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Guns, Germs, and Steel
Argues that geography and environment, not innate ability, explain why Eurasian societies developed agriculture, technology, and immunity to disease earlier and came to dominate other civilizations across the last 13,000 years.
worldhistory.org
World History Encyclopedia is a nonprofit educational site that provides accessible encyclopedia-style articles on world history, complemented by images, maps, and timelines from ancient civilizations to the modern era. It also offers classroom resources, quizzes, and educator guides for students and teachers.
bbc.co.uk/history
BBC History is an educational hub offering accessible articles, features, timelines, videos, and interactive content on global history and major events. It also provides classroom resources and study guides for students and teachers.
Crash Course World History
Explore world history with John Green's engaging Crash Course! Learn about key events, cultures, and civilizations in this comprehensive series.
Eric Cline | 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Lecture by archaeologist Eric H. Cline on the collapse of Late Bronze Age societies in the Eastern Mediterranean around 1177 BC, examining the Sea Peoples, drought, earthquakes and broken trade networks, and arguing that interacting stresses brought down an interconnected world.
The Documentary Podcast
The BBC World Service's documentary strand, publishing near-daily long-form reports from correspondents on conflicts, politics, culture, and social change around the world. Listeners gain on-the-ground context for major international news stories and how they affect people's lives.