Length12h 4m
About this audiobook
'A Short History of the World' by H. G. Wells is a concise and accessible overview of human history, from the origins of the Earth and early life to the rise of civilizations and modern times. Written in a clear and engaging style, it provides readers with a broad understanding of humanity's journey through time.
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GenreHistory
Length12 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 1, 1922
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1I The World In Space
35XXXV The Common Man’s Life Under The Early Roman Empire
2II The World In Time
36XXXVI Religious Developments Under The Roman Empire
3III The Beginnings Of Life
37XXXVII The Teaching Of Jesus
4IV The Age Of Fishes
38XXXVIII The Development Of Doctrinal Christianity
5V The Age Of The Coal Swamps
39XXXIX The Barbarians Break The Empire Into East And West
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6VI The Age Of Reptiles
40XL The Huns And The End Of The Western Empire
7VII The First Birds And The First Mammals
41XLI The Byzantine And Sassanid Empires
8VIII The Age Of Mammals
42XLII The Dynasties Of Suy And Tang In China
9IX Monkeys, Apes And Sub-men
43XLIII Muhammad And Islam
10X The Neanderthaler And The Rhodesian Man
44XLIV The Great Days Of The Arabs
11XI The First True Men
45XLV The Development Of Latin Christendom
12XII Primitive Thought
46XLVI The Crusades And The Age Of Papal Dominion
13XIII The Beginnings Of Cultivation
47XLVII Recalcitrant Princes And The Great Schism
14XIV Primitive Neolithic Civilizations
48XLVIII The Mongol Conquests
15XV Sumeria, Early Egypt And Writing
49XLIX The Intellectual Revival Of The Europeans
16XVI Primitive Nomadic Peoples
50L The Reformation Of The Latin Church
17XVII The First Seagoing Peoples
51LI The Emperor Charles V
18XVIII Egypt, Babylon And Assyria
52LII The Age Of Political Experiments; Of Grand Monarchy And Parliaments And Republicanism In Europe
19XIX The Primitive Aryans
53LIII The New Empires Of The Europeans In Asia And Overseas
20XX The Last Babylonian Empire And The Empire Of Darius I
54LIV The American War Of Independence
21XXI The Early History Of The Jews
55LV The French Revolution And The Restoration Of Monarchy In France
22XXII Priests And Prophets In Judea
56LVI The Uneasy Peace In Europe That Followed The Fall Of Napoleon
23XXIII The Greeks
57LVII The Development Of Material Knowledge
24XXIV The Wars Of The Greeks And Persians
58LVIII The Industrial Revolution
25XXV The Splendour Of Greece
59LIX The Development Of Modern Political And Social Ideas
26XXVI The Empire Of Alexander The Great
60LX The Expansion Of The United States
27XXVII The Museum And Library At Alexandria
61LXI The Rise Of Germany To Predominance In Europe
28XXVIII The Life Of Gautama Buddha
62LXII The New Overseas Empires Of Steamship And Railway
29XXIX King Asoka
63LXIII European Aggression In Asia And The Rise Of Japan
30XXX Confucius And Lao Tse
64LXIV The British Empire In 1914
31XXXI Rome Comes Into History
65LXV The Age Of Armament In Europe, And The Great War Of 1914-18
32XXXII Rome And Carthage
66LXVI The Revolution And Famine In Russia
33XXXIII The Growth Of The Roman Empire
67LXVII The Political And Social Reconstruction Of The World
34XXXIV Between Rome And China
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