Here’s methods of writing history by looking at some of the ways that history has been written about the rise of the West. But first, what is “The
The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age)
Through a complex network of trade and alliances, there was a loosely confederated and relatively continuous civilization in the Middle East. Why it
Who Started World War I
It's hard to assign blame to any one of the nations involved. Did the fault lie with Austria-Hungary? Germany? Russia?Continuing World History
How World War I Started
The way that things unfolded in July and August of 1914 is important to understanding the Great War.Continuing World History Topics by Crash Course.
Drought and Famine
Throughout human history, when food shortages strike humanity, there was food around. There was just a failure to connect those people with the food
Humans and Energy
Historically, almost all of the energy that humans use has been directly or indirectly generated by the sun, whether that be food energy from plants,
Climate Change, Chaos, and The Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that occurred from the 13th to the 19th centuries. This cooling was likely caused by a number of
War and Civilization
Was war a result of human beings organizing into larger and more complex agricultural social orders, or did war maybe create agriculture and
War & Human Nature
Is humanity naturally warlike, hard-wired to kill, or is war a cultural construct? There is the Hobbes versus Rousseau debate, the effects that war