The synthetic method in geography will lead one to begin with the hemispheres, and from them to move to continents, to countries, to counties, to cities, to towns and villages. The synthetic method in history will require that we begin, not with an event, but with history as a whole, in its three great parts, ancient, medieval, and modern; and after that, we can study its epochs and eras, and finally consider the countless events which constitute the unfolding story. In like manner, the synthetic