The most important thing in history is time, so we must know the time when we study history. If you say starting from scratch, I suggest you start from the primitive society, and then analyze the basic historical facts of Chinese and foreign history according to a period of time along the thread of historical and social development, and then analyze the characteristics of this period. Knowing more can be understood from three aspects: system, culture and economy. If you just want to know the basic historical facts, look at your previous junior high school history textbook. The biggest feature of junior high school history textbooks is that they are scattered, with a lot of main contents, but not in-depth, which can completely cope with historical problems in daily life. But if you want to know more about it, it is a high school textbook. I recommend the People's Education Edition, which has a clear and smooth historical context. However, if you like and are interested in history, you can recommend The General History of the World by Stavri and Anoos. This book is very deep. You can have a look if you are interested, but only if you have a relatively basic knowledge of history.

I am a liberal arts student with a good history. I hope my answer is helpful to you. History is a mirror. It is good to sum up the past, see through the present and foresee the future. It is good to be interested in history, at least it will inspire your life. So come on, I appreciate friends who like history.