Contents: Vol. 1: Agricultural Revolution, 8000-5000 BC; Birth of Civilization, 6000-2000 BC. Vol. 2: Greece and Rome, 1200 BC-AD 200; End of the Ancient World, AD 100-600. Vol. 3: Europe Recovers, 800-1250; Expansion of Europe, 1250-1500. Vol. 4: Europe: State and Power, 1453-1700; West and the Wider World, 1500-1800. Vol. 5: Age of Revolutions, 1776-1848; Industry and Empire, 1870-1914.