Global and United States Topics

Topics include but are not limited to the following list.

World History Topics: 


Prehistoric to Ancient Civilizations (8000 BCE–1200)
~Foundations of Civilization: From Nomads to Cities
~Cradles of Power: The First Civilizations
~Africa Awakens: The Wonders of Early Kingdoms
~Across the Americas: Civilizations Before Columbus
~Faith and Empire: The Birth of the Middle East
~Dragons and Dynasties: The Rise of Imperial China
~India’s Empires and Faith: The Forces That Shaped a Civilization
~Rising Sun: A Journey Through Japan’s History
~Myths, Marble, and Minds: Classical Greek Art and Society
~From Rome to Resilience: The History of Italy

Post-Classical (1200–1450)
~The World in Motion: Global Power and Change
~Silks, Spices, and Stories: Networks of Trade and Exchange
~The Mongol Empire: Harbingers of Modernity
~Golden Minds: Science, Art, and Innovation in the Islamic World
~Cathedrals and Crusades: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe
~Empires in the Clouds and Valleys: The Rise of the Aztecs and Incas
~Cross and Crescent: The Crusades and Their Lasting Legacies

Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
~Land-Based Empires: Kingdoms on the Rise
~Connecting the World: How Trade Built Empires
~Masters of the Map: The Explorers of the Age of Exploration
~Genius and Glory: The Art and Architecture of the Renaissance
~How the Reformation Reshaped Faith and Power in Europe
~The Sun Never Sets: Inside the British Empire

Revolutions and Enlightenment (1750–1900)
~Engines of Change: The Industrial Revolution Around the World
~The Age of Imperialism: Ambition, Invention, and Conquest
~Revolutionary Fire: Enlightenment, France, and Napoleon
~Russia in Flux: From Czars to Revolution

20th Century Global Conflict and Change
~Worlds Collide: WWI: Global Conflict and Its Echoes
~Between Wars: The World in Waiting
~ WWII: A Global Perspective 
~Red Lines and Iron Curtains: The Cold War Era
~Trailblazers: The Women Who Changed World History
~Rights and Reckonings: The Global Fight for Human and Civil Rights
~Images of the Twentieth Century: A Pictorial History of Global Change

Modern Non-Western Histories (Post-1945)
~India and Pakistan: Partition, Power, and Possibilities
~Inside Iran: Empire, Revolution, and Resistance
~Iraq: Cradle of Civilization to Conflict Zone
~Israel: Homeland, Hope, and Hostility
~Afghanistan: Crossroads of Culture and Resilience
~After the Uprising: The Post-Arab Spring Middle East
~Africa: Triumph and Transformation in South Africa and Rwanda
~The Magic of Beijing: China's Story Told Through Landmarks                                  

United States History Topics:  
~NJ and the Great War Baseball and WWII   
~WWII in the Pacific
~The History of Thanksgiving
~The History of Juneteenth
~Notre Dame Football and American Catholicism      
~The American War in Vietnam
~The Constitution
~The History of Rock and Roll  

Coming in December for the United States Semiquincentennial 
~Christmas and the American Soldier
~The World in the Eighteenth Century
New Jersey and the American Revolution Revolutions
Throughout History: Celebrating the 'Tennials
The Blue Signs of Bergen County 

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