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Explore people, events, societies and historical evidence. Practise chronology, compare developments and distinguish what a source supports from what it leaves uncertain.
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Start learning HistoryAncient Civilizations
The first civilisations — Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley and Ancient China.
- Ancient China
- Ancient Egypt
- Early Civilizations
- Indus Valley
- Mesopotamia
Cold War
Two systems facing each other: the origins, capitalism against communism, the arms and space races, and the Soviet collapse.
- Arms Race
- Capitalism vs Communism
- Cold War Origins
- Fall of the Soviet Union
- Space Race
Enlightenment Era
Reason as a programme: Enlightenment ideas, political philosophy, the Scientific Revolution, individual rights, and what changed.
- Enlightenment Ideas
- Impact on Society
- Individual Rights
- Political Philosophy
- Scientific Revolution
History of Science
How science came to work the way it does: early thought, the scientific method, the key discoveries, and science in society.
- Early Scientific Thought
- Key Discoveries
- Modern Science
- Science and Society
- Scientific Method
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution — factories and machines, cities swelling, the conditions people worked in, and the society that followed.
- Factories and Machines
- Industrialization
- Social Changes
- Urbanization
- Working Conditions
Medieval History
The medieval world: the feudal system, how society was ordered, the Crusades, the Church, and the Black Death.
- Black Death
- Crusades
- Feudal System
- Medieval Society
- Role of the Church
Modern Global History
The world since — globalisation, technology, international organisations, modern conflicts, and the challenges now shared.
- Global Challenges
- Globalization
- International Organizations
- Modern Conflicts
- Technological Advancement
Renaissance
Europe's rebirth of learning — humanism, its art and science, the printing press, and the people who drove it.
- Humanism
- Key Renaissance Figures
- Printing Press
- Renaissance Art
- Renaissance Science
World War I
The First World War: what caused it, the alliances, the trenches, the new weapons, and the treaty that ended it.
- Causes of World War I
- Major Alliances
- New Weapons
- Treaty of Versailles
- Trench Warfare
World War II
The Second World War — its causes, the Axis and the Allies, the Holocaust, the major battles, and how it ended.
- Axis and Allies
- Causes of World War II
- End of the War
- Holocaust
- Major Battles
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