The Times atlas of world history

Human origins and early cultures -- Human origins -- Ice age world -- From hunting to farming: the origins of agriculture -- Before the first cities: the Near East 8000 to 4000 BC -- Early Europe: the colonization of a continent 6000 to 1500 BC -- African peoples and cultures to AD 1000 -- Peoples and cultures of the Americas to AD 900 -- Australia and Oceania before European contact -- First civilizations -- Beginning of civilization in the Eurasian world 3500 to 1500 BC -- Early empires of Mesopotamia c.3500 to 1600 BC -- Near East from the fall of Babylon to the fall of Assyria c.1300 to 612 BC -- Ancient Egypt: civilization and empire -- Language dispersals: Indo-Europeans and Semites -- Beginnings of Chinese civilization to 500 BC -- Beginnings of Indian civilization -- Mediterranean civilization c.3000 to 950 BC - Classical civilizations of Eurasia -- Commercial and cultural bonds of Eurasia -- Religious bonds of Eurasia to AD 500 -- Spread of Greek civilization -- Hellenistic world 336 to 30 BC -- Empires of Persia 550 BC to AD 637 -- Unification of China 350 BC to AD 220 -- Peoples of Northern Europe -- Expansion of Roman power in Italy and the Mediterranean to 31 BC -- Roman empire from Augustus to Justinian 31 BC to AD 565 -- Economy of the Roman world C.AD 200 -- Rise of Christianity to Ad 600 -- Crisis of the classical world

World of divided regions -- Germanic and Slavonic invasions of Europe -- Expansion of Christianity 600 to 1500 -- Jewish diaspora AD 70 to 1800 -- Spread of Islam from AD 632 -- Rise of the Frankish kingdom 482 to 814 -- Eurasian world in 814 -- 9th and 10th century invasions of Europe: Saracens, Magyars, Vikings -- Byzantine empire from Heraclius to the Fourth Crusade: 610 to 1204 -- First Russian state: Kievan Russia 882 to 1242 -- Formation of states in northern and eastern Europe 900 to c.1050 -- German empire and the Papacy 962 to 1250 -- Recovery of Europe c.950 to 1150 -- Feudal monarchy in western Europe 1154 to 1314 -- Chinese civilization from the T'ang to the Sung 618 to 1278 -- Mongol empire 1206 to 1405 -- India: the struggle for power and the Delhi sultanate -- Early civilizations of Southeast Asia to AD 1511 -- Muslim world: the Middle East and North Africa 909 to 1517 -- Emergence of states in Africa 900 to 1500 -- Rise of the Ottoman empire 1301 to 1520 -- Eastern Europe in the 14th century -- Crisis of the 14th century in Western Europe -- Merchants and finance in Europe c.1500 -- Americas on the eve of European conquest -- New monarchies: Europe at the close of the 15thh century

World of the emerging west -- World on the eve of European expansion -- European voyages of discovery 1487 to 1780 -- European expansion overseas: Spain and Portugal 1500 to 1600 -- European expansion overseas: Holland, Britain and France 1600 to 1713 -- Russian expansion in Europe and Asia 1462 to 1815 -- Colonial America 1535 to 1783 -- Trade and empire in Africa 1500 to 1800 -- East Asia at the time of the Ming dynasty 1368 to 1644 -- Resurgence of Muslim power 1520 to 1639 -- Mughal empire and the growth of British power in India -- East Asia at the time of the Ch'ing dynasty -- Southeast Asia and the European powers 1511 to 1826 -- European economy: agriculture and agricultural society 1500 to 1815 -- European economy: trade and industry 1550 to 1775 -- Reformation and counter-reformation: the wars of religion in Europe 1517 to 1648 -- Rise of the modern state in northwest Europe 1500 to 1688 -- Mediterranean world 1494 to 1797 -- Struggle for the Baltic 1523 to 1721 -- Germany disunited 1648 to 1806 -- Ascendancy of France 1648 to 1715 -- Struggle for empire 1713 to 1815 -- Ottoman empire, Austria and Russia: Eastern Europe from 1648 to 1795 -- Emerging global economy -- Industrial revolution begins: Great Britain 1760 to 1820 -- Age of revolt 1773 to 1814 -- Napoleon and the reshaping of Europe

