help me /his/ ,, i never paid attention in my government or

flump

Start with whatever aspect of history interests you the most. Within the particular is found the universal. From there you will likely find it easier to branch out to other time periods and regions.

>>1258641
Take a course at your local college or something

>>1259047
this is a good idea
>>1258706
I appreciate this thank you

my local community college is closed oh no

>>1258641
John Julius Norwich A SHORT HISTORY OF BYZANTIUM, THE MIDDLE SEA
are some fun overviews of byzantine and Mediterranean history, both of which are virtually ignored in US history classes.

>>1258641
You don't need textbooks or a college course to be honest.

Seriously, just start reading about what interests you on wikipedia, yeah it's wikipedia, but for most history topics it will give you a good, succinct overview and allow you to branch out and read about more related topics.

AskHistorians is also good. Yeah it's reddit, but it's got actual quality control, plenty of good threads about everything. Steer clear of the rest of reddit's history boards, they're shit tier.


Thirdly, fuck textbooks from school, they're normally garbage. Go over to the recommendations thread to check out what books to read.

Just a heads up, if you like WW2 read Antony Beevor, just do it.

>>1260386
thank you so much!

neck

>>1260386
as bad as it sounds, wikipedia is definitely a good resource to start with. i knew nothing about the bronze age - absolutely nothing - prior to this year, and i decided i wanted to learn about it, so i went through and read as much as i could, checked the citations, and worked my way out from there.

no shame in using a basic resource to start with

I have an AP Euro book I could probably scan to give you