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History is the interpretation of past events, societies and civilisations. The term history comes from the Greek historia (ἱστορία), "an account of one's inquiries," and shares that etymology with the English word story as narrative. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica stated that "history in the wider sense is all that has happened, not merely all the phenomena of human life, but those of the natural world as well. It is everything that undergoes change; and as modern science has shown that there is nothing absolutely static, therefore, the whole universe, and every part of it, has its history."

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Overview   (see for all subject areas)

History by region – Ancient Egypt • Ancient Greece • Ancient Rome • History of China • History of Arabia

History by continent – Africa • The Americas • Antarctica • Asia • Australia • Eurasia • Europe • North America • Oceania • South America

List of time periods – Prehistory • Protohistory • Ancient history • Modern history • Future history

The Ages of history – Stone Age • Copper Age • Bronze Age • Iron Age • Dark Ages • Middle Ages • Age of Discovery • Renaissance • Age of Enlightenment • Industrial Age  • Information Age • Space Age

History by subject

Cultural history – Money • Sport

History of art – Dance • Film • Music • Painting • Theatre

History of philosophy – Ancient • Medieval • Modern • Contemporary

History of logic

History of science – Theories/sociology • Historiography • Mathematics • Pseudoscience • Scientific method

History of the natural sciences – Astronomy • Biology • Chemistry • Ecology • Geography • Physics

History of the social sciences – Anthropology • Economics • Education • Geography • Linguistics • Political science • Psychology • Sociology

History of science by era – In early cultures • In Classical Antiquity • In the Middle Ages • In the Renaissance • Scientific Revolution

History of technology – Agriculture & agricultural science • Architecture • Biotechnology • Chemical engineering • Communication • Computer science (Computing, Software engineering) • Electrical engineering • Invention • Materials science • Measurement • Medicine • Military technology • Transport

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Glossaries   (see for all subject areas)

Flags • French Revolution • Japanese history • September 11, 2001 attack • Nazi Germany • UK local history • Weimar Republic

Military

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Lists   (see for all subject areas)

History

General – Archeological sites (By country, By continent and age) • Civil wars • Cyclones • Extinct states • Famous deaths by cause • List of guerrilla movements • Historians (by subfield) • Historical anniversaries • Historical sites • Roman sites (UK) • World records in chess

Time periods – On this day (February 4) • Months • This Year (2011) • By decade • By century

Topic lists – American Civil War

Timelines of events

By chronology – Big Bang • Ancient Mesopotamia • Ancient Greece • Rome • Roman Republic • Roman Empire • French Revolution • World War I • World War II (Evacuations)  • Space Race • Cold War

By event type – Battles • Coups d'état • Disasters (By death toll) • Earthquakes • Epidemics • Famous speeches • Fires • Foreign policy doctrines • Inventions • Industrial disasters • Kidnappings • Massacres • Military disasters • Musical events • Military operations • Natural disasters • Nobel Prizes • Nuclear accidents • Power outages • Recessions • Revolutions and rebellions • Riots • Roman Governorships of Britain • Scientific discoveries • Space Shuttle missions • Strikes • Tariffs • Terrorism • Ticker-tape parades in New York City • Treaties • United States Supreme Court cases • UN peacekeeping missions • Wars

By field – Agriculture • Archaeology • Architecture • Art • Aviation • Biology • Chemistry • Communication • Computing • Evolution • Film • Geography • Human evolution • Invention • Literature • Mathematics • Medicine • Meteorology • Photography • Physics • Poetry • Psychology • Science • Scientific discoveries • Scientific experiments • Scientific method • Sociology • Transport

Sports History records - standings - all time leaders

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Outlines   (see for all subject areas)

History

History of

Art • Business • Geography • Mathematics • Political science • Science • Technology

History, by period

Classical antiquity

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Medieval history (Middle Ages)

Renaissance

Wars

American Civil War • World War II • Vietnam War

History, By region

United States

Historical states

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Ottoman Empire

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Portals   (see for all subject areas)

History

Ancient Egypt • Ancient Germanic Culture • Ancient Greece • Ancient Japan • Ancient Near East • Ancient Rome (Military of ancient Rome) • Archaeology • Austria-Hungary • British Empire • Bulgarian Empire • Byzantine Empire • History of Canada  • Classical Civilization • Colonialism • Disasters • Heraldry • History of Science • Indian independence movement • Khitan • Middle Ages • New France • Russian Empire • War (American Revolutionary War • American Civil War • Cold War • Italian Wars • Liberation War • Military history of France • Military history of Africa • Military history of the Ottoman Empire • September 11 attacks • World War I • World War II • Iraq War)

Current events

Science and Technology • Sports

Time

Winter • Fall

Chronology

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Categories   (see for all subject areas)

Main categories: History and Events

By Period • By Topic • Science • Religion • Historiography • Timelines

History by Location

Regions – Africa • Asia • Europe • North America • Middle East • Oceania • South America

Countries – Cities – Empires

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