World History Handbook

Features World History Handbook

The Handbook of World History learn macrohistory, the study of human history across boundaries.
World historians examine developments that go beyond single states, cultures, and regions, including movements (of peoples, cultures, commodities, diseases, and ideas), cross-cultural contact, and exchange.
Table of Content 1.
The Study of History and the Rise of Civilization2.
Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations2.
Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations3.
Early Civilizations4.
Ancient Egypt5.
Early Chinese Dynasties6.
Early Civilizations in the Indian Subcontinent7.
Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World8.
The Roman World9.
The Byzantine Empire10.
The Rise and Spread of Islam11.
The Middle Ages in Europe12.
The Development of Russia13.
The Mongol Empire14.
Chinese Dynasties15.
African Civilizations16.
Civilizations in the Americas17.
The Renaissance18.
The Rise of Nation-States19.
The Age of Enlightenment20.
The Protestant Reformation21.
Enlightened Despots22.
The French Revolution23.
Napoleon24.
Post-Napoleonic Europe25.
The Industrial Revolution26.
Change in the Americas27.
European Imperialism in East Asia28.
The Scramble for Africa29.
World War I30.
The Interwar Period31.
World War II32.
The Cold War33.
Post-Colonial Africa34.
The Middle East after the Ottoman Empire35.
East Asia after World War II36.
South America and Latin America in the Cold War37.
The Long Decade (1989-2001)38.
The 21st CenturyTo study the big picture, they not only explore connections, but also often engage in comparative history.
World history is concerned with both pre-modern and modern eras, and our world history cluster includes faculty with specializations from the ancient world through the twentieth century.Credits :Readium Project is a true open-source project, permissively licensed under the 3-part BSD license.