The Story of Civilization
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The Story of Civilization is an eleven-volume historical series by Will and Ariel Durant that surveys the history of Western civilization from ancient times to the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Story of Civilization canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of Civilization Context triple: [Ariel Durant, notableWork, The Story of Civilization]
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A.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
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B.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
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C.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.
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D.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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E.
Geschichte des Altertums
Geschichte des Altertums is a multi-volume scholarly history of the ancient world by German historian Eduard Meyer, renowned for its comprehensive and systematic treatment of ancient civilizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of Civilization Target entity description: The Story of Civilization is an eleven-volume historical series by Will and Ariel Durant that surveys the history of Western civilization from ancient times to the early 19th century.
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A.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
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B.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1921 children's history book by Hendrik Willem van Loon that presents an accessible, illustrated narrative of world history for young readers.
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C.
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind is a 1957 fantasy-comedy film that uses a celestial trial to explore key events and figures throughout human history.
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D.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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E.
Geschichte des Altertums
Geschichte des Altertums is a multi-volume scholarly history of the ancient world by German historian Eduard Meyer, renowned for its comprehensive and systematic treatment of ancient civilizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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history book series ⓘ |
| author |
Ariel Durant
NERFINISHED
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Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eighthVolumeTitle | The Age of Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eleventhVolumeTitle | The Age of Napoleon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifthVolumeTitle | The Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstVolumeTitle | Our Oriental Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthVolumeTitle | The Age of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | history ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Ariel Durant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Will Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Caesar and Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Our Oriental Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ Rousseau and Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ The Age of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ The Age of Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ The Age of Napoleon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Age of Reason Begins NERFINISHED ⓘ The Age of Voltaire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | public understanding of Western history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Western civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | popular history ⓘ |
| ninthVolumeTitle | The Age of Voltaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | comprehensive survey of Western civilization ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 11 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1975 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeVolume | Rousseau and Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
art history
ⓘ
cultural history ⓘ economic history ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ philosophical history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| secondVolumeTitle | The Life of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seventhVolumeTitle | The Age of Reason Begins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthVolumeTitle | The Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | narrative history ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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students of history ⓘ |
| tenthVolumeTitle | Rousseau and Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdVolumeTitle | Caesar and Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | ancient times to early 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Story of Civilization Description of subject: The Story of Civilization is an eleven-volume historical series by Will and Ariel Durant that surveys the history of Western civilization from ancient times to the early 19th century.
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