Course hub
World History
This course is organized by major eras, turning points, and world-changing developments. Each section can eventually hold its own units, lessons, readings, and activities.
Foundations of Civilization
Early human development, the rise of agriculture, the first cities, and the beginnings of organized society.
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Early Humans
Neolithic Revolution
River Valley Civilizations
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Classical Civilizations
Greece, Rome, India, and China as centers of philosophy, empire, political thought, and cultural development.
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Greece
Rome
India
China
Units coming soon
Post-Classical World
The spread of religions, trade networks, medieval societies, and growing connections across Afro-Eurasia.
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Islamic World
Feudalism
Mongols
Trade Networks
Units coming soon
Early Modern World
Exploration, exchange, empire-building, and the first wave of global connections reshaping the world.
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Exploration
Columbian Exchange
Empires
Units coming soon
Age of Revolutions
Political upheaval, new ideas, and major revolutions that transformed government and society.
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Enlightenment
French Revolution
Latin American Revolutions
Units coming soon
Industrialization and Imperialism
Technological change, social disruption, urbanization, and the expansion of European empires.
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Industrial Revolution
Nationalism
Imperialism
Units coming soon
World Wars Era
Global conflict, economic crisis, total war, genocide, and the reshaping of the twentieth-century world.
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World War I
Interwar Years
World War II
Units coming soon
Cold War and Contemporary World
Ideological conflict, superpower rivalry, global realignment, and the modern world after 1945.
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Cold War
Containment
Alliances
Modern Global Change
Featured Unit: Cold War
The Cold War unit now sits here, inside the proper World History course structure.
This page is the World History course map. Over time, each era can be filled with real units, lesson hubs, readings, and activities without changing the overall structure of the course.