History

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Few other categories or areas of study offer as rich or as diverse a range of topics as history. Starting with ancient Greece and their rise, our content follows the empires that followed their dominance. The rulers of Greece include Alexander the Great, the thinkers include Socrates and Plato, and the achievements of Greece include art and architecture that can still be seen today.
The Roman Empire grew alongside Greece and soon became the dominant force in the region, and then the … Western world. The Romans gave us roads, architecture, government, and an empire that stretched from England to Egypt and beyond. At the same time, great empires were starting in Asia, South America, Africa, and even Australia.
If we head to Africa and Asia, we’ll learn the stories of the pyramids of Egypt and the Pharaohs who ruled the lands, and the dynasties that ruled China and Japan for centuries. These areas are also home to the birthplace of Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam. This category also covers the rich history of India, the legendary trading post of Timbuktu, the rest of the continent of Africa, and the Saudi Arabian Peninsula.
In the Americas, you’ll hear the stories of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Cherokee. As well as the discovery of the New World, the birth and rise of the United States of America, and political struggles in Central America. Important biographies from throughout history include everyone from Henry the VIII and Julius Caesar, to Ronald Reagan and Adolf Hitler.

• Ancient Greece and Rome
• Asia and Africa
• Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific
• Biographies
• Historians and Chronicles
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Modern Europe
• United States and Canada