Great ages of man

An exciting and colorful panorama of the Middle Ages covering feudalism; the importance of religion in everyday life, culture, and art; urban life and the guilds; and knighthood and romance.

Surveys the history, civilizations, culture and people of ancient Africa and explains the influence of the past on modern African life and customs.

A six-hundred-year history of medieval Europe, covering the spread of Christianity to barbaric tribes; the rise of parliamentary government and the stabilization of nation states; the development of court and jury justice; the revival and expansion of trade; the growth of towns, feudal life, and education; and the new trends in art and architecture.

The history, art, architecture, myths, theater, and thought of Greece from 1,200 to 325 B.C. presented in pictures and text.