Background: Civilization began in river valleys ; Ancient Africa ; The fertile crescent ; Ancient India ; Ancient China ; Time line
Ancient Africa: Imhotep and the first pyramid c.2620 B.C. / Lynette Brent ; His majesty, herself, Hatshepsut of Egypt 1472-1458 B.C. / Dee Masters ; Akhenaten and Nefertiti 1353-1336 B.C. / Judith Lloyd Yero ; An Ethiopian tale, the queen of Sheba c. 950 B.C. / Stephen Currie
The fertile crescent: King Sargon and the curse of Agade 2335-2279 B.C. / Marianne McComb ; The story of Gilgamesh c. 2000 B.C. / Walter Hazen ; Tale of a tablet house c. 1900 B.C. / Stephen Feinstein ; Hammurabi's code 1792-1750 B.C. / Lynnette Brent ; Story of Ruth c. 1200 B.C. / from the Bible as retold by Fitzgerald Higgins
Ancient India and China: Mohenjo-Daro, a mystery 2600 B.C. / Dee Masters ; Life of the Buddha 563-483 B.C. / Stephen Feinstein ; Confucius says 551-479 B.C. / Stephen Currie ; Shi Huangdi, the first emperor 221-207 B.C. / Walter Hazen ; The tomb of Princess Tou Wan c. 140 B.C. / Marianne McComb