History: A Beginner's Guide

>>901391
I remember when I was in high school.
Allthough it sounds retarded, Wikipedia and Historical documentary movies helped me achieve who I am today..

Nowadays, there are numerous books written in a way that's light and informing for most people while keeping an interesting pace. Very readable books get published every day on either specific periods or cultures in history or the kind of book that tries to find patterns and causes throughout history in general.
Do you already have a period you are more intersted in? Go out and look on the subject, indeed even Wikipedia can be a great start.
Great books on history at large are for example the books by Jared Diamond, for example Guns, germs and steel.

>>901391
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START WITH THE GREEKS

>>901391
>where to start learning about history

Well you can start anywhere, and the way I took it was to take my starting point that I read about and look at all the effects of it after it happened and all the causes leading up to it. It'll take you far in both directions and add a lot of context to history for you.

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OP here thank you guys! I just feel like a pleb sometimes and want to find a good start point before growing more.