Below is a list of global history reading passages available for download as PDFs with a Google link included (if you need a digital copy). They are in roughly chronological order starting with the most recent. Just click on the one you’re interested in.
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20TH CENTURY
The Middle East
Iranian Revolution
Cold War
The Marshall Plan & Truman Doctrine
Pros and Cons of Communism
Apartheid
Decolonization
Chinese Revolution
From Mao to Deng
Creation of Israel
Indian Independence & Partition
World War 2
Was Hitler Actually Evil?
Between the Wars
World War I
19TH CENTURY
Japanese Feudalism
European Imperialism
Industrial Revolution
Latin American Revolutions
18TH CENTURY
French Revolution
Enlightenment Era
Catherine the Great
India: Why was Sati Practiced?
16TH CENTURY
Suleiman the Magnificent
Ivan the Terrible
Martin Luther and the Diet of Worms
Protestant Reformation
15TH CENTURY
Machiavelli’s The Prince
Renaissance
Overview of the Scientific Revolution
Primary Source Documents for the Scientific Revolution
Galileo
Age of Exploration
14TH CENTURY
Bubonic Plague
Medieval Times
What were Medieval Bathrooms Like?
Inca Empire
Marco Polo’s Wife
13TH CENTURY
Golden Age of Islam
Kingdoms of Africa (Mali, Ghana, Songhai)
2ND CENTURY
Ancient Rome
How are Monotheistic Religions Different?
What’s the Difference Between Belief Systems & Religion?
What are Examples of Polytheistic Religions in the World?
B.C.E.
Who were the Intuits?
Ancient Greece
Mesoamerican Civilizations
Ancient India
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
Code of Hammurabi
Mesopotamia
Social Life in Mesopotamia
Neolithic Revolution
Prehistory
Cavewomen
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