History of Our World
       The Early Ages


Introduction - Why Study History?  
Chapter 1 - The Beginnings of Human Society  
1-1 - Otzi the Iceman
1-1 - Geography and History
 
1-2 - Prehistory - Stone Age  
1-3 - The Beginnings of Civilization
Chapter 2 - The Fertile Crescent  
2-1 - Land Between Two Rivers (2 days)  
2-2 - Fertile Crescent Empires  
2-3 - The Legacy of Mesopotamia  
2-4 - Mediterranean Civilizations  
2-5 - Judaism  
Video - Mesopotamia - 23m (Library)  
Chapter 3 - Ancient Egypt and Nubia  
3-1 - The Geography of the Nile  
3-2 - The Rulers of Egypt  
3-3 - Egyptian Religion  
3-4 - Ancient Egyptian Culture  
3-5 - The Cultures of Nubia  
Chapter 4 - Ancient India  
4-1 - The Indus and Ganges River Valleys  
4-2 - Hinduism and Ancient India  
4-3 - The Beginnings of Buddhism  
4-4 - Empires of Ancient India  
Chapter 5 - Ancient China  
5-1 - The Geography of China's River Valleys  
5-2 - Confucius and His Teachings  
5-3 - Warring Kingdoms Unite  
5-4 - Achievements of Ancient China  
Chapter 6 - The Rise of Ancient Greece  
6-1 - The Rise of Greek Civilization  
6-2 - Religion, Philosophy, and the Arts  
Chapter 7 - The Glory of Ancient Greece  
7-1 - Daily Life in Athens  
7-2 - Athens and Sparta  
7-3 - The Spread of Greek Culture  
Chapter 8 - The Rise of Ancient Rome  
8-1 - The Roman Republic  
8-2 - The Roman Empire  
Chapter 9 - The Fate of Ancient Rome  
9-1 - Roman Daily Life  
9-2 - Christianity and the Roman Empire  
9-3 - The Fall of Rome