civilization

Discusses the achievements of the ancient Chinese in astronomy, medicine, science, and engineering, as well as such influential Chinese inventions as paper, printing, gun powder, and the compass.

Blossom is a high-school freshman and possessor of psychic powers. She contacts the spirit of an Egyptian princess dead for 3500 years and helps her regain her tomb, and also saves a suffragette school teacher from losing her job.

Portrays the West African kingdom of Benin as it existed when visited by the Portuguese in 1472 and describes its customs and the ceremony surrounding the Oba.

Briefly discusses ancient India, Emperor Asoka, the Mauryan Empire, and Indian religions and contributions to world civilization.

Chronicles the history of ancient Greece from its beginning in the Bronze Age to its end after the death of Alexander the Great; includes nineteen maps of ancient Greece.

Examines American life from 1763 to 1800, providing information about the climate, natural history, geography, Native Americans, the economy, population, diet and health, religion, government, cities, prominent people, education, culture, and crime during the Revolutionary era.

Studies the Hindu caste system in India, and argues that it is a natural ordering of diversity, where differences are accepted instead of ignored.