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History

History is not a list of dead facts — it is the disciplined study of how humans have changed over time, and how we come to know it. This course runs the full learning ladder, from kindergarten-level stories about "then and now" up to college-level historiography, in nineteen chapters across five stages: Kindergarten, Primary, Middle School, High School and College. Every chapter, at every level, teaches the theory, its wider significance, a hands-on practical, and questions with full answers. Rigorous, evidence-first history — for the genius in every learner, at every age.

19
Chapters
Kindergarten → College
Five-stage learning ladder
Theory · Explanation · Practical · Q&A
In every chapter
Stage 1Kindergarten
Stage 2Primary
Stage 3Middle School
Stage 4High School
Stage 5College
Chapter index

Nineteen chapters, from kindergarten to college.

Start at Stage 1 for a young child, or jump straight to Stage 5 for university-level rigor. Every chapter is self-contained but builds on the method set out along the way.

The whole subject, one map

Mind map — how it all connects

Every era of this course at a glance, grouped by the five learning stages. Skim the map, then jump straight to any of the nineteen chapters below.

HISTORY 19 chapters · 5 stages Stage 1 · Kindergarten Ch 1–2 · then & now, my family & story Stage 2 · Primary Ch 3–5 · clues, first people, timelines Stage 3 · Middle School Ch 6–9 · method, ancient, medieval Stage 4 · High School Ch 10–13 · rebirth, empire, revolutions Stage 5 · College Ch 14–19 · world wars, modern, theory
01Then & Now 02My Family & My Story 03Old Things, New Things 04Long, Long Ago — The First People 05Timelines, Explorers & Inventions 06Studying History 07Ancient Civilizations 08Classical Greece & Rome 09The Medieval World 10Renaissance & Reformation 11Exploration & Empires 12Enlightenment & Revolutions 13The Industrial Revolution 14The World Wars 15The Modern World 16Historiography & Method 17Sources, Evidence & Bias 18Social & Economic History 1920th-Century Geopolitics
Stage 1 of 5

KINDERGARTEN — Then, now and me

Playful, concrete first steps into history: what "long ago" means, and the story of my own family.

In a nutshell

History starts with noticing what's different between "then" and "now" — and every family, including yours, has its own true story worth telling.

LONG AGO NOW A letter, days to arrive A message, one second A horse-drawn wagon Cars, buses, airplanes Candles & firelight Flip a switch
Some things change a lot between "long ago" and "now" — but people still eat, sleep, play and tell stories in both.
Stage 2 of 5

PRIMARY — Clues, first people and big ideas

How we know about the past, the earliest humans, and the explorers and inventions that changed everything.

In a nutshell

Artifacts and clues let us piece together the story of the very first people, long before anyone could write it down.

Stage 3 of 5

MIDDLE SCHOOL — Method and the ancient & medieval world

Real historical method, and the rise of the first civilizations through the classical and medieval worlds.

In a nutshell

Historians weigh evidence carefully, and that same method lets us trace how the first river-valley civilizations grew into the classical and medieval world.

Stage 4 of 5

HIGH SCHOOL — Rebirth, empire and revolution

The Renaissance, global empire, the age of revolutions and the Industrial Revolution's remaking of the world.

In a nutshell

New ideas, ocean voyages and revolutions — political and industrial — remade the world's map, its politics and its economy, one upheaval at a time.

Stage 5 of 5

COLLEGE — Total war, the modern world and historical theory

The wars and geopolitics of the 20th century, and university-level historiography, evidence and interpretation.

In a nutshell

University-level history studies not just the wars and geopolitics that made the modern world, but the theories and debates historians use to interpret them.