A great civilization that grew up around the Nile River, ancient Egypt had sophisticated irrigation systems that held ba... MoreEmpire of Ancient Egypt
-- Children reach a deeper understanding of historical peoples by participating in the activities that shaped their live... MoreRoman Empire
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Despite only existing for two centuries, the Aztec managed to found their civilization on an island in the Valley of Mex... MoreEmpire of the Aztecs
Beginning about 1200 CE, the Mali, Songhay, and Ghana empires spread their sequential influence across the western horn ... MoreEmpires of Medieval West Africa
For almost 1,200 years, the Persians ruled a territory that stretched from the Black Sea into Central Asia, from India t... MoreEmpires of Ancient Persia
Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, was the site of the world's first stable civilization... MoreEmpires of Ancient Mesopotamia
While Europe was in the Dark Ages, classical learning from ancient Greece, Rome, and Persia was being preserved and adva... MoreEmpire of the Islamic World
The classical Greek civilization is the cornerstone of Western civilization today. The Greeks invented and developed eve... MoreEmpire of Ancient Greece
Under the leadership of Chinggis Khan and his descendants in the 13th century, the Mongols quickly built an empire that ... MoreEmpire of the Mongols
The influence of the Roman Empire has been widespread and profound, perhaps more so than that of any other empire or civ... MoreThe Empire of Ancient Rome
From the age of 20 until his death at 32, Alexander the Great and his armies from Greece swept across a vast region that... MoreEmpire of Alexander the Great
Empire of Alexander the Great looks at what made Alexander a brilliant military tactician and a charismatic leader. It a... MoreEmpire of Alexander the Great
Though the Incas left no written records of their great civilization, the archaeological remains and accounts of Spanish... MoreEmpire of the Incas
Long before European boats reached the shores of the Americas, sophisticated civilizations had already developed through... MoreEmpires of the Maya
Empire of the Mongols details how the Mongols were able to sweep so swiftly and effectively across the plains and establ... MoreEmpire of the Mongols
"Great Empires of the Past" narrates the stories of the most important empires in world history while looking at how the... MoreGreat Empires of the Past Set
