World History in Minutes

World History in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant is an illustrated world-history guide by Dorothy Ail and Tat Wood. It condenses 200 major events, movements, people, and ideas into short, accessible entries spanning prehistory through the modern era. The book covers topics from Neanderthals, Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Rome, the Magna Carta, the Black Death, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and world wars to the Civil Rights movement, environmentalism, and the collapse of the USSR. Each entry includes an image or diagram to clarify context and complex ideas.