Images across the ages

Portraits of people prominent in Chinese civilization over a 3000-year period. Includes a list of words in the Pinyin language system as well as their counterparts in the older Wade-Giles system.

Presents biographies of some prominent Russians including Alexander Nevsky, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, and Peter Tchaikovsky.

Explores the history and culture of Japan through chronologically-arranged biographies of notable people from various walks of life.

Presents biographies of some prominent sub-Saharan Africans throughout history, including Piankhy, Ahmed Baba, Ann Nzinga, Cinque, Kip Keino, and Wole Soyinka.

Explores the history and culture of South America through chronologically arranged biographies of notable people from various walks of life.

Explores the history and culture of France through biographies arranged chronologically.

Presents biographical sketches of such prominent Italians as Julius Caesar, St. Francis of Assisi, Michelangelo, Galileo, Suetonius, and Maria Montessori.

Presents biographical sketches of Nezahualc?yotl, Moctezume II, Malinche, Juan Diego, Diego de la Cruz, Juana In?s de la Cruz, Father Miguel Hidalgo, Benito Ju?rez, Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahol, and Amalia Hern?ndez.