1. Riddles of the phenomena

2. The biosphere

3. The descent of man

4. The Oikoumene

5. Technological revolutions c.70,000/40,000 B.C.-3000 B.C.

6. The opening-up of the Tigris-Euphrates Alluvium and the creation of the Sumerian Civilization

8. Sumer and Akkad, c.3000-2230 B.C.

9. Pharaonic Egypt, c.3000-2181 B.C.

10. The Ecumenical Horizon, c.2500-2000 B.C.

11. The Old-World Oikoumene, c.2140-1730 B.C.

12. The domestication of the horse and the invention of pastoral nomadism on the Eurasian Steppe

13. Relations between regional civilizations, c.1730-1250 B.C.

14. The Volkerwanderung in the Old World, c.1250-950 B.C.

15. The emergence of the "Olmec" civilization in Meso-America

16. The sumero-Akkadian world and egypt, c.950-745 B.C.

17. The Syrian civilization, c.1191-745 B.C.

18. The Hellenic civilization, c.1000-600 B.C.

19. The Indian (Hindu) civilzation, c.1000-600 B.C.

21. The Meso-American and Andean civilzations, c.800-400 B.C.

22. The final bout of Assyrian militarism, 745-605 B.C. and the contemporary eruption from the Steppes

23. The aftermath of Assyrian militarism, 605-522 B.C.

24. The Hellenic civilization, c.750-507 B.C.

25. New departures in spiritual life, c.600-480 B.C.

26. The first Persian Empire, c.550-330 B.C.

27. The confrontation between the first Persian Empire and the Hellenic world, 499-330 B.C.

28. The Hellenic civilization's cultural achievements, 478-338 B.C.

29. The political aftermath of Alexander's overthrow of the first Persian Empire, 329-221 B.C.

30. The development and dissemination of the Hellenic civilization, 334-221 B.C.

31. The warring states of China, 506-221 B.C.

32. The competing philosophies in China, 506-221 B.C.

33. The Indian civilization, c.600-200 B.C.

34. The struggle for mastery of the Western Basin of the Mediterranean, c.600-221 B.C.

35. The Ch'in and Western Han Imperial regimes in China, 221 B.C.-A.D. 9

36. The Mediterranean Basin, South-West Asia, and India, 221 B.C.-A.D. 48

37. The Chinese, Kushan, Parthian, and Roman Empires, 31 B.C.-A.D. 220

38. The interplay of religions and philosophies in the Old-World Oikoumene, 334 B.C.- c.A.D. 220

39. The Meso-American and Andean Civilizations, c.400 B.C.-A.D. 300

40. The Western end of the Old-World Oikoumene, A.D. 220-395

41. The Indian civilization, c. A.D. 224-490

42. The eruption of the Huns from the Eurasian Steppe in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D.

43. The Roman and Persian Empires, A.D. 395-628

44. Western Christendom, 395-634

45. The establishment and disruption of the Christian church, 312-657

46. The Indian civilization, 490-647

47. The political disruption of China and her reception of Buddhism, 220-589

48. The meso-American and Andean civilizations, c. 300-900.

49. The prophet and stateman man Muhammad, c. 570-632

50. The expansion of the Islamic state, 633-750

51. The rejuvenation of the East Roman empire, 628-726

52. Western Christendom, 634-756

53. Eastern Asia, 589-763

54. The Islamic world, 750-945

55. The Byzantine civilization, 726-927/8

56. Western Christendom, 756-911

57. The eruption of the Scandinavians, 793-1000

58. India and South-East Asia, 647-1202

59. Eastern Asia 763-1126

60. The meso-American and Andean civilizations, c. 900-1428

61. The Islamic world, 945-1291

62. The Byzantine world, 927/8-1071

63. Western Christendom, 911-1099

64. The Islamic world, 1110-1291

65. The Byzantine world, 1071-1240

66. Western Christendom, 1099-1321

67. Eastern Asia, 1126-1281

68. The Mongols and their successors

69. The Islamic world, 1291-1555

70. Eastern Orthodox Christendom, 1240-1556

71. Western Christendom, 1321-1563

72. South-East Asia, 1190-1511.

73. Eastern Asia, 1281-1644

74. The meso-American and Andean civilizations,1428-1519

75. the coalescence of the Oikoumene, 1405-1652

76. The Western civilization, 1563-1763

77. Eastern Orthodox Christendom. 1556-1768

The Islamic world, 1555-1768

79. Eastern Asia, 1644-1839

80. The biosphere, 1763-1871

81. The biosphere, 1871-1973

82. A retrospect in 1973.