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Overview
Let's overcome our ignorance of history, starting with Western Civilisation.
The goal is to read a 'broad scope' or introduction book for each of the time periods below, and to choose a book on a narrower-in-scope topic that interests you from each as well, for a total of 8 books.
The Classical World (Ancient Greece & Rome)
The Middle Ages (500-1500)
Early Modern Western History (1500-1700)
Modern Western History (1700-present)
The narrower-scope book choices can be as narrow as you like. You might choose a book on a particular event, war, art style, ideology, philosophy, invention, country, or a particular historical figure that interests you, for example.
The goal is to read a 'broad scope' or introduction book for each of the time periods below, and to choose a book on a narrower-in-scope topic that interests you from each as well, for a total of 8 books.
The Classical World (Ancient Greece & Rome)
The Middle Ages (500-1500)
Early Modern Western History (1500-1700)
Modern Western History (1700-present)
The narrower-scope book choices can be as narrow as you like. You might choose a book on a particular event, war, art style, ideology, philosophy, invention, country, or a particular historical figure that interests you, for example.
Western Civilisation History Noobs Challenge
12 participants (11 books)
Overview
Let's overcome our ignorance of history, starting with Western Civilisation.
The goal is to read a 'broad scope' or introduction book for each of the time periods below, and to choose a book on a narrower-in-scope topic that interests you from each as well, for a total of 8 books.
The Classical World (Ancient Greece & Rome)
The Middle Ages (500-1500)
Early Modern Western History (1500-1700)
Modern Western History (1700-present)
The narrower-scope book choices can be as narrow as you like. You might choose a book on a particular event, war, art style, ideology, philosophy, invention, country, or a particular historical figure that interests you, for example.
The goal is to read a 'broad scope' or introduction book for each of the time periods below, and to choose a book on a narrower-in-scope topic that interests you from each as well, for a total of 8 books.
The Classical World (Ancient Greece & Rome)
The Middle Ages (500-1500)
Early Modern Western History (1500-1700)
Modern Western History (1700-present)
The narrower-scope book choices can be as narrow as you like. You might choose a book on a particular event, war, art style, ideology, philosophy, invention, country, or a particular historical figure that interests you, for example.
