A Short History of the World

H. G. Wells

A Short History of the World by H.G. Wells is an ambitious and accessible work that offers a broad overview of human history. From the early stages of civilization to the rise and fall of empires, Wells condenses millennia of history into a readable and engaging narrative. The book focuses on the most significant events, figures, and developments that have shaped the world we live in today. Wells' concise writing style makes this a perfect introduction for those interested in understanding the major milestones in human history.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• 1.THE WORLD IN SPACE
• 2.THE WORLD IN TIME
• 3.THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE
• 4.THE AGE OF FISHES
• 5.THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPS
• 6.THE AGE OF REPTILES
• 7.THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALS
• 8.THE AGE OF MAMMALS
• 9.MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MEN
• 10.THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MAN
• 11.THE FIRST TRUE MEN
• 12.PRIMITIVE THOUGHT
• 13.THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATION
• 14.PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONS
• 15.SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITING
• 16.PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLES
• 17.THE FIRST SEAGOING PEOPLES
• 18.EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIA
• 19.THE PRIMITIVE ARYANS
• 20.THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS I
• 21.THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE JEWS
• 22.PRIESTS AND PROPHETS IN JUDEA
• 23.THE GREEKS
• 24.THE WARS OF THE GREEKS AND PERSIANS
• 25.THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECE
• 26.THE EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
• 27.THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIA
• 28.THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA
• 29.KING ASOKA
• 30.CONFUCIUS AND LAO TSE
• 31.ROME COMES INTO HISTORY
• 32.ROME AND CARTHAGE
• 33.THE GROWTH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
• 34.BETWEEN ROME AND CHINA
• 35.THE COMMON MAN’S LIFE UNDER THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
• 36.RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE
• 37.THE TEACHING OF JESUS
• 38.THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINAL CHRISTIANITY
• 39.THE BARBARIANS BREAK THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WEST
• 40.THE HUNS AND THE END OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE
• 41.THE BYZANTINE AND SASSANID EMPIRES
• 42.THE DYNASTIES OF SUY AND TANG IN CHINA
• 43.MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM
• 44.THE GREAT DAYS OF THE ARABS
• 45.THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN CHRISTENDOM
• 46.THE CRUSADES AND THE AGE OF PAPAL DOMINION
• 47.RECALCITRANT PRINCES AND THE GREAT SCHISM
• 48.THE MONGOL CONQUESTS
• 49.THE INTELLECTUAL REVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS
• 50.THE REFORMATION OF THE LATIN CHURCH
• 51.THE EMPEROR CHARLES V
• 52.THE AGE OF POLITICAL EXPERIMENTS; OF GRAND MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTS AND REPUBLICANISM IN EUROPE
• 53.THE NEW EMPIRES OF THE EUROPEANS IN ASIA AND OVERSEAS
• 54.THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
• 55.THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE RESTORATION OF MONARCHY IN FRANCE
• 56.THE UNEASY PEACE IN EUROPE THAT FOLLOWED THE FALL OF NAPOLEON
• 57.THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE
• 58.THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
• 59.THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEAS
• 60.THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES
• 61.THE RISE OF GERMANY TO PREDOMINANCE IN EUROPE
• 62.THE NEW OVERSEAS EMPIRES OF STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAY
• 63.EUROPEAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA AND THE RISE OF JAPAN
• 64.THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1914
• 65.THE AGE OF ARMAMENT IN EUROPE, AND THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18
• 66.THE REVOLUTION AND FAMINE IN RUSSIA
• 67.THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD
• CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE