World History

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Mesopotamia and the First Cities

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates where writing and city life were born — one of the earliest civilisations in human history.

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Paths to Modernisation: China and Japan

How two great Asian nations responded to the challenge of the modern West — Japan by rapid reform, China through revolution.

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The Industrial Revolution

The transformation, beginning in Britain around 1750, when machines and factories replaced hand production and changed the world forever.

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The Renaissance

The rebirth of art and learning in Europe from the fourteenth century, which revived classical ideas and gave rise to humanism and a new view of the world.

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The Roman Empire

The great empire that spanned three continents around the Mediterranean, famed for its law, army, roads and lasting cultural legacy.

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