Contents: Prehistory Early Middle Eastern and Northeast African Civilizations Ancient and Early Medieval India China and East Asia to the Ming Dynasty The Greek World from the Bronze Age to the Roman Conquest The Roman World from 753 BCE to 500 CE Western Europe and Byzantium circa 500 - 1000 CE Islam to the Mamluks African History to 1500 The Americas Central Asia Western Europe and Byzantium circa 1000 - 1500 CE