World History Textbooks, Workbooks, Reviews & Study Guides
Here are several World History textbooks, along with workbooks, world history reviews, and study guides, for middle school and high school students. These teach and cover a wide range of historical and geographical topics, including ancient Mesopotamian and Middle East history, the Roman and Greek eras, the Middle Ages, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and modern history from 1500 AD. All documents are in pdf format, and file sizes are shown for each. For more free world history educational materials, please see Free History Course Modules from Investigating History, Grades 5-7, 22 Lesson Units for U.S. World History & Geography, Grades 5-6, and our World History category page.
Quick Links to World History, Workbooks and Study Guides
- World History Textbook with Student Workbooks
- World History Textbooks, Workbooks, Reviews & Study Guides
- Middle School World History: Medieval to Early Modern Times
World History Textbook with Student Workbooks
- World History Reading Essentials and Study Guide (2.63 mb)
- World History Skills Practice Workbook (2.47 mb)
- World History Student Workbook (3.70 mb)
- World History Chapters 6-11 Workbook (4.72 mb)
- World History Chapters 12-18 Workbook (4.59 mb)
- World History Chapters 19-22 Workbook (2.67 mb)
- chapter01 The First Humans Prehistory-3500 BC (10.98 mb)
- chapter02 Western Asia and Egypt 3500-500 BC (11.97 mb)
- chapter03 India and China 3000 BC-500 AD (20.88 mb)
- chapter04 Ancient Greece 1900-133 BC (9.93 mb)
- chapter05 Rome and the Rise of Christianity 600 BC-500 AD (11.45 mb)
- chapter06 The World of Islam AD 600-1500 (15.96 mb)
- chapter07 Early African Civilizations 2000 BC-1500 AD (12.85 mb)
- chapter08 The Asian World 400-1500 (8.63 mb)
- chapter09 Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire 400-1300 (9.66 mb)
- chapter10 Europe in the Middle Ages 1000-1500 (11.16 mb)
- chapter11 The Americas 400-1500 (6.63 mb)
- chapter12 Rennaisance and Reformation 1350-1600 (6.80 mb)
- chapter13 The Age of Exploration 1500-1800 (12.52 mb)
- chapter14 Crisis and Absolutism in Europe 1550-1715 (6.99 mb)
- chapter15 The Muslim Empires 1450-1800 (10.92 mb)
- chapter16 The East Asian World 1400-1800 (10.00 mb)
- chapter17 Revolution and Enlightenment 1550-1800 (10.85 mb)
- chapter18 The French Revolution and Napoleon 1789-1815 (7.42 mb)
- chapter19 Industrialization and Nationalism 1800-1870 (10.88 mb)
- chapter20 Mass Society and Democracy 1870-1914 (6.36 mb)
- chapter21 The Height of Imperialism 1800-1914 (12.83 mb)
- chapter22 East Asia Under Challenge (10.07 mb)
- chapter23 War and Revolution 1914-1919 (11.82 mb)
- chapter24 The West Between the Wars 1919-1939 (7.30 mb)
- chapter25 Nationalism Around the World 1919-1939 (8.89 mb)
- chapter26 World War II 1939-1945 (12.42 mb)
- chapter27 Cold War and Postwar Changes 1945-1970 (8.18 mb)
- chapter28 The Contemporary Western World 1970-Present (7.71 mb)
- chapter29 Latin America 1945-Present (8.77 mb)
- chapter30 Africa and the Middle East 1945-Present (5.59 mb)
- chapter31 Asia and the Pacific 1945-present (10.38 mb)
- chapter32 Changing Global Patterns (7.03 mb)
World History Textbooks, Workbooks, Reviews & Study Guides
- 10th Grade World History, Culture & Geography Instructional Guide (13.56 mb)
- A Comprehensive Outline of World History (3.05 mb)
- Europe History, Geography, People, wikijunior (6.72 mb)
- European History, wikibooks (4.32 mb)
- Global History Review (452 kb)
- Grade 6 World History Review (3.38 mb)
- Grade 9 World History Review (1.97 mb)
- Study Guide for World History 1500 AD to Present (1.10 mb)
- The Age Of Revolutions Study Guide (1750-1914) (2.40 mb)
- The Earth and Its Peoples, AP Edition (8.66 mb)
- The Encyclopedia of World History (8.57 mb)
- The Story of the World (scan) (38.96 mb)
- The Story of the World, Volume 1 – Ancient Times (3.10 mb)
- The Story of the World, Volume 1 Lesson Outline (180 kb)
- The Story of the World, Volume 1 Lesson Plans (240 kb)
