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=A= PAGE Abbreviations 725-731 Abu-Simbel 342, 349 Abydos 349 Accent, Marks of 713 Of Words 713 Accounts, Laws Concerning 875 Achæan League 382 Acropolis, of Athens 378 Adjutant Bird 216 Africa, Countries of 443 Lakes of 80 Mountains of 76 Age of Pericles 377 Agra, Description of City 687 Taj Mahal 687 Air, Currents of 92 Alamo, The 617, 618 Alaric, in Athens 384 Albanians 278 Albatross 218 Alder 160 Alewife 225 Alexander the Great: Conquest of Egypt 347 Empire of 380 His Death and Successors 381 Invades Northern India 381 Invades Persia 380 Second Invasion of Persia 381 Settles in Babylon 381 Syrian and Egyptian Campaigns 380 Alexander II., Russia 546-547 Alexandria 349 Schools of 347 Alfalfa 124 Allegory 733 Alligators 221 Alliteration 734 Allusions, Literary 782 _et seq._ Almond 136 Alpaca 245-246 Alphabet, Formed by Phœnicians 368 Alps, Outlying Spurs 445 Alsace-Lorraine 504 Altdorf 570 Alum 103 Aluminum 103 Amber 108 American Literature: Colonial Period 775 First National Period 776-777 Second National Period 777-778 Summary of 778 American Revolution: Campaigns and Battles 636 Commanders of Armies 636 Forces Engaged 636 Amœba 244 Amphibole 104 Anemones, Sea 243 Anglo-Saxon Kings of England 472 Animalcules 244 Animal Kingdom: Classification by Groups 191 Scientific Classification of 189, 190, 191 Why and How Animals are Classified 189 Animal Life: In Cold Zones 122 In Temperate Zones 121 Animals: Amphibious 223 Animalcules 244 Ant-bear 204 Ant-eater 204 Antelope 199 Ants 238-239 Armadillo 204 Bees 238-240 Birds 208 Bison 200 Buffalo 200 Butterflies and Moths 236 Chamois 200 Ciliates 244 Coral-polyps 243 Deer 200 Domesticated 245 Elephant 203 Fishes 225 Flagellates 244 Fleas 240 Flies 240 Flying 205 Frog 223-224 Gayal 201 Gazelle 201 Giraffe 201 Gnats 240 Gnawing, or Rodents 198 Gnu 201 Hippopotamus 203 Hoofed 199 Ibex 202 Jelly-fish 243 Joint-limbed 230 Kangaroo 204 Koala 204 Leeches 242-243 Lemmings 199 Mammals 191 Map Showing Distribution of Animal Life 188 Markhor 202 Marmot 199 Mice 199 Molluscs 229 Monkey Tribe 191 Mosquitoes 240 Musk-Ox 202 Newts 224 Okapi 202 Opossum 205 Original Home of 122 Pachyderms 203 Pangolin 204 Porcupine 199 Pouched 204 Prairie Dog 199 Rabbit 199 Rats 199 Ray Animalcules 244 Reptiles 220 Results of Domestication 246 Rhinoceros 203 Salamander 224 Sambur 202 Sea Anemones 243 Sea Cucumbers 242 Sea Lilies 242 Sea Lion 246 Sea-Urchins 241-242 Seals 205 Simplest Forms of 244 Sloth 204 Sponges, Group of 243 Squirrel 199 Starfishes 241 Tahr 202 Tapir 204 That Interest Me at the Zoo 193 Toad 224 Toothless 204 Tropical 121 Vicuna 202 Walrus 205 Wasps 238-240 Whales 207 Where First Domesticated 245 Wild Goats 202 Wild Pig 204 Worms 242 Zebra 203 Animals, Domesticated: Alpaca 246 Ass 246 Camel 246 Canary 257 Carp 256 Cat 247-248 Cattle 248 Chickens 257 Dog 251-252 Domesticated Insects 261 Duck 258 Elephant 252 Gayal 252 Goat 252 Goldfish 256 Guinea-pig 252 Horse 252-253 Llama 254 Pig 255 Rabbits 254 Reindeer 254 Sheep 254 Swine 255-256 Yak 245 Zebu 256 Animals, Flying 205 Fox 206 Frog 206 Animals of Prey: Badger 194 Brown Bear 194 Caracal 194 Coyote 198 Fox 194 Hedgehog 195 Hyena 195 Ichneumon 195 Jackal 195 