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Ancient History
Ancient History
Ancient History
Ancient history – Aggregate of past events from the beginning of recorded human history and extending as far as the Early Middle Ages or the Postclassical Era. The span of recorded history is roughly five thousand years, beginning with the earliest linguistic records in the third millennium BC in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Middle Ages
Ancient History
Ancient History
Middle Ages – Lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and is variously demarcated by historians as ending with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, or the discovery of America by Columbus in 1492, merging into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.
American
Ancient History
American
History in the Americas. North and South America since discovery of North America now known as USA.
Wars
Modern History
American
Great wars of all times. This includes global wars as well as local wars.
Modern History
Modern History
Modern History
Modern history – After the post-classical era
Early modern period – The chronological limits of this period are open to debate. It emerges from the Late Middle Ages (c. 1500), demarcated by historians as beginning with the fall of Constantinople in 1453, in forms such as the Italian Renaissance in the West, the Ming dynasty in the East, and the rise of the Aztecs in the New World. The period ends with the beginning of the Age of Revolutions.
Late modern period – Began approximately in the mid-18th century; notable historical milestones.
Contemporary history – History within living memory. It shifts forward with the generations, and today is the span of historic events from approximately 1945 that are immediately relevant to the present time.
Biographical
Modern History
Modern History
Biography: Biography books tell the life stories of real individuals, providing readers with a glimpse into their achievements, struggles, and impact on society. They are often notable figures, both historical and contemporary. Written in the third person by someone other than the subject.