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If you don't understand people,
everything else you think you understand is seriously flawed.
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 What is history?
Just look around at everything in your life and environment that was
conceived, constructed, and controlled by people--ideas as well as
tangible things. We are talking about ideas, traditions, institutions,
and anything else that would not exist without human intervention. Then
ask yourself, "Exactly how did all this come about?" When you attempt to
answer that question at any level of sophistication, you are "doing"
history. That's what it is about ...how did we get where we are
today?
At least that's a good place to start.
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World History
World History
at Free-Ed.Net focuses on the
general study and interpretation of
the past, including the gathering,
recording, synthesizing and
criticizing of evidence and theories
about past events.
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Western
History
At Free-Ed.Net,
Western History traces its roots
back to classical antiquity. From
European and Mediterranean origins,
it has spread to produce the
dominant cultures of modern North
America, South America, and much of
Oceania, and has had immense global
influence in recent centuries.
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Asian History
Asian History
focuses on the development of the
societies, cultures, and
institutions of the Asian Continent
from their origins to the present.
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American History
American
history at Free-Ed.Net specifically includes the
United States and Canada, and it generally includes
all of the Americas: North, Central, and South.
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European History
Naturally, European History is the study of the
history of Europe. Many of the topics are embedded
in World History and Western History, but here the
topics tend to center upon the nations, regions, and
cultures that are unique to Europe.
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