| 1 | What and Why Is World History? | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 2 | The Neolithic Revolution | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 3 | What Is a Civilization? | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 4 | The Classical Period in World History | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 5 | Cultural Change in the Classical Period | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 6 | Social Inequalities in Classical Societies | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 7 | The Roman Empire and Han China | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 8 | The Silk Road; Classical Period Contacts | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 9 | The Decline of the Classical Civilizations | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 10 | The Post-Classical Period, 500–1450 | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 11 | World Religions and Their Consequences | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 12 | The Impact of Islam | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 13 | Postclassical Trade and Contacts | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 14 | Postclassical Patterns of Imitation | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 15 | Western Civilization in World Context | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 16 | The Mongol Years | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 17 | Civilizations in the Americas and in Africa | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 18 | The World in 1450 | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 19 | The Early Modern Period, 1450–1750 | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 20 | The World Economy, 1450–1750 | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 21 | Transformations in Western Europe | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 22 | The Rise of Russia | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 23 | Asian Empires and a Shogunate | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 24 | The Long 19th Century | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 25 | Abolition of Slavery and Serfdom | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 26 | Modernization and Nationalisms | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 27 | Formation of Latin American Civilization | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 28 | China and Japan — 19th-Century Pressures | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 29 | The 20th–21st Centuries as a New Period | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 30 | The World Economy — Change and Continuity | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 31 | An Age of Revolutions | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 32 | The United States in World History | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 33 | Contemporary Democracy | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 34 | Contemporary Cultural Change | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 35 | Gender in Contemporary World History | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |
| 36 | Globalization and World History | Professor Peter N. Stearns | |