Table of Contents

World History Program Topics

Topic 1: Origins of Civilization (Prehistory–300 B.C.)

Topic 2: The Ancient Middle East and Egypt (3200 B.C.–500 B.C.)

Topic 3: Ancient India and China (2600 B.C.–A.D. 550)

Topic 4: The Americas (Prehistory–A.D. 1570)

Topic 5: Ancient Greece (1750 B.C.–133 B.C.)

Topic 6: Ancient Rome and the Origins of Christianity (509 B.C.–A.D. 476)

Topic 7: Medieval Christian Europe (330–1450)

Topic 8: The Muslim World and Africa (730 B.C.–A.D. 1500)

Topic 9: Civilizations of Asia (500–1650)

Topic 10: The Renaissance and Reformation (1300–1650)

Topic 11: New Global Connections (1415–1796)

Topic 12: Absolutism and Revolution (1550–1850)

Topic 13: The Industrial Revolution (1750–1914)

Topic 14: Nationalism and the Spread of Democracy (1790–1914)

Topic 15: The Age of Imperialism (1800–1914)

Topic 16: World War I and the Russian Revolution (1914–1924)

Topic 17: The World Between the Wars (1910–1939)

Topic 18: World War II (1930–1945)

Topic 19: The Cold War Era (1945–1991)

Topic 20: New Nations Emerge (1945–Present)

Topic 21: The World Today (1980–Present)