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Reading Through World History

This is a list of books representative of some major time periods throughout world history. It is not exhaustive but it is a good start to learning about other cultures and time periods.
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The World Until Yesterday (Jared Diamond)
The World Until Yesterday (Jared Diamond)
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh
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The Rig Veda (Anonymous)
The Rig Veda (Anonymous)
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Budge)
The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Budge)
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Mythology
Mythology
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The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad (Homer)
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Apocrypha (Hebrews)
Apocrypha (Hebrews)
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The Ugaritic Baal Cycle (Mark S. Smith)
The Ugaritic Baal Cycle (Mark S. Smith)
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Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish
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Code of Hammurabi
Code of Hammurabi
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Zend Avesta (Zarathustra)
Zend Avesta (Zarathustra)
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Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls (Ban Zhao)
Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls (Ban Zhao)
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The Birds
The Birds
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The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid (Virgil)
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The Agricola and the Germania (Tacitus)
The Agricola and the Germania (Tacitus)
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Celtic (T. W. Rolleston)
Celtic (T. W. Rolleston)
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The Histories
The Histories
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The Fragmentory History of Priscus (Priscus)
The Fragmentory History of Priscus (Priscus)
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Digenis Akritas (Anonymous)
Digenis Akritas (Anonymous)
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Beowulf
Beowulf
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Goddoddin (Aneurin)
Goddoddin (Aneurin)
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History of the Franks (Gregory Bishop of Tours)
History of the Franks (Gregory Bishop of Tours)
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The Prose Edda (Sturlulson)
The Prose Edda (Sturlulson)
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The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
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Quran
Quran
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The History of the Holy War (Ambroise)
The History of the Holy War (Ambroise)
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The Book of Government (Nizam Al-Mulk)
The Book of Government (Nizam Al-Mulk)
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The Secret History of the Mongols (Mongolia)
The Secret History of the Mongols (Mongolia)
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The Story of Leyla and Majnun (Nizami)
The Story of Leyla and Majnun (Nizami)
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One Thousand and One Nights
One Thousand and One Nights
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Faizi: Selected Poetry (Faizi)
Faizi: Selected Poetry (Faizi)
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Ludovico Ariosto--Orlando Furioso
Ludovico Ariosto--Orlando Furioso
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The Madrid Codex (Aztecs)
The Madrid Codex (Aztecs)
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Inca Myths (Gary Urton)
Inca Myths (Gary Urton)
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Myths and Legends of the Sioux (Marie L. McLaughlin)
Myths and Legends of the Sioux (Marie L. McLaughlin)
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Myths of the Cherokee (James Mooney)
Myths of the Cherokee (James Mooney)
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Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet
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Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
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Lucifer (Joost Van Den Vondel)
Lucifer (Joost Van Den Vondel)
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