Profiles the major cities that existed in the ancient civilizations in the Near East, Egypt, India, China, and the Americas and discusses how studying the growth and development of those cities can help urban planners create better cities in the future.
Discusses how the Mexica Aztec group became the most powerful group in ancient Mexico and examines their culture, religion, everyday life, and development.
An exploration of ancient Greece, providing information about its importance, discussing the birth of democracy, and covering everyday life, gods and religion, art, architecture, literature, science, philosophy, technology, and the Hellenistic age.
An exploration of ancient Egypt, providing information about where the country is located and what the land is like, and covering religion and rituals, art and architecture, everyday life, the decline of the civilization, and its legacy.
