From the Book - American edition.
Sumer--the first cities --
Egypt--life on the Nile --
Egypt--pharaohs and pyramids --
Indus Valley civilization --
Europe--the monument builders --
Minoans and Mycenaeans --
Canaan--land of plenty --
Kingdoms of the Hebrews --
Phoenicians--rules of the sea --
Babylon--gate of the gods --
Assyrians--kings of conquest --
Celts--Iron Age heroes --
Persia--the magnificent empire --
Greece--the power and the glory --
Greece--Alexander and after --
Rome--from villages to empire --
Rome--life in the city --
Africa--kingdoms of gold --
India--the Mauryan Age --
China--the first emperor --
North American peoples --
Polynesia and New Zealand --
Japan--rise of the samurai --
Aztecs--warriors of the sun --
Inca--lords of the Andes --