- The Story of the World, Volume 1 Two Day a Week Supplement (3.22 mb)
- The Story of the World, Volume 2 – The Middle Ages (21.75 mb)
- The Story of the World, Volume 2 Lesson Outline (150 kb)
- The Story of the World, Volume 2 Lesson Plans (573 kb)
- Vocabulary 4000 BC to 600 AD (532 kb)
- World History & Geography 1, Essentials of World History to 1500 (635 kb)
- World History & Geography 1500 AD to Present Curriculum Framework 1 (319 kb)
- World History & Geography 1500 AD to Present Curriculum Framework 2 (317 mb)
- World History Culture, States & Societies to 1500 Textbook (36.48 mb)
- World History Standards Review (123 kb)
- World History Study Guide, the Ancient World (2.74 mb)
- World History Textbook, Patterns of Interaction (181.7 mb)
- World History to 1500 AD Study Guide (263 kb)
- High School World History Textbook (259.2 mb)
- The 17 Most Important Wars in World History Since the Fall of Rome
- 21 Historic Peace Treaties, Agreements and Contracts in World History
- 35 Most Historically Important Rulers, Leaders, and Heads of State
Middle School World History: Medieval to Early Modern Times
- Table of Contents/Geography and Map Skills – (H1 – H27)
- Chapter 1: Studying the Ancient World
- Chapter 2: the Fall of Rome
- Chapter 3: Rise of Islam
- Chapter 4: Spread of Islam
- Chapter 5: Early West African Societies
- Chapter 6: West African Empires
- Chapter 7: China
- Chapter 8: Japan
- Chapter 9: Early Middle Ages
- Chapter 10: Later Middle Ages
- Chapter 11: Renaissance
- Chapter 12: Reformation of Christianity
- Chapter 13: Scientific Revolution
- Chapter 14: Early Americas
- Chapter 15: Aztec and Inca Empires
- Chapter 16: Age of Exploration
- Chapter 17: Enlightenment and Revolution
- Reference: Declaration & Constitution (R1-R25)
- Reference: Atlas (R26 – R41)
- Reference: Facts about the World (R42 – R55)
- Reference: Glossary & Index (R56 – R82)
Another World History Textbook
- Chapter 1: The First Humans (53MB)
- Chapter 2: Western Asia and Egypt (96MB)
- Chapter 3: India and China (111MB)
- Chapter 4: Ancient Greece (105MB)
- Chapter 5: Rome and the Rise of Christianity (69MB)
- Chapter 6: The World of Islam (100MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 6)
- Chapter 7: Early African Civilizations (42MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 7)
- Chapter 8: The Asian World (86MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 8)
- Chapter 9: Emerging Europe and the Byzantine Empire (44MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 9)
- Chapter 10: Europe in the Middle Ages (85MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 10)
- Chapter 11: The Americas (40MB)
- Chapter 12: Renaissance and Reformation (75MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 12)
- Chapter 13: The Age of Exploration (59MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 13)
- Chapter 14: Crisis and Absolutism in Europe (66MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 14)
- Chapter 15: The Muslim Empires (59MB)
- Chapter 16: The East Asian World (65MB)
- Chapter 17: Revolution and Enlightenment (93MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 17)
- Chapter 18: The French Revolution and Napoleon (83MB) (Notes Outline for Chapter 18)
- Chapter 19: Industrialization and Nationalism (97MB)
- Chapter 20: Mass Society and Democracy (82MB)
- Chapter 21: The Height of Imperialism (67MB)
- Chapter 22: East Asia Under Challenge (83MB)
- Chapter 23: War and Revolution (53MB)
- Chapter 24: The West Between the Wars (76MB)
- Chapter 25: Nationalism Around the World (61MB)
- Chapter 26: World War II (114MB)
- Chapter 27: Cold War and Postwar Changes (41MB)
- Chapter 28: The Contemporary Western World (70MB)
- Chapter 29: Latin America (34MB)
- Chapter 30: Africa and the Middle East, 1945 to Present (64MB)
- Chapter 31: Asia and the Pacific, 1945 to present (46MB)
- Chapter 32: Changing Global Patterns (66MB)
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