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Human Origins, Farming, and the First Cities

Follow the spread of humans and the varied paths toward farming and urban life. Topics: Migration and Ways of Life, Agriculture in Several Parts of the World, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus World.

Ancient States and New Traditions, c. 2000–300 BCE

Explore state power and major intellectual and religious traditions in their historical settings. Topics: Shang, Zhou, and Competing Ideas in China, South Asia: Vedic Traditions, Buddhism, and Jainism, Persia, Greece, and the Hebrew Traditions.

Empires and Connected Worlds, c. 300 BCE–600 CE

Compare large states and the networks that connected and outlasted them. Topics: Rome and Han China, Maurya and Gupta South Asia, Trade Routes and Religious Communities.

New Centers of Power, c. 600–1200

Explore flourishing societies across Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. Topics: The Rise of Islam and Islamic Societies, Tang and Song China, Korea, and Japan, Byzantium and Medieval Europe, African Kingdoms and American Cities, South and Southeast Asia in the Indian Ocean.

Expanding Networks, c. 1200–1500

Follow movement, empire, disease, and regional achievements before sustained Atlantic exchange. Topics: The Mongol Empires, Mali, Swahili Cities, and Great Zimbabwe, Mexica, Inca, and Pacific Voyagers, Plague, Renaissance, and Changing States.

Oceanic Connections and Early Modern Empires, c. 1450–1750

Trace encounters that reshaped ecology, labor, religion, and political power. Topics: Atlantic Conquest and the Columbian Exchange, The Atlantic Slave Trade and Plantation Worlds, Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal, Ming, and Qing Worlds, Reformation, Scientific Inquiry, and Enlightenment.

Revolutions and Industrial Transformation, c. 1750–1850

Examine the changing meanings of rights, production, and independence. Topics: American, French, Haitian, and Latin American Revolutions, Steam, Factories, and Industrial Societies.

Nations, Empire, and Resistance, c. 1850–1914

Connect nation-building and global integration to coercion and resistance. Topics: Nation-Building and State Reform, Imperial Expansion and Anticolonial Resistance.

World Wars and Global Crisis, 1914–1945

Follow wars, revolutions, depression, dictatorship, and mass violence through their connected consequences. Topics: World War I and the Russian Revolutions, Depression, Fascism, and Stalinism, World War II and the Holocaust.

Decolonization, Cold War, and the Contemporary World

Connect new states and social movements to rivalry, economic change, and shared global problems. Topics: Cold War Rivalry and Its Limits, Decolonization and New Political Orders, Global Connections and Shared Challenges.