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Overview of the history and civilization of Ancient China
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Ancient Mesopotamia: Civilization and Society
Ancient Mesopotamia saw the rise of the first civilization in world history. All later Western civilizations were built on the foundations laid down here
Ancient India: Civilization and Society
The history and civilization of Ancient India, including timeline and overview
The Soviet Union
The Russian Revolutions of 1917 By 1917, the people of Russia were heartily sick of World War I, with its terrible casualties at the front, economic hardships at home and no military successes to speak of. The mismanagement of the war effort had utterly undermined confidence in the tsar and his government. Mutinies were spreading […]
Early Modern Europe
Overview From the early 15th century, Medieval Europe began to morph into early modern Europe. In the later Middle Ages trade had expanded, towns had grown in number and size, and a new, more sophisticated society had emerged. In large parts of western Europe feudalism, with its fragmented power-structures, had begun to give way to […]
Western Civilization
The modern West is the most extraordinary civilization that has existed in world history (so far). It has risen to become a globe-spanning industrial society espousing democracy and the rule of law.