Curriculum connections

Discusses the history of humankind from the time of the American Revolutionary War to the outbreak of World War I.

Discusses the history of humankind from the period when Greek civilization was at its height to the time that Islam emerged as one of the world's major faiths.

Discusses the history of humankind from the time of our earliest ancestors to the thriving civilizations of the fifth century BCE.

Describes in detail the workings of the brain, and investigates how our perceptual systems and the brain work to interpret the sensations we experience. Also discusses in detail the concept of mind and consciousness, and the role that emotions play in both mental health and our everyday lives.

Explores how new technologies, including the cultivation of plants and animals, the use of fire, and the invention of writing, influenced the development of humankind from prehistoric times through the classical period.