Asian history 2 General & world history History Regional & national history 2 Ancient history: to c 500 CE 1 Archaeology 1 Archaeology by period / region 1 Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 1 European history 1 History of other lands 1 History: earliest times to present day 1 Middle & Near Eastern archaeology 1 Middle Eastern history 1 Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 1