Age of European dominance -- Population growth and movements 1815 to 1914 -- Industrial revolution in Europe 1815 to 1870 -- Industrial revolution in Europe 1870 to 1914 -- Germany and Italy: the struggles for unification 1815 to 1871 -- Industrial revolution in the wider world 1850 to 1929 -- Making of the United States: westward expansion 1783 to 1890 -- Making of the United States: civil war and economic growth -- Making of the United States: politics and society 1776 to 1930 -- Latin America: independence and national growth 1810 to 1910 -- Disintegration of the Ottoman empire 1800 to 1923 -- Russian empire: expansion and modernization 1815 to 1917 -- Collapse of the Chinese empire 1842 to 1911 -- India under British rule 1805 to 1935 -- Development of Australia and New Zealand -- Africa before partition by European powers 1800 to 1880 -- Partition of Africa 1880 to 1913 -- Expansion and modernization of Japan 1868 to 1918 -- European colonial empires 1815 to 1914 -- Rise of the United States to world power 1867 to 1917 -- Anti-colonial reaction 1881 to 1917 -- European rivalries and alliances 1878 to 1914 -- First World War 1914 to 1918

Age of global civilization -- Formation of a world economy 1870 to 1914 -- Russian revolution 1917 to 1929 -- Imperialism and nationalism 1919 to 1941 -- Chinese revolution 1912 to 1949 -- European political problems 1919 to 1934 -- Great depression 1929 to 1939 -- Approach of the Second World War 1931 to 1941 -- War in Asia and the Pacific 1941 to 1945 -- European war 1941 to 1945 -- Europe 1945 to 1973 -- Retreat from empire from 1939 -- East Asia from 1945 -- Southeast Asia from 1945 -- South Asia since independence -- Emancipation of Africa from 1946 -- Latin America: revolution and reaction from 1930 -- United States from 1933 to 1993 -- Development of the Soviet Union after 1929 -- Europe from 1973 -- Cold war 1949 to 1990 -- World in the 1990s.

