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下表極具選擇性地列出了一些世界歷史的材料，主要關注寫作《極簡人類史》時用到的資料。目前，關於世界歷史已經有大量著作問世，並且質量也在不斷提高。
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Cosmos:a Spacetime Odyssey: https://www.cosmosontv.com/
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World History Connected: https://worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu/
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