# A Short History of the World

Author: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35461

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Short+History+of+the+World+Wells&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLD I. THE WORLD IN SPACE 1 II. THE WORLD IN TIME 5 III. THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE 11 IV. THE AGE OF FISHES 16 V. THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPS 21 VI. THE AGE OF REPTILES 26 VII. THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALS 31 VIII. THE AGE OF MAMMALS 37 IX. MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MEN 43 X. THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MAN 48 XI. THE FIRST TRUE MEN 53 XII. PRIMITIVE THOUGHT 60 XIII. THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATION 65 XIV. PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONS 71 XV. SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITING 77 XVI. PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLES 84 XVII. THE FIRST SEA-GOING PEOPLES 91 XVIII. EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIA 96 XIX. THE PRIMITIVE ARYANS 104 XX. THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE E...

## Chapters

- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Part 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Part 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Part 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Part 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Part 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/26/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Part 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/24/index.md)
- [Part 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Part 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/27/index.md)
- [Part 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/25/index.md)
- [Part 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/28/index.md)
- [Part 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Part 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Part 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/30/index.md)
- [Part 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/29/index.md)
- [Part 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-world-35461/chapters/31/index.md)