Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees World population from
10,000 BCE to 2,000 CE. The vertical (population) scale is
logarithmic. The history of the world is the history of humanity
, beginning with the Paleolithic Era. Distinct from the history
of Planet Earth (which includes early geologic history and
prehuman biological eras), world history comprises the study of
archeological and written records , from ancient times on.
Ancient recorded history begins with the invention of writing. [
1 ] [ 2 ] However, the roots of civilization reach back to the
period before the invention of writing .