Life expectancy was appallingly low in the past
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Ancient Assyria
Assyria presided over one of the final phases of ancient Mesopotamian civilization, during which period it ruled the first major empire in world history.
Read moreThe Hunter Gatherers of 10,000BC
The Hunter Gatherers were an ancient society of foragers. Before agriculture and farming, the ancient people of 10,000BC hunted their food and plant life and vegetation to survive.
Read moreTimemaps and AP World History
We are putting up pages for teachers of Advanced Placement (AP) World History, and how the Timemap of World History can supplement their current resources.
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New articles on ancient Assyria
Two new articles on ancient Assyria have just been published on the Timemap of Wold History
Read moreGreat historical families are a mirage
The more you study historical families, whether in British, Roman or Chinese history, the more you realise that they are a mirage
Read moreA further shock to Western civilization: encountering other civilizations
When European explorers discovered the world, they were shocked to find other civilizations more advanced than their own
Read moreSome more beads
Some beads shed light on trade in the Bronze Age
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New articles on Ancient China
New articles have been published in the Timemap of World History, on Ancient China
Read moreChristian missionaries in Africa – part of my family history
The role of missionaries in Africa and other places in colonial times was by no means entirely negative
Read moreHow to get at the history of Austria
Our Timemap of World History covers the histories of individual countries as well as civilizations, empires and the big regions of the world.
Read moreA new article on the Mongol Empire
Read a new article on the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire on our Timemap of World History
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The most unstable civilization in world history!
Unlike other great civilizations in world history, such as those of China or India, Western civilization has experienced a series of transformational changes which each fundamentally altered the very nature of Western civilization itself
Read moreThe first great shock to Western civilization
Western civilization received a huge shock after the end of the Roman empire, whereas China did not after the fall of the Han. This fact had an enormous impact on world history.
Read moreArticle on Ancient Greece gets a new look
I am starting to put images into our articles on civilizations; the one on Ancient Greece is the first
Read moreThe second great shock to Western civilization: the Renaissance
The second shock to Western civilization was the Renaissance. This was a direct result of the first shock, the fall of the Roman empire, even though it came a thousand years later
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My mother’s place in world history
My mother was an ordinary person who lived an ordinary life, but that does not mean she left no mark on world history
Read moreHappy Christmas!
See 2015 in in the light of Christmas, not of world history
Read moreSome beads in African and World History
A small collection of beads is testament to long-distance trade in Africa and world history
Read moreThe world history timeline is now complete
The information to go with the world history timeline in our TimeMap of World History has at last been completed - I've just put up the information for the world map dated 2005.
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