Part 1
Beginnings in the East
3000 B.C. to A.D. 1400
Part 2
The Rise of Asia
1400 B.C. to A.D. 1890
Part 3
The Rise of Classical Civilizations
800 B.C. - A.D. 500
Part 4
Europe in Transition
A.D. 450 - 1890
Part 5
The Twentieth Century
1890 - Present
Sumerian Literature 3000 B.C. - 100 B.C.
Egyptian Literature 3000 B.C. - 100 B.C.
Hebrew Literature 3000 B.C. - 100 B.C.
Persian and Arabic Literature A.D. 600 - A.D. 1400
Indian Literature 1400 B.C. - A.D. 500 Chinese Literature 1000 B.C. - A.D. 1890 Japanese Literature 500 B.C. - A.D. 1890 |
Ancient Greece 800 B.C. - 323 B.C. Roman Literature 300 B.C. - A.D. 500 |
The Middle Ages A.D. 450 - 1300 The Renaissance A.D. 1300 - 1650 The Age of Rationalism A.D. 1650 - 1800 Romanticism and Realism A.D. 1800 - 1890 |
The Modern World 1890 - 1945 The Contemporary World 1945 - Present |
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