A Short History of the World by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon! Title: A Short History of the World Author: H. G. Wells Release Date: March 2, 2011 [EBook #35461] Language: English Table of Links I. THE WORLD IN SPACE II. THE WORLD IN TIME III. THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE IV. THE AGE OF FISHES V. THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPS VI. THE AGE OF REPTILES VII. THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALS VIII. THE AGE OF MAMMALS IX. MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MEN X. THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MAN XI. THE FIRST TRUE MEN XII. PRIMITIVE THOUGHT XIII. THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATION XIV. PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONS XV. SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITING XVI. PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLES XVII. THE FIRST SEA-GOING PEOPLES XVIII. EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIA XIX. THE PRIMITIVE ARYANS XX. THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS I XXI. THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE JEWS XXII. PRIESTS AND PROPHETS IN JUDEA XXIII. THE GREEKS XXIV. THE WARS OF THE GREEKS AND PERSIANS XXV. THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECE XXVI. THE EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT XXVII. THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIA XXVIII. THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA XXIX. KING ASOKA XXX. CONFUCIUS AND LAO TSE XXXI. ROME COMES INTO HISTORY XXXII. ROME AND CARTHAGE XXXIII. THE GROWTH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE XXXIV. BETWEEN ROME AND CHINA XXXV. THE COMMON MAN’S LIFE UNDER THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE XXXVI. RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE XXXVII. THE TEACHING OF JESUS XXXVIII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINAL CHRISTIANITY XXXIX. THE BARBARIANS BREAK THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WEST XL. THE HUNS AND THE END OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE XLI. THE BYZANTINE AND SASSANID EMPIRES XLII. THE DYNASTIES OF SUY AND TANG IN CHINA XLIII. MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM XLIV. THE GREAT DAYS OF THE ARABS XLV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN CHRISTENDOM XLVI. THE CRUSADES AND THE AGE OF PAPAL DOMINION XLVII. RECALCITRANT PRINCES AND THE GREAT SCHISM XLVIII. THE MONGOL CONQUESTS XLIX. THE INTELLECTUAL REVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS L. THE REFORMATION OF THE LATIN CHURCH LI. THE EMPEROR CHARLES V LII. THE AGE OF POLITICAL EXPERIMENTS; OF GRAND MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTS AND REPUBLICANISM IN EUROPE LIII. THE NEW EMPIRES OF THE EUROPEANS IN ASIA AND OVERSEAS LIV. THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE LV. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE RESTORATION OF MONARCHY IN FRANCE LVI. THE UNEASY PEACE IN EUROPE THAT FOLLOWED THE FALL OF NAPOLEON LVII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE LVIII. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION LIX. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEAS LX. THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES LXI. THE RISE OF GERMANY TO PREDOMINANCE IN EUROPE LXII. THE NEW OVERSEAS EMPIRES OF THE STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAY LXIII. EUROPEAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA, AND THE RISE OF JAPAN LXIV. THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1914 LXV. THE AGE OF ARMAMENT IN EUROPE, AND THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18 LXVI. THE REVOLUTION AND FAMINE IN RUSSIA LXVII. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. H. G. Wells (2011). A Short History of the World. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved October 2022, from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11870/11870-h/11870-h.htm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org , located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html .

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