For 13 weeks you will explore 10,000 years of history by focusing on significant transformations across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. A unique introduction to global historical developments: from the formation of sedentary societies and rise of ancient states to the impact of Islam and Christianity in shaping intercontinental empires, the contribution of political revolutions and industrialisation to the birth of modern societies, or the impact of globalization since the 1990s.