Presents an account of the Reformation which was sparked in 1517 when Catholic priest Martin Luther compiled a list of his complaints against the Church, and includes background on the Roman Catholic Church, the causes of social and religious unrest, and the results of the upheaval.
A journey through four seasons and the many faces of the United States' scenic national parks. Experience Alaska's glacier-clad Denali and the turquoise coves and reefs of the Virgin Islands. The fire of Hawaii's volcanoes is offset by the coolness of Kentucky's Mammoth Caves. Experience the bleakness of South Dakota's Badlands to the granite shores of Maine's Acadia.
Describes the explorations, conquests, accomplishments, and failures of sixteenth-century Spanish explorers ?lvar N??ez Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco V?squez de Coronado, Juan Ponce de Le?n, and Hernando de Soto in North America.
Provides insights into the explorations of the Portuguese through dramatized interviews with Prince Henry the Navigator, a leader who inspired voyages to the African coast and other uncharted regions of the world; Bartolomeo Dias, who sailed around the southern tip of Africa; and Vasco da Gama, explorer of the Indies.
Explores the Revolutionary War, covering taxation, the French and Indian War, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Army, the siege of Boston, and the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Breed's Hill.
Explores archaeological sites and artifacts, art, architecture, and writings to provide insights into life in the ancient African civilizations of the Swahili and Great Zimbabwe, discussing the people and cultures of the East African empires.
Chronicles the Revolutionary War from its beginnings in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, to its end in Yorktown, Virginia, describing its major battles and figures.
