Sapiens: a brief history of humankind

Timeline of history

The cognitive revolution. An animal of no significance ; The tree of knowledge ; A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; The flood

The agricultural revolution. History's biggest fraud ; Building pyramids ; Memory overload ; There is no justice in history

The unification of humankind. The arrow of history ; The scent of money ; Imperial visions ; The law of religion ; The secret of success

The scientific revolution. The discovery of ignorance ; The marriage of science and empire ; The capitalist creed ; The wheels of industry ; A permanent revolution ; And they lived happily ever after ; The end of Homo Sapiens

Afterword: The animal that became a god.

Timeline of history

Part One : The cognitive revolution. An animal of no significance ; The tree of knowledge ; A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; The flood

Part Two. The agricultural revolution. History's biggest fraud ; Building pyramids ; Memory overload ; There is no justice in history

Part Three. The unification of humankind. The arrow of history ; The scent of money ; Imperial visions ; The law of religion ; The secret of success

Part Four. The scientific revolution. The discovery of ignorance ; The marriage of science and empire ; The capitalist creed ; The wheels of industry ; A permanent revolution ; And they lived happily ever after ; The end of Homo sapiens

Afterword : The animal that became a god.

Part one. The cognitive revolution

Part two. The agricultural revolution

Part three. The unification of humankind

Part four. The scientific revolution.