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)