Chapter 1: The Origins of Humanity and Early Culture
Origins of Humankind | Spread of Modern Humans | The Ice Age | From Hunting to Agriculture | The Rise of the First Cities | Early Europe | African People and Cultures | People of the Americas | Pre-civilization Southeast Asia | Australia | Melanesia and Polynesia

Chapter 2: The First Civilizations
The Beginnings of Eurasian Civilization | Early Empires of Mesopotamia | Ancient Egypt | The Near East | Peoples of South America and the Caribbean | Peoples of Mesoamerica | Peoples of Early North America | The Beginnings of Chinese Civilization | Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations

Chapter 3: Classical Civilizations of Eurasia
Eurasia's commercial and cultural ties | The Near East | The Persian Empires | The spread of Greek civilization | The Hellenistic world | The unification of China | China and East Asia | India | The Nordic peoples | Africa | The expansion of Roman power | The golden age of Rome | From Rome to Byzantium | The rise of Christianity

Chapter 4: A Divided World
Settlement of the Germanic peoples in Western Europe｜Arabia before Islam｜Spread of Islam｜Expansion of Christianity｜Jewish Diaspora｜Rise of the Frankish Kingdom｜The Magyars in Europe｜Northern and Eastern Europe｜The Crusades｜The Byzantine Empire｜The First Russian State｜The German Empire and the Papacy｜The English and French Monarchies｜Economic Growth in Europe｜Japan and the Early Shogunate｜Chinese Civilization during the Tang and Song Dynasties｜Iran and Central Asia｜The Mongol Empire｜Hindu Kingdoms in India｜The Delhi Sultanate of India｜Early Civilizations in Southeast Asia｜The Muslim World｜The Emergence of States in Africa｜The Rise of the Ottoman Empire｜The Crisis of 14th-Century Europe｜Early Modern States in Renaissance Europe

Chapter 5: The Rising Western World
The World on the Verge of European Expansion | European Voyages of Discovery | Expansion of Trading Empires | Expansion of Russia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Trade and Empires in Africa | China during the Ming Dynasty | The Ottoman Turks | Iran from the Safavids to the Qajar Dynasty | The Mughal Empire in India and the Expansion of Britain | China during the Qing Dynasty | Japan under the Shogunate | Southeast Asia and the European Powers | The Economy of Europe | The Reformation and the Catholic Reform Movement | Europe | The Mediterranean World | The Struggle for Hegemony in the Baltic | The Holy Roman Empire | The Dominance of France | The Struggle for Empire | The Age of Partition | The Emergence of the World Economy | The Beginning of the Industrial Revolution | The Age of Uprising | The French Revolution | Napoleon and the Reshaping of Europe

Chapter 6: The Age of European Dominance
Population growth and migration｜Europe's Industrial Revolution｜Rise of European nationalism｜Germany and Italy｜The formation of the United States｜The American market revolution｜Slavery and the Civil War｜America as a country of immigrants｜Canada｜Latin America｜The collapse of the Ottoman Empire｜The Russian Empire｜The collapse of the Qing Empire｜India under British rule｜Australia｜New Zealand｜Africa before partition by European powers｜The partition of Africa｜Japan's expansion and modernization｜European colonial empires｜Resistance to the West｜Conflicts and alliances in Europe｜The formation of the world economy｜World War I｜India under British rule｜The partition of Africa｜The formation of the world economy｜World War I

Chapter 7: The Age of World Civilization
The Russian Revolution | Imperialism and Nationalism | The Chinese Revolution | The Political Problem in Europe | The Emergence of the American Federal State | The Great Depression | The Outbreak of World War II | Wars in Asia and the Pacific | Wars in Europe | Racism and Forced Migration | Europe | The Cold War | The Decline of Empires | Japan and East Asia | China during the Mao Zedong Era | The Long War in Southeast Asia | Southeast Asia | South Asia | Africa (1957–1989) | Africa (after 1989) | The Horn of Africa | The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Palestine, Zionism, and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | Nationalism, Islamism, and Reform in the Middle East | The Search for Stability and Development in South America | Mexico, Mesoamerica, and Caribbean Countries | The American Affluent Society | The United States as a Superpower | Soviet Modernization and Crisis | Europe | The American Crisis and Response | Civil Wars in Europe | War | World Terrorism | Iraq and Afghanistan | China | The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Construction of Russia | The Arab States in Transition The World | The World of the 21st Century | The World Today

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