Examines the history of medicine throughout the ages, even those that existed before recorded history, to explain the phenomena of life, illness, and death.
Presents an overview of the Vikings' world with color images. Describes the Vikings' explorations, wars, family life, religion, and leisure activities. Includes a glossary.
Provides an overview of the Scientific Revolution, outlining its causes and origins and detailing the impact it had on human society. Spotlights some of the many advancements that arose from the Scientific Revolution and includes full-color illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.
Examines how the Africans in the twentieth century did manage to throw off the destructive yoke of colonialism and begin to enjoy the fruits of independence and self-determination.
Describes the history and culture of ancient Egypt, discussing its beginnings, growth into an empire, religion, and society and the conflicts that shaped its later periods.
Examines one group of Indians, that some historians suggest may have taken in the residents of the famous lost colony of Roanoke, who mysteriously disappeared in 1590.
Examines piracy on the high seas providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies. Sidebars and time lines also offer a wealth of additional information as well as provide launching points for further discussion and study.
Examines the important events, dates, and civilizations that shaped the late Middle Ages including William the Conqueror and the Norman Conquest, the Crusades, European trade routes, the Black Plague, and more.
