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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
1
Jared Diamond
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
2
Anonymous
The Rig Veda (Anonymous)
The Rig Veda
3
Anonymous
The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Budge)
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
4
Budge
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
5
Edith Hamilton
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
6
Homer
Apocrypha (Hebrews)
Apocrypha
7
Hebrews
The Ugaritic Baal Cycle (Mark S. Smith)
The Ugaritic Baal Cycle
8
Mark S. Smith
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish
9
Code of Hammurabi
Code of Hammurabi
10
Zend Avesta (Zarathustra)
Zend Avesta
11
Zarathustra
Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls (Ban Zhao)
Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls
12
Ban Zhao
The Birds
The Birds
13
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
14
Virgil
The Agricola and the Germania (Tacitus)
The Agricola and the Germania
15
Tacitus
Celtic (T. W. Rolleston)
Celtic
16
T. W. Rolleston
The Histories
The Histories
17
The Fragmentory History of Priscus (Priscus)
The Fragmentory History of Priscus
18
Priscus
Digenis Akritas (Anonymous)
Digenis Akritas
19
Anonymous
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
20
Anonymous
Goddoddin (Aneurin)
Goddoddin
21
Aneurin
History of the Franks (Gregory Bishop of Tours)
History of the Franks
22
Gregory Bishop of Tours
The Prose Edda (Sturlulson)
The Prose Edda
23
Sturlulson
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
24
Geoffrey Chaucer
Quran
Quran
25
The History of the Holy War (Ambroise)
The History of the Holy War
26
Ambroise
The Book of Government (Nizam Al-Mulk)
The Book of Government
27
Nizam Al-Mulk
The Secret History of the Mongols (Mongolia)
The Secret History of the Mongols
28
Mongolia
The Story of Leyla and Majnun (Nizami)
The Story of Leyla and Majnun
29
Nizami
One Thousand and One Nights (Anonymous)
One Thousand and One Nights
30
Anonymous
Faizi: Selected Poetry (Faizi)
Faizi: Selected Poetry
31
Faizi
Ludovico Ariosto--Orlando Furioso
Ludovico Ariosto--Orlando Furioso
32
The Madrid Codex (Aztecs)
The Madrid Codex
33
Aztecs
Inca Myths (Gary Urton)
Inca Myths
34
Gary Urton
Myths and Legends of the Sioux (Marie L. McLaughlin)
Myths and Legends of the Sioux
35
Marie L. McLaughlin
Myths of the Cherokee (James Mooney)
Myths of the Cherokee
36
James Mooney
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet
37
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
38
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
39
Lucifer (Joost Van Den Vondel)
Lucifer
40
Joost Van Den Vondel
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