Andrey Alexakha

How to understand history Andrey Alexakha

Since antiquity, historians have focused on political events. Anyone who has read historical works has come across a chain of such events: wars, battles, conquests, the collapse of states, uprisings, revolutions, coups, etc. These events seem chaotic and random but human thinking is designed in such way that we seek to understand the causes of events. This book is devoted to a theory which explains the causes of historical event. After you read this book, you will know the reasons for the decline of ancient civilizations such as Minoan, Harappan, Mycenaean civilizations, civilization of ancient Maya and the decline of the ancient Roman state. You will understand why revolutions took place, such as the revolution in the Netherlands in the 16th century, the English revolution in the 17th century and the French revolution in the 18th century. And finally, you will find out why industrial revolutions occur and why the first industrial revolution took place in England. This book explains the causes of human progress and allows us to understand the history of any country.