Cooke, Tim

Chronicles the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural development from 500 BCE to 600 CE describing such events as the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, Alexander the Great, the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, ancient peoples of North and South America, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Discusses the Middle Ages, covering various empires, conquests, religions, cultural movements, and civilizations around the world, with detailed maps depicting migrations, types of subsistence, populations, religious centers, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Chronicles the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural development from about 2000 BCE to 500 BCE, describing such events as the Hittites, Assyrians, and cities of Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt and Greece, the Americas, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Explore the societal context of as well as the science behind Prehistory and Classical Period.

Learn about the spread of ideas that led to a renaissance, or ?rebirth,? of learning in Medieval Period and the Renaissance.

Chronicles the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural development from 1492 to 1783.

Learn about the history and science behind the advancements of the early 20th century.

Learn about the experimentation behind each of the major advancements of this age in The Scientific Revolution.

Explains the nature of the universe and the forces that shape it.

Readers explore the societal context of, as well as the science behind, steam and electricity.