How to start studying world history?

Have you any idea on studying world history? I do have some. That's why I am posting here, since this is a learning cauldron. World history is not simple. Rather, this is more intimidating than any other subject you encounter. World itself is constantly changing, and the idea to learn the important fact about some ancient nations might sound ludicrous.

Perhaps, the amount of information you should digest is too bulky to absorb fully. But, if you know one general theme for sure, you can understand this complicated history of world more easily. Then, you might ask what solution, a perfect solution for world history, I have for you?

First, you should be actively participated in the making of world history. If you do not know how the world is moving, you can't understand the biggest issue of modern society. That is to say, you should get, or make, initiative to convince yourself the significance of learning world history. Then, naturally you will have basic motives to learn this too-big-to-eat pie of information actively.

Second, you do not have to divide the world into many sections. This is one of the social science that causes many people headache. If you distinguish one era with another, you can compare the peculiar state of one era. Yet, you won't be able to understand the beauty of world history. The beauty of world history is that every era talks to another so as to communicate regardless of time limit. You see? Time doesn't matter any more in world history. You can feel the vivacity of cruel battle over the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, or the horrible scene of a city in 1300 when the bubonic plague started to spread. To recapitulate, the interaction between each ounce of information in world history is invaluable.

Third, you should not be compelled to memorize important dates. If your parents or teachers urge you to do so, disregard their opinion completely. Nevertheless, I do not belittle significant dates or important incidents that cause other big events. Well, you must know at least the Tang dynasty collapsed in 907 as a child emperor was killed by mob-like rebels. What you should know is the main stream of world history, not the small rivulet out of a huge river. You can memorize, or remember, the date later provided you have ample spare time.

This is what you should remember when studying world history. You can read books, do research on some important events on the Great Schism, or memorize simple summaries from SAT prep books. But, to taste the sweetness of worlds history, I recommend you keep three things in mind: initiative, interaction, and stream.

Earth is complicated and I reckon we all should know how our history started and continued to affect our lives. Especially, the history of world is good for international trade or international business, since you know the background information for what you should say or avoid.

Thank you for reading the first story from a small cauldron.