Prehistory

The Spread of Humans and Major Archaeological Sites Crop and Livestock Distribution around the World Prehistoric Europe The Advent of Agriculture and Domestication

Ancient History

The First Civilisations Ancient Sumer Ancient Egypt Ancient Near East The Achaemenid Empire Ancient Greece and the Greco-Persian Wars The Empire of Alexander the Great Ancient Greek Civilisation Peoples of Ancient Italy Roman Expansion on the Italian Peninsula Roman Expansion until the Fall of the Roman Republic The Roman Empire The World in the 1st Century AD The Birth of Great World Religions The Migration Period in Europe

The Middle Ages

The Collapse of the Western Roman Empire The Frankish Empire and the Umayyad Caliphate The Collapse of the Frankish Empire Vikings and Normans in Europe Vikings in North America The World around 1000 World Trade Routes Trade and Economy in Medieval Europe European Culture in the Middle Ages The Black Death in Europe The Birth of Russia Civilisations in the World during the 15th Century The Spread of Great World Religions in the 15th and 16th Centuries

Modern History

The Age of Discovery and the First English Colonies The Discovery and Colonisation of the New World Europe in the First Half of the 16th Century Major Slave Trade Routes and Centres during the 16th–19th Century The World in the 18th Century Europe in the Late 18th Century World Trade in the Late 18th Century The American Revolutionary War Europe During the Age of the Industrial Revolution Migration in the World during the 19th Century The United States of America in the 19th Century Latin America in the 19th Century Europe in the Late 19th – Early 20th Century Asia in the Late 19th Century Africa, Second Half of 19th Century – Early 20th Century Migration in the World during the 19th and Early 20th Century The First World War The World between the Two World Wars The Soviet Union between the Two World Wars The League of Nations The Second World War Genocides Dissolution of the British Empire

The Present

Aftermath of World War II in Europe The United Nations since 1945 Europe in the Cold War Period The Bipolar World The Cuban Missile Crisis Armed Conflicts Decolonisation in Africa and Asia Immigration to European Countries between 1960 and 2000 European Integration The Collapse of the Soviet Union The Arms Race in the Late 20th Century Political and Military Alliances in the Early 21st Century Economic Organisations in the Early 21st Century Differences in Development between Regions of the World The Ecological Footprint of the World's Countries Population Explosion Environmental Damage International Non-governmental Organisations Slavery Today Human Trafficking and Child Labour Today Religions of the World