This book is an overview of world history, from a Christian perspective, written in the form of questions and answers. It covers major events and figures from ancient times up to the early 19th century, offering a comprehensive survey of human civilization. The author, Frederick Butler, was a clergyman and educator who sought to provide his students with a broad knowledge of history and a firm grounding in Christian morality. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.