Section I EARLY SOCIETIES
Introduction
Timeline I (6 MYA TO 1 BCE)
Theme I: From the Beginning of Time
Theme 2: Writing and City Life
Section II EMPIRES
Introduction
Timeline II (C. 100 BCE TO 1300 CE)
Theme 3: An Empire Across Three Continents
Theme 4: The Central Islamic Lands
Theme 5: Nomadic Empires
Section III CHANGING TRADITIONS
Introduction
Timeline III (C. 1300 TO 1700)
Theme 6: The Three Orders
Theme 7: Changing Cultural Traditions
Theme 8: Confrontation of Cultures
Section IV TOWARDS MODERNISATION
Introduction
Timeline IV (C. 1700 TO 2000)
Theme 9: The Industrial Revolution
Theme 10: Displacing Indigenous Peoples
Theme 11: Paths to Modernisation
