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title: History
description: History is the systematic study of past human events, societies, and cultures. Learners will understand how historical narratives are constructed, analyze patterns of change and continuity over time, and evaluate the causes and consequences of major global developments.
category: humanities
subcategory: history
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/humanities-history
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# History

History is the systematic study of past human events, societies, and cultures. Learners will understand how historical narratives are constructed, analyze patterns of change and continuity over time, and evaluate the causes and consequences of major global developments.

## Available Resources

1 Videos • 2 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites

## Courses

### 1. Crash Course World History

Explore world history with John Green! This engaging Crash Course offers a fantastic introduction to key historical concepts and events.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUSAyRDblw4MVJe35TaL-vU_FpBGShH23

**Tags:** world-history, survey-course, video-lecture, civilizations, globalization

## Videos

### 1. Eric Cline | 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed

**Author:** Eric H. Cline

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.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyry8mgXiTk

**Tags:** bronze-age-collapse, late-bronze-age, eastern-mediterranean, sea-peoples, archaeology

## Podcasts

### 1. Hardcore History

**Author:** Dan Carlin

Interviews, musings and extra material from the makers of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.  If it did not fit in the HH feed it's probably here

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://dchhaddendum.libsyn.com/website

**Tags:** narrative-history, military-history, world-history, interviews, podcast

## Websites

### 1. historians.org

historians.org is the website of the American Historical Association, the leading professional organization for historians in the U.S. It provides resources for research and teaching, including publications, teaching materials, career guidance, grants and awards, conference information, and history policy updates.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://historians.org

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, history

### 2. britishmuseum.org

Official site of the British Museum with a vast, searchable collection of artifacts from around the world, plus online exhibitions, research resources, and educational content.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://britishmuseum.org

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, humanities

### 3. 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.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://bbc.co.uk/history

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, history

## Books

### 1. A People's History of the World

**Author:** Chris Harman

Chris Harman's Marxist survey running from early agriculture to the late twentieth century, reading each era through class conflict and modes of production rather than rulers. Reading it gives one coherent, openly partisan framework for comparing periods.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1844672387?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, humanities

### 2. The Lessons of History

**Author:** Will Durant, Ariel Durant

A short set of essays distilling Will and Ariel Durant's eleven-volume Story of Civilization into recurring patterns across biology, race, morals, religion, economics, war, and government. Useful as a compact statement of what long historical study suggested to them.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/143914995X?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, history

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