civilization

Describes what life must have been like for children in Ancient Rome.

A guide through the everyday life and times of the people who lived in medieval Britain. Features expert commentary and re-creations, including a reconstructed medieval village.

Explores the history of Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos through visits to natural, cultural, and architectural sites, including the famed temples of the Khmer Empire, the Thai capitals of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya, giant Buddhist monasteries, and the ancient city of Luang Prabang in Laos.

Looks at ancient Chinese culture by examining monuments such as the Great Wall of China. Features graphic re-creations of a Chinese village from 7,000 years ago, the terracotta army of the First Chinese Emperor, and Beijing's Forbidden City. Features computer animation, on-location footage, and expert commentary. (50 min.).

Describes the everyday life of ancient Egyptians, explains their religious beliefs, recounts ancient Egypt's history, and lists its kings.

Argues that historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence supports the theory that the civilization of ancient Egypt, the first that history records, was Black in origin.

Reviews the evidence that the story of the lost city of Atlantis, a once mighty island empire vanquished by the sea, rests not on fantastic myth but on an actual civilization. On the Greek island of Thera, three thousand years ago a highly advanced culture was destroyed by the most violent volcanic eruption in human history. Other myths and their historical roots, including the Trojan horse and the man-eating Mintoaur, are explored with visits to Crete, Turkey and Greece.

Learn how archaeologists are penetrating Egypt's long-buried mysteries, from the science of preparing a mummy for eternity, to the art of composing a love letter in hieroglyphs, to the technology capable of raising the largest stone buildings ever erected by human beings. (36 min.).