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(Redirected from History of the world (disambiguation)) "Global history" redirects here. For the history of globalization, see History of globalization. "The History of the World" redirects here. For the 1614 book, see The History of the World (Raleigh).

World history or history of the world may refer to:

History and academics

World history (field), or global history, a field of historical study that takes a worldwide/global perspective
Big History, an academic discipline that takes an astronomical perspective (from the Big Bang to the present)
- Chronology of the universe, the history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
  - History of Earth, the history of planet Earth
Human history, the history of human beings that takes a human perspective
- Recorded history, the history of human beings from when human beings began writing events down (as opposed to prehistory and protohistory)
- History of globalization, aspect of human history from the perspective of globalization

World History (album), a 1998 album by Christian rock band Mad at the World
"The History of the World (Part 1)", a 1980 song by The Damned
History of the World, Part I, a 1981 film by Mel Brooks
History of the World, Part II, a 2023 TV series
Andrew Marr's History of the World, a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr
History of the Entire World, I Guess, a 2017 video by Bill Wurtz
Universal history (genre), a literary genre
History of the World (book), a 1944 book edited by William Nassau Weech
History of the World (board game), a 1991 board game designed by Gary Dicken and Steve Kendall
- History of the World (video game), a 1997 computer game adaptation of the board game