The History of the World gives an insight about the world almost 1.5 million years ago till today. Welsh describes the tale of the evolution of mankind. Spread throughout the book is a series of chronological events. It starts with the BC era of early civilizations and then moving ahead in post BC about the great conquerors of the world and their successors. The clash of cultures across the globe is talked about in between 1000-1600 period. Renaissance and Reformation era, colonial wars and development of the modern subcontinents and thoughts are described from 16th to 17th century. Industrial Revolution, international politics and advent of the world wars, post wars, numerous innovations and achievements of mankind, modern IT and internet are all mentioned chronologically with illustrations. Read it for an informative and insightful book.
