Minimalist History of Humanity: from the Big Bang to the 21St Century (Revised Collector's Edition)

How did we humans get to where we are today? 13.8 Billion years ago, the universe was born in the Big Bang, and the stage for life was just set. About 7 million years ago, some great apes began to stand on two feet. In the 21st century, human beings are trying to decode their own lives, hoping to exhaust all knowledge about the universe, time and themselves. Seven million years is just a blink of an eye in the universe, but humans have grown from animals into the most bizarre and complex things in the known universe. "A Brief History of Humanity" is a brief history of mankind with a grand vision and clear context. It places the history of mankind against the magnificent background of the 13.8 Billion-year history of the universe, and overlooks the entire process of mankind from scratch from the perspective of "big history." The book is divided into 4 chapters, starting with the Big Bang, and moving from the age of hunting and gathering, to the age of farming, to modern times. In just over 200 pages, it outlines the main clues in human development, helping us understand the uniqueness of the human species and the challenges we will face in the next few decades. This "Brief History of **" is like a navigation map for readers in unfamiliar territory. In it, what we see is not isolated events one after another, but a common human story that is rich in logic and interactive connections. This story is huge, complex, sometimes sad, sometimes inspiring, and we will continue to write it.