What Happened in History by V. Gordon Childe is one of the most widely read and popular works to date for understanding world history from prehistorical times to Ancient European civilizations. This book is the continuation of the seminal work, Man Makes Himself . This book covers major aspects covered in history such as the Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Copper Age, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Indian civilizations, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, emergence and decline of the Roman Empire. This book discusses the progression of human beings from the stone age till the period of civilizations. This book is highly fascinating for students of ancient history and archaeology.