Watch children fall in love with history! With its innovative style and animation, this series of sixteen 20-minute programs portraits significant historical events in ways that kids find fun and easy to digest. Add better yet, they will be enjoying themselves! ANCIENT EGYPT
From the annual flooding of the Nile to the mysteries of the Rosetta stone, students learn key facts about Ancient Egyptian civilization.
INCAS AND ANDEAN CULTURES
At the time the Turks were invading Byzantium, legend has it that Inca civilization was established by the sun god, Inti. Students learn the Inca system of terracing, the growth of crops, and the remarkable transportation routes where messages were sent thousands of miles by Inca runners.
CLASSICAL GREECE
Innovative animation and a tongue-in-cheek approach to ancient history provide a sound introduction to classical Greek society, from soldiers in the field, to beloved artists, Olympians, and philosophers.
THE AZTEC EMPIRE
Innovative animation and a tongue-in-cheek approach to ancient history provide a sound introduction to the Aztec Empire. The episode compares the history of the Aztec Empire with that of the Ottoman Empire that was expanding rapidly under Suleiman’s leadership.
IMPERIAL ROME
Beginning with the legend of Romulus and Remus, the episode traces the leadership of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar and the foundations of Western civilization in Roman laws and Roman government. Roman entertainment is detailed, as are the Roman aqueducts and the Roman bath.
ANCIENT CHINA
Beginning at 5,000 years B.C., it traces the Chinese dynasties to the time of Qin Shi Huang and the construction of the Great Wall of China. Next, the scene shifts to the birth of Confucius and the principles of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.
MESOPOTAMIA
Provides a sound introduction to the early civilizations that were established in Mesopotamia. Traces the move from caves, to cities and towns, and eventually to civilized societies with governments, laws, and religious codes.
THE MAYAS
Students learn of Mayan jaguar worship, Mayan gods who required human and animal sacrifice, and Mayan mathematicians who understood the use of "zero" hundreds of years before Arab mathematicians did. The intricacies of the Mayan calendar and Mayan glyphs are also explained.
CELTS AND VIKINGS
The strength of these warrior societies extended their influence to Rome and the Gallic Wars. A section on the Druids lays the basis for an understanding of magic and wizardry as portrayed in English literature.
THE BYZANTIME EMPIRE
Innovative animation and a tongue-in-cheek approach to ancient history provide a sound introduction to the Byzantine Empire, the schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Crusades.
THE ANCIENT ISRAELITES
Explores Jewish history, from Abraham’s people journeying to the Promised Land up to the Final Diaspora. Jewish civilization is heralded as being the only ancient civilization to have survived to the present day.
ISLAM
Students learn how wandering Arabs began to settle around desert oasis. The episode follows the development of a military that eventually overcome the people who had sent Mohammed away from Mecca, and the establishment of thriving economy centered in bazaars of this great city.
THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
From shepherds to conquerors of most of the known world, the Persians ruled with sensitivity to the cultures of others. The episode introduces the Library of Alexandria, which was a symbol of the knowledge and unity of all civilizations in the known world.
ANCIENT JAPAN
Against a background of mountain islands rising out of the sea, the Chinese influenced the First Great Warrior to develop a religion that stressed harmony and balance. He merged clans into a relatively peaceful empire, and the Shoguns expanded the empire according to Samurai traditions.
THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE
Tells of the remarkable achievements of Charlemagne and the establishment of the Roman Empire. Students learn about the social structure of peasants, knights, kings, and clergy in a typical feudal system, comparing European fiefdoms with those protected by the Samurai in Japan.
INDIA
Innovative animation tells of the settlement of Indus and Ganges River valleys and the development of Hinduism and Buddhism in India. Students gain an understanding of how the concept of Destiny influenced the development of the Caste system and theories of reincarnation.
*All programs also available individually
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