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| CHAPTER I |
| Introduction | 15 |
| 1. Purpose of the history of education. 2. Plan of study. 3. The study of great educators. 4. Modern systems of education. 5. General outline. | |
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| CHAPTER II |
| China | 20 |
| 1. Geography and history. 2. The home. 3. The elementary school. 4. Higher education. 5. Degrees. 6. Examinations. 7. Criticism of Chinese education. 8. Confucius. | |
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| CHAPTER III |
| India | 29 |
| 1. Geography and history. 2. The caste system. 3. The home. 4. The elementary school. 5. Higher education. 6. Criticism of Hindu education. 7. Buddha. | |
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| CHAPTER IV |
| Persia | 36 |
| 1. Geography and history. 2. The home. 3. The State education. 4. Criticism of Persian education. 5. Zoroasater. | |
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| CHAPTER V |
| The Jews | 40 |
| 1. Geography and history. 2. The home. 3. The Jewish school. 4. Esteem for the teachers. 5. The Schools of the Rabbis. 6. Criticism of Jewish education. 7. The Talmud. | |
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| CHAPTER VI |
| Egypt | 46 |
| 1. Geography and history. 2. The caste system. 3. The home. 4. Education. 5. Criticism of Egyptian education. 6. General summary of oriental education. | |
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| CHAPTER VII |
| Greece | 53 |
| 1. Geography and history. 2. Manners and customs. 3. The Olympian games. | |
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| CHAPTER VIII |
| Athens | 56 |
| 1. Historical. 2. The difference in spirit between Athens and Sparta. 3. The home. 4. Education. 5. The Sophists. 6. Criticism of Athenian education. | |
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| CHAPTER IX |
| Athenian Educators | 61 |
| 1. Socrates,—life, method, death. 2. Plato,—life, his "Republic," scheme and aim of education. 3. Aristotle,—life, pedagogy, estimate of him. | |
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| CHAPTER X |
| Sparta | 68 |
| 1. Historical. 2. The home. 3. Education. 4. Criticism of Spartan education. 5. Lycurgus. 6. Pythagoras. | |
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| CHAPTER XI |
| Rome | 74 |
| 1. The Age of Augustus. 2. Geography and history. 3. The home. 4. Education,—elementary, secondary, higher. 5. Criticism of Roman education. | |
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| CHAPTER XII |
| Roman Educators | 81 |
| 1. Cicero,—life, philosoophy, pedagogy. 2. Seneca,—the teacher of Nero, great orator, writer, etc., pedagogical writings. 3. Quintilian,—his school, his "Institutes of Oratory," pedagogical principles. 4. Plutarch and Marcus Aurelius. | |
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| CHAPTER XIII |
| Christian Education—Introduction | 89 |
| 1. General view. 2. New principles introduced by Christianity. 3. Importance of the individual. 4. Obstacles which the early Christians had to meet. 5. Slow growth of Christian education. | |
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| CHAPTER XIV |
| The Great Teacher | 96 |
| 1. Life and character. 2. Impression which Christ made. 3. His work as a teacher. 4. An example of pedagogical practice. | |
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| CHAPTER XV |
| General View of the First Period of Christian Education | 101 |
| 1. The period covered. 2. The connection of the Church with education. 3. The monasteries. 4. Influence of the crusades. 5. Of the Teutonic peoples. | |
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| CHAPTER XVI |
| The First Christian Schools | 104 |
| 1. The catechumen schools. 2. Chrysostom. 3. Basil the Great. 4. Th
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