The Story of the World: Vol 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor

Chapter Sections

• 0.1 Intro: How Do We Know What Happened?; What is History?
• 0.2 Intro: How Do We Know What Happened?; What is Archaeology?
• 1.1 Ch 1: The Earliest People; The First Nomads
• 1.2 Ch 1: The Earliest People; The First Nomads Become Farmers
• 2.1 Ch 2: Egyptians Lived on the Nile River; Two Kingdoms Become One
• 2.2 Ch 2: Egyptians Lived on the Nile River; Gods of Ancient Egypt
• 3 Ch 3: The First Writing
• 4.1 Ch 4: The Old Kingdom of Egypt; Making Mummies
• 4.2 Ch 4: The Old Kingdom of Egypt; Egyptian Pyramids
• 5 Ch 5: The First Sumerian Dictator
• 6.1 Ch 6: The Jewish People; God Speaks to Abraham
• 6.2 Ch 6: The Jewish People; Joseph Goes to Egypt
• 7.1 Ch 7: Hammurabi and the Babylonians
• 8.1 Ch 8: The Assyrians; Shamshi-Adad, King of the Whole World
• 8.2 Ch 8: The Assyrians; The Story of Gilgamesh
• 9.1 Ch 9: The First Cities of India; The River-Road
• 9.2 Ch 9: The First Cities of India; The Mystery of Mohenjo-Daro
• 10.1 Ch 10: The Far East- Ancient China; Lei Zu and the Silkworm
• 10.2 Ch 10: The Far East- Ancient China; The Pictograms of Ancient China
• 10.3 Ch 10: The Far East- Ancient China; Farming in Ancient China
• 11.1 Ch 11: Ancient Africa; Ancient Peoples of West Africa
• 11.2 Ch 11: Ancient Africa; Anansi and the Turtle
• 11.3 Ch 11: Ancient Africa; Anansi and the Make-Believe Food
• 12.1 Ch 12: The Middle Kingdom of Egypt; Egypt Invades Nubia
• 12.2 Ch 12: The Middle Kingdom of Egypt; The Hyksos Invade Egypt
• 13.1 Ch 13: The New Kingdom of Egypt; The General and the Woman Pharoah
• 13.2 Ch 13: The New Kingdom of Egypt; Amenhotep and King Tut
• 14.1 Ch 14: The Israelites Leave Egypt; The Baby Moses
• 14.2 Ch 14: The Israelites Leave Egypt; The Exodus from Egypt
• 15.1 Ch 15: The Phoenicians; The Phoenician Traders
• 15.2 Ch 15: The Phoenicians; The Founding of Carthage
• 16.1 Ch 16: The Return of Assyria; Ashurbanipal's Attack
• 16.2 Ch 16: The Return of Assyria; The Library of Nineveh
• 17.1 Ch 17: Babylon Takes Over Again!; Nebuchadnezzar's Madness,
• 17.2 Ch 17: Babylon Takes Over Again!; The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• 18.1 Ch 18: Life in Early Crete; Bull-Jumpers and Sailors
• 18.2 Ch 18: Life in Early Crete; King Minos and the Minotaur
• 18.3 Ch 18: Life in Early Crete; The Mysterious End of the Minoans
• 19.1 Ch 19: The Early Greeks; The Mycenaeans
• 19.2 Ch 19: The Early Greeks; The Greek Dark Ages
• 20.1 Ch 20: Greece Gets Civilized Again; Greece Gets and Alphabet
• 20.2 Ch 20: Greece Gets Civilized Again; The Stories of Homer
• 20.3 Ch 20: Greece Gets Civilized Again; The First Olympic Games
• 21.1 Ch 21: The Medes and the Persians; A New Empire
• 21.2 Ch 21: The Medes and the Persians; Cyrus the Great
• 22.1 Ch 22: Sparta and Athens; Life in Sparta
• 22.2 Ch 22: Sparta and Athens; Life in Athens
• 23 Ch 23: The Greek Gods
• 24.1 Ch 24: The Wars of the Greeks; Greece's War with Persia
• 24.2 Ch 24: The Wars of the Greeks; The Greeks Fight Each Other
• 25.1 Ch 25: Alexander the Great; Phillip and his Son
• 25.2 Ch 25: Alexander the Great; Alexander's Invasions
• 25.3 Ch 25: Alexander the Great; The Death of Alexander
• 26.1 Ch 26: The People of the Americas; The Nazca Drawings
• 26.2 Ch 26: The People of the Americas; The Heads of the Olmecs
• 26.3 Ch 26: The People of the Americas; Rabbit Shoots the Sun
• 27.1 Ch 27: The Rise of Rome; Romulus and Remus
• 27.2 Ch 27: The Rise of Rome; The powerr of Rome
• 28.1 Ch 28: The Roman Empire; The Roman Gods
• 28.1 Ch 28: The Roman Empire; The Roman Builders
• 28.2 Ch 28: The Roman Empire; The Roman Gladiators
• 28.3 Ch 28: The Roman Empire; The Gladiator School
• 29 Ch 29: Rome's War with Carthage
• 30.1 Ch 30: The Aryans of India; Life on the Ganges River
• 30.2 Ch 30: The Aryans of India; The Casts of Ancient India
• 30.3 Ch 30: The Aryans of India; Siddhartha
• 31.1 Ch 31: The Mauryan Empire of India; The Empire United
• 31.2 Ch 31: The Mauryan Empire of India; The Jarkata Tales
• 32.1 Ch 32: China- Writing and the Qin; Calligraphy in China
• 32.2 Ch 32: China- Writing and the Qin; Warring States
• 32.3 Ch 32: China- Writing and the Qin; The First Emperor and the Great Wall
• 32.4 Ch 32: China- Writing and the Qin; The First Emperor's Grave
• 33 Ch 33: Confucius
• 34.1 Ch 34: The Rise of Julius Caesar; Caesar is Kidnapped
• 34.2 Ch 34: The Rise of Julius Caesar; The Consuls of Rome
• 34.3 Ch 34: The Rise of Julius Caesar; Caesar and the Senate
• 35.1 Ch 35: Caesar the Hero; Caesar Fights the Celts
• 35.2 Ch 35: Caesar the Hero; Caesar Crosses the Rubicon
• 35.3 Ch 35: Caesar the Hero; Caesar and Cleopatra
• 35.4 Ch 35: Caesar the Hero; The Death of Caesar
• 36 Ch 36: The First Roman Prince
• 37.1 Ch 37: The Beginning of Christianity; The Birth of Jesus
• 37.2 Ch 37: The Beginning of Christianity; Jesus Crucified and Resurrected
• 38 Ch 38: The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation
• 39.1 Ch 39: Rome and the Christians; Nero, the Evil Emperor
• 39.2 Ch 39: Rome and the Christians; Christians in the Catacombs
• 39.3 Ch 39: Rome and the Christians; The Emperor Is a Christian!
• 40.1 Ch 40: Rome Begins to Weaken; The British Rebellion
• 40.2 Ch 40: Rome Begins to Weaken; Rome Divided in Two
• 41.1 Ch 41: The Attacking Barbarians; Attila the Hun
• 41.2 Ch 41: The Attacking Barbarians; Stilicho,
• 41.3 Ch 41: The Attacking Barbarians; Roman and Barbarian
• 41.4 Ch 41: The Attacking Barbarians; The Coming of the Visigoths
• 42.1 Ch 42: The End of Rome; The Last Roman Emperor
• 42.2 Ch 42: The End of Rome; The Gifts of Rome