Examines facets of the ancient Greek economy, including farming, mining, currency, pottery, and trade.

Surveys Mexico's geography, natural resources, economy, and population, and discusses some of the challenges being faced by Mexico today.

Explores what life was like for children, both rich and poor, in Victorian Great Britain.

Describes the development of the New Deal policies by President Roosevelt as measures to battle the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930s.

Explores the history, government, and economy of China, including ancient times, the early empire, and modern China.

Portrays daily life in America between the world wars, from the excitement of the "Roaring Twenties," through the devastation of the stock market crash and drought, to the New Deal and economic recovery.