Examines cases of famous tombs, burial places, and treasure troves, including Egypt's pyramids, the tombs of ancient China, and King John's lost treasure.
Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Greece and Rome, including peasant, slave, Olympic pankratist, laborer, fuller, gladiator, and soldier.
Explores the causes of the Civil War, examining the growing differences between the North and South, the contention over slavery, and the expanding country.
Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in medieval times, including peasant, bog iron collector, woad dyer, fuller, barber-surgeon, and plague doctor.
Explains what democracy is using real world examples from United States history and government, including the American Revolution, the three branches of government, and the Constitution.
Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Egypt, including bleacher, embalmer, quarry worker, paint mixer, farmer, housewife, brick maker, and miner.
Introduces monarchy as a form of government, describing its unique features and its history through the ages, along with examples of current monarchies in Europe and Asia.
