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Traverse the entire sweep of human existence in a narrative that transforms history into a gripping story of evolution and survival. From the primordial slime to the devastation of the Great War, the rise and fall of empires are charted with clarity and verve. It is a masterclass in perspective, showing how fleeting our civilizations are in the vast scale of time. This concise chronicle illuminates the shared heritage of mankind.
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GenreHistory
Length13 hrs 35 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1I THE WORLD IN SPACE
2II THE WORLD IN TIME
3III THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE
4IV THE AGE OF FISHES
5V THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPS
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6VI THE AGE OF REPTILES
7VII THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALS
8VIII THE AGE OF MAMMALS
9IX MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MEN
10X THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MAN
11XI THE FIRST TRUE MEN
12XII PRIMITIVE THOUGHT
13XIII THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATION
14XIV PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONS
15XV SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITING
16XVI PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLES
17XVII THE FIRST SEAGOING PEOPLES
18XVIII EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIA
19XIX THE PRIMITIVE ARYANS
20XX THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS I
21XXI THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE JEWS
22XXII PRIESTS AND PROPHETS IN JUDEA
23XXIII THE GREEKS
24XXIV THE WARS OF THE GREEKS AND PERSIANS
25XXV THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECE
26XXVI THE EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
27XXVII THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIA
28XXVIII THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA
29XXIX KING ASOKA
30XXX CONFUCIUS AND LAO TSE
31XXXI ROME COMES INTO HISTORY
32XXXII ROME AND CARTHAGE
33XXXIII THE GROWTH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
34XXXIV BETWEEN ROME AND CHINA
35XXXV THE COMMON MAN’S LIFE UNDER THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
36XXXVI RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE
37XXXVII THE TEACHING OF JESUS
38XXXVIII THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINAL CHRISTIANITY
39XXXIX THE BARBARIANS BREAK THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WEST
40XL THE HUNS AND THE END OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE
41XLI THE BYZANTINE AND SASSANID EMPIRES
42XLII THE DYNASTIES OF SUY AND TANG IN CHINA
43XLIII MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM
44XLIV THE GREAT DAYS OF THE ARABS
45XLV THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN CHRISTENDOM
46XLVI THE CRUSADES AND THE AGE OF PAPAL DOMINION
47XLVII RECALCITRANT PRINCES AND THE GREAT SCHISM
48XLVIII THE MONGOL CONQUESTS
49XLIX THE INTELLECTUAL REVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS
50L THE REFORMATION OF THE LATIN CHURCH
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