An Encyclopedia of World History
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An Encyclopedia of World History is a comprehensive reference work that surveys global historical events, civilizations, and themes from ancient times to the modern era.
All labels observed (1)
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| An Encyclopedia of World History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10547054 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Encyclopedia of World History Context triple: [William L. Langer, notableWork, An Encyclopedia of World History]
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A.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
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B.
A Short History of the World
A Short History of the World is a concise, popular history book by H. G. Wells that surveys human history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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C.
Glimpses of World History
Glimpses of World History is a collection of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira Gandhi, offering a sweeping narrative of global history from ancient times to the early 20th century.
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D.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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E.
The History of the World
The History of the World is a massive, unfinished early 17th-century historical and philosophical work by Sir Walter Raleigh, written during his imprisonment in the Tower of London and surveying global history from biblical times to the classical era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Encyclopedia of World History Target entity description: An Encyclopedia of World History is a comprehensive reference work that surveys global historical events, civilizations, and themes from ancient times to the modern era.
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A.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
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B.
A Short History of the World
A Short History of the World is a concise, popular history book by H. G. Wells that surveys human history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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C.
Glimpses of World History
Glimpses of World History is a collection of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira Gandhi, offering a sweeping narrative of global history from ancient times to the early 20th century.
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D.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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E.
The History of the World
The History of the World is a massive, unfinished early 17th-century historical and philosophical work by Sir Walter Raleigh, written during his imprisonment in the Tower of London and surveying global history from biblical times to the classical era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
encyclopedia
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history book ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| aim |
to present a global perspective on history
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to provide concise historical summaries ⓘ to survey major world civilizations ⓘ |
| coverageEnd | modern era ⓘ |
| coverageStart | ancient history ⓘ |
| covers |
ancient civilizations
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contemporary history ⓘ cultural history ⓘ early modern history ⓘ economic history ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ medieval history ⓘ military history ⓘ political history ⓘ religious history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| format | single-volume reference ⓘ |
| genre | world history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chronological entries
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civilization overviews ⓘ thematic articles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| scope |
global
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multicultural ⓘ |
| structure |
chronological
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thematic ⓘ |
| subject |
global history
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historical events ⓘ historical themes ⓘ world civilizations ⓘ |
| use |
reference
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research ⓘ teaching aid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Encyclopedia of World History Description of subject: An Encyclopedia of World History is a comprehensive reference work that surveys global historical events, civilizations, and themes from ancient times to the modern era.
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