Project Gutenberg 2020-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 508 Williams, Henry Smith 1863 1943 The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 08 : $b Parthians, Sassanids and Arabs; the Crusades and the Papacy Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Historians%27_History_of_the_World Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Historians’ History of the World" by Henry Smith Williams is a comprehensive historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume, as part of a larger series being published in twenty-five volumes, examines the Parthians, Sassanids, Arabs, the Crusades, and the Papacy. It aims to provide readers with a narrative of the rise and development of nations and cultures through the lenses of over two thousand significant historical writers. The opening of this volume presents the scope and influence of Arabic history, detailing the harsh, nomadic way of life enforced by the desert conditions of Arabia, and how this has shaped the character of its inhabitants. It discusses early Semitic tribes and their interactions with neighboring agricultural communities, along with the growth of Arab civilization, emphasizing the dynamic but often lawless tribal culture. The foundation laid out establishes a framework for exploring the more specific histories of the Parthian Empire, the influence of Islam, and the broader cultural ramifications that arose from these historic developments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en World history D Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious 2562587 2025-07-25T08:09:06.888230 text/html 2522712 2024-10-18T07:19:21 text/html 5908320 2025-07-25T08:09:36.780152 application/epub+zip 5953319 2025-07-25T08:09:12.143211 application/epub+zip 1080187 2025-07-25T08:09:09.612258 application/epub+zip 6562556 2025-07-25T08:09:53.537001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6452298 2025-07-25T08:09:33.631139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1599403 2022-09-28T16:26:58.820155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2324135 2025-07-25T08:09:02.783296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2304073 2024-10-18T07:19:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16643 2025-07-25T08:09:53.713997 application/rdf+xml 16850 2025-07-25T08:09:09.849208 image/jpeg 2881 2025-07-25T08:09:09.734218 image/jpeg 5552599 2025-07-25T08:09:07.436276 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia