1. Birth of civilization (Egypt and Mesopotamia) 2. Classical age (Greece and Rome) 3. The Dark Ages (rise of Christianity) 4. The Rebirth: Renaissance and Reformation 5. The Enlightenment (exploration and science) 6. The Revolutions (democratic, industrial, technological) 7. Rise of Nation-States: The Struggle for Empire 8. World Wars I and II. 9. The Cold War 10. The Triumph of Democratic Capitalism
