Introduction: the story of humankind
Dawn of humankind : prehistory-3000 B.C.E.
Cultures of the Bronze Age : 3000-1500 B.C.E.
Cultures of the Iron Age : 1500-500 B.C.E.
The Classical Age : 500 B.C.E.
The Age of Faith : 300-900 C.E.
The age of conflict : 900-1400
The age of discovery : 1400-1700
Reason and revolution : 1700-1900
The world at war : 1900-1950
The modern age : 1950-today
Epilogue: has humankind progressed?
