Information about the title: The structure of the student books provides overviews of historical periods that introduce the semester topics. The thematic units prepare the teaching content in a problem-oriented and multi-perspective manner. Assignments in accordance with the EPA requirements take into account the competency expectations of the curricula. Basic knowledge pages at the end of each chapter review important data and terms. Practice tasks, presentation suggestions, and research tips deepen the learned material. Integrated method pages train the work with various types of sources using concrete examples and present subject-specific working techniques. Special pages on historical culture examine the representation and interpretation of historical themes in art, media, and politics. Global historical perspectives explain phenomena of the globalized world in their historical genesis. Essays deepen the guiding questions of the chapters.