Part I. Classical Beginnings (500 BC-AD 500)
Stagnant Empires and the Greek "Miracle"
Part II. The Not-So-Dark Ages (500-1200)
The Blessings of Disunity
Northern Lights Over Christendom
Part III. Medieval Transformations (1200-1500)
Climate, Plague, and Social Change
Industry, Trade, and Technology
Part IV. The Dawn of Modernity (1500-1750)
New World Conquests and Colonies
The Lutheran Reformation : Myths and Realities
Exposing Muslim Illusions
Part V. Modernity (1750- )
The Industrial Revolution
Globalization and Colonialism.
