World history

World history or history of the world may refer to:

History and academics

 * world history (field), or global history, a field of historical study that takes a worldwide/global perspective
 * Big History, an academic discipline that takes an astronomical perspective (from the Big Bang to the present)
 * chronology of the universe, the history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
 * history of Earth, the history of planet Earth
 * human history, the history of human beings that takes a human perspective
 * recorded history, the history of human beings from when human beings began writing events down (as opposed to prehistory and protohistory)
 * history of globalization, aspect of human history from the perspective of globalization

Arts and entertainment

 * World History (album), a 1998 album by Christian rock band Mad at the World
 * "The History of the World (Part 1)", a 1980 song by The Damned
 * History of the World, Part I, a 1981 film by Mel Brooks
 * History of the World, Part II, a 2023 TV series
 * Andrew Marr's History of the World, a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr
 * history of the entire world, i guess, a 2017 video by Bill Wurtz
 * Universal history (genre), a literary genre
 * History of the World (book), a 1944 book edited by William Nassau Weech
 * History of the World (board game), a 1991 board game designed by Gary Dicken and Steve Kendall
 * History of the World (video game), a 1997 computer game adaptation of the board game