Table of Contents

The Student’s Friend Concise World History, Parts 1 and 2: Prehistory to the Present

Part 1 : Prehistory to 1500

1. Overview, Basics, Prehistory

2. Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt: Civilization is born in the Middle East

3. Ancient India and China: Civilization spreads east

4. Ancient Greece and Rome: Civilization spreads west

5. Early Middle Ages: 500 to 1000 AD

6. Late Middle Ages: 1000 to 1500

Part 2: 1500 to the Present

7. 1500s and 1600s: The Early Modern World

8. 1700s: Enlightenment and Revolution

9. 1800s: Industrialism and Imperialism

10. 1900 to 1950: World at War

11. 1950 to the Present: Cold War and Space Age

12. Current Issues: A Changing World Order

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