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History is the interpretation of past events, societies and civilizations. 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."
Overview (see for all subject areas)History by region – Ancient Egypt • Ancient Greece • Ancient Rome • History of China • History of the Middle East • History of Mesoamerica • History of India
List of time periods – Prehistory • Protohistory • Ancient history • Modern history • Future history
History by subject
Outlines (see for all subject areas)History (timelines) – records of past events and the way things were. It is also a field responsible for the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about the past.
Lists (see for all subject areas)History
Portals (see for all subject areas)
Glossaries (see for all subject areas)Archaeology • Flags • French Revolution • Japanese history • September 11, 2001 attack • Nazi Germany • UK local history • Weimar Republic • Wobbly lingo Military Categories (see for all subject areas)
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