Jaguar 195 Leopard 195 Lion 195 Lynx 196 Martin 196 Mink 196 Mole 196 Mongoose 197 Ocelot 197 Otter 197 Polar Bear 194 Puma, or Cougar 197 Raccoon 197 Sable 197 Shrew 197 Tiger 197 Wolf 197 Annotto 166 Antarctic Ocean 85 Ant-bear 204 Anteater 204 Antelope 199 Antimony 108 Antiochus the Great 382 Antithesis 734 Antony, Mark 398 Apennines, The 511 Apostrophe 733 Apothecaries’ Liquid Measure 860 Apothecaries’ Weight 863 Appian Way 389 Apple 136 Apricot 136 Arabian Nights, Pictures of Arabian Life 407 Arabians 278 Architecture: Assyrian 357 Babylonian 357 Egyptian 349 Persian 371 Arctic Ocean 84 Argentina: Buenos Aires 673 Cities 673 Climate 673 Government 673 History 673 People 673 Physical Features 672 Production and Industry 673 Rivers 672 Argonaut 229 Argument 739 Arithmetic 850 _et seq._ Decimal Fractions 854 Denominate Numbers 856 Fractions, Common 851 Arlington Cemetery, National Military 626 Armadillo 204 Armenians 278 Arminius, Defeats Legions of Varus 240 Army and Navy of Germany 497 Arnold, Benedict 637 Arsenic 108 Artaxerxes 370 Artichoke 129 Asbestos 113 Ash 160 Asia: China 677 Countries of 443 Famous Mountains of 75-76 India 684 Japan 687 Lakes of 77 Asparagus 128 Aspen, or Trembling Poplar 160 Asphaltum 108 Ass 246 Assiout, Dam and Barrage at 345 Assuan 350 Irrigation Dam at 345 Assyria 353 Cities 355 Civilization of 357 Dynasties of 355-356 Empire of 355 Extent of Empire 356 Fall of Empire 356 History of 355 Inscriptions 355 Nineveh 355 Period of Greatest Splendor 356 Reign of Sargon 356 Religion 357 Assyrian Empire (Map) 298 Assyrians 278-297 Asterisk 733 Asterism 733 Astronomy 12 _et seq._ Scientific Terms Used in 37 Athens 555 Acropolis 378 Alaric in 384 Downfall of 379 Early History 375 Under Cimon 377 Under Pericles 377 Under a Pure Democracy 376 Atlanta, Description of 591 Atlantic Ocean 84 Atmosphere: Composition of 89 Forms of Vapor 94 Height of 89 How Weighed and Measured 89 Winds and Currents 92 Atmospheric Vapor 94 Atoms, Radioactive 848 Augustus Cæsar 399 Augustus, Death of 401 Aurora-Borealis 101-102 Austria: Historical Outlines 419 _et seq._ Salzburg 532 Salzkammergut 533 Austro-Hungary 527 Austria-Hungary: Austria and the French Revolution 535 Austro-Prussian War 536 Budapest 529 Cities and Towns 529 Climate and Landscape 528 Congress of Vienna, Period of Metternich 535 Conquest of Hungary 536 Division of Empire 534 Ferdinand II. and Thirty Years’ War 534 Francis Joseph, Emperor 535-536 Hapsburg Power through Marriage 534 Hapsburg-Lorraine Line of Rulers 535 History of 534 Historical Outlines 435 _et seq._ Industries and National Resources 528 Lakes of 528 Leopold I. and the War of the Spanish Succession 535 Location and Extent 527 Loss of Italian Possessions 536 Peoples and Races 528 Period of Reforms 536 Prague 531 Racial Difficulties Bearing upon the European War 536-537 Religion and Education 528 Revolution of 1848 535 Rivers and Lakes 527-528 Sovereigns of 537 Struggle between Austria and Prussia 536 Surface Features 527 Under Charles V. of Germany 534 Union of Austria and Hungary 536 Vienna 529 War of the Austrian Succession 535 Austro-Prussian War 697 Austro-Swiss War 695 Avoirdupois Weight 860 Ayr 464

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