The Times atlas of world history

Origins of man -- Hunters and gatherers: the economy of early man -- Man and the Ice Age -- From hunting to farming: the origins of agriculture -- Before the first cities: the Near East 8000 to 3000BC -- Early Europe: the colonisation of a continent 6000 to 1500BC -- African peoples and cultures to AD1000 -- Peoples and cultures of the Americas to Ad900 -- Australia and Oceania before the coming of the Europeans -- Beginnings of civilisation in the Eurasian world 3500 to 1600BC -- Early empires of Mesopotamia c. 3500 to 1600BC -- Near East from the fall of Babylon to the fall of Assyria c. 1300 to 612BC -- Ancient Egypt and her empires -- Invasions and migrations: Indo-Europeans and Semites -- Beginnings of Chinese civilisation to 500BC -- Beginnings of Indian civilisation -- Early Mediterranean world c. 3000 to 1200BC -- Commercial and cultural bonds of Eurasia -- Religious bonds of Eurasia to AD500 -- Diffusion of Hellenistic world 336 to 30BC -- Empires of Persia 550 BC -- Unification of China 350BC to AD220 -- India: the first empires -- Peoples of Northern Europe -- Expansion of Roman power in Italy and the Mediterranean to 31BC -- Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian 31BC to AD565 -- Economy of the Roman world c. AD200 -- Rise of Christianity to AD600 -- Crisis of the classical world -- Germanic and Slavonic invasions of Europe -- Expansion of Christianity 600-1500 -- Jewish diaspora AD70 to 1497 -- Spread of Islam from 632 -- Rise of the Frankish kingdom 482-814 -- Eurasian world in 814 -- 9th and 10th century invasions of Europe: Vikings, Magyars, Saracens -- Byzantine Empire from Heraclius to the Fourth Crusade: 610 to 1204 -- First Russian state: Kievan Russia 882 to 1245 -- Formation of states in northern and eastern Europe 900 to c. 1050 -- Mediaevel German Empire 962 to 1250 -- Recovery of Europe c. 950 to 1150 -- Conflict of Church and State in Europe 1056-1314 -- Feudal monarchy in western Europe 1154-1314 -- Chinese civilisation from the T'ang to the Sung 618-1278 -- Mongol Empire 1206-1405 -- India: the struggle for power and the Delhi Sultanate -- Early civilisations of south-east Asia to AD1511 -- Muslim world: the Middle East and North Africa 909-1517 -- Emergence of states in Africa 900-1500 -- Rise of the Ottoman Empire 1301-1520 -- Eastern Europe in the 14th century -- Crisis of the 14th century in western Europe -- Merchants and finance in Europe c. 1500 -- Eurasian trade routes from the crusades to Bartolomeu Dias -- Americas on the eve of European conquest -- New monarchies: Europe at the close of the 15th century -- World on the eve of European expansion c. 1500 -- European voyages of discovery 1487 to 1780 -- European expansion overseas: Spain and Portugal 1500 to 1600 -- European expansion overseas: Holland, Britain and France 1600 to 1713 -- Russian expansion in Europe and Asia 1462 to 1815 -- Colonial America 1535 to 1783 -- Trade and empire in Africa 1500 to 1800 -- East Asia at the time of the Ming Dynasty 1368 to 1644 -- Resurgence of Muslim power 1520 to 1639 -- Mughal Empire and the growth of British power in India -- East Asia at the time of the Ch'ing Dynasty -- South-east Asia and the European powers 1511 to 1826 -- European economy: agriculture and agricultural society 1500 to 1815 -- European economy: trade and industry 1550 to 1775 -- Reformation and counter-reformation: the wars of religion in Europe 1517 to 1648 -- Rise of the modern state in north-west Europe 1500 to 1688 -- Mediterranean world 1494 to 1797 -- Struggle for the Baltic 1523 to 1721 -- Germany disunited 1648 to 1806 -- Ascendancy of France 1647 to 1715 -- Struggle for empire 1713 to 1815 -- Ottoman Empire, Austria and Russia: eastern Europe from 1648 to 1795 -- Emerging global economy 1775 -- Industrial Revolution begins: Great Britain 1760 to 1820 -- Age of revolution 1773-1814 -- Napoleon and the reshaping of Europe -- Population growth and movements 1815 to 1914 -- Industrial Revolution in Europe 1815 to 1870 -- Rise of nationalism in Europe 1870 to 1914 -- Germany and Italy: the struggles for unification 1815 to 1871 -- Industrial Revolution in the wider world 1850 to 1929 -- Making of the United States: westward expansion -- Making of the United States: civil war and economic growth -- Making of the United States: politics and society, 1776 to 1930 -- Latin America: independence and national growth 1810 to 1910 -- Disintegration of the Ottoman Empire 1800 to 1923 -- Russian Empire: expansion and modernisation 1815 to 1917 -- Collapse of the Chinese Empire 1842 to 1911 -- India under British rule 1805 to 1931 -- Development of Australia and New Zealand -- Africa before partition by the European powers 1800 to 1880 -- Partition of Africa 1880-1913 -- Expansion and modernisation of Japan 1868 to 1918 -- European colonial 1815 to 1914 -- Rise of the United States to world power 1867 to 1917 -- Anti-colonial reaction 1881 to 1917 -- European rivalries and alliances 1878 to 1914 -- First World War 1914 to 1918 -- Formation of a world economy 1870 to 1914 -- Russian revolution 1917 to 1925 -- Imperialism and nationalism 1919 to 1941 -- Chinese revolution 1912 to 1949 -- European political problems 1919 to 1934 -- Great Depression 1929 to 1939 -- Approach of the Second World War 1931 to 1941 -- War in Asia and the Pacific 1941 to 1945 -- War in the west 1941-1945 -- Aftermath of the war in Europe -- Retreat from empire 1937 to 1983 -- New states of east and south-east Asia 1945 to 1983 -- Southern Asia since independence 1947 to 1983 -- Emancipation of Africa 1946 to 1983 -- Middle East 1945 to 1983 -- Latin America: revolution and reaction 1930 to 1983 -- Development of the United States 1940 to 1983 -- Development of the Soviet Union 1926 to 1980 -- Cold War 1949 to 1973 -- Rich nations and poor nations: the world in the 1980s.