World History

History World contains narrative world history and interactive world history timelines.

Although it is important for students of world history to have a deep and nuanced understanding of each of the various cultures, states, and other entities that have been part of the vast mosaic of human history, the world historian stands back from these individual elements in that mosaic to take in the entire picture, or at least a large part of that picture.

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Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes. This is "Big History": an enlightening, wide-angle look at complexity, life and humanity, set against our slim share of the cosmic timeline.

Explore the history of the world from two million years ago to the present through 100 objects in the British Museum collection.

Universal history is a term for a work aiming at the presentation of the history of humankind as a whole, as a coherent unit. It is basic to the Western tradition of historiography, corresponding in scope to what in contemporary terminology would be called "world history".

Globalization has become the buzzword of the last two decades. The sudden increase in the exchange of knowledge, trade and capital around the world, driven by technological innovation, from the internet to shipping containers, thrust the term into the limelight.

Brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers, the lowly potato gave rise to modern industrial agriculture.

The history of the world (eventually) from the Khan Academy!

World history and timelines, covering ancient and recent periods broken out by millennium.

World history, global history or transnational history (not to be confused with diplomatic or international history) is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective. It is not to be confused with comparative history, which, like world history, deals with the history of multiple cultures and nations, but does not do so on a global scale.

John Green teaches you the history of the world in 42 episodes!