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The United States in the 19th century

1996
Presents a timeline of historic events that occured in America during the 1800s, divided into four categories: Politics, Life, Arts and Entertainment, and Science and Technology.

What do we know about the Greeks?

1992
Surveys the eating habits, education, housing, recreation, religion, art, and other aspects of life in ancient Greece.

The Nubians

people of the ancient Nile
1994
Traces the history of the ancient Nubians and their highly developed civilization along the Nile Valley.

The Mediterranean

1994
Investigates ten important sites around the shores of the Mediterranean, covering a time span from 3600 BC to AD 1853.

Ancient Greece

1994
Describes what it was like to live in ancient Greece, to visit the mysterious oracle at Delphi for advice, or to compete in the first Olympic Games held to honor the mighty Zeus.

In search of Tutankhamun

1985
Traces the search for and discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen and describes life in Egypt during that pharaoh's rule.

The first empires

1988
Describes the earliest civilizations of Egypt, Asia, and the area between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf.

Ancient Greece

1980
Briefly discusses Greece's contribution to European culture, city-states, democracy, philosophers, science, and mathematics.

The Romans

1989
Discusses the civilization of ancient Rome, including the hunting, medicine, clothing, religion, laws, legends, and recreation.

The Egyptians

1989
Discusses the civilization of ancient Egypt, including the laws, customs, beliefs, everyday life, inventions, art, and decline.

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