCommunism and the Cold War
Chapter 41: Communism Crumbles- but SurvivesDemocracy in China?The New China
Communism CrumblesCommunism and the Cold War
Chapter 42: The First Persian Gulf WarThe First Persian Gulf War
Africa, IndependentDecolonization and New Nations