Human beginnings -- A look at human evolution -- The evolutionary road -- Homo sapiens rule the world -- Surviving the ice age -- The evolution of modern humans -- Life in the ancient world -- The first farmers -- The first towns -- Pottery from the past -- Making a mark - the first artists -- Monuments and megaliths -- The first civilizations -- A brief history of jewelry -- A material world -- Culture and costume -- The discovery of metal -- Another brick in the wall... -- The Great Wall of China -- Living from the land -- The origins of writing -- The invention of everyday things -- Keeping clean -- Rules and rulers -- Gods and monsters -- Mapping the heavens -- Temples and palaces -- Seven wonders of the ancient world -- Journeys of the dead -- How to make a mummy -- Breakthroughs in thinking -- All the world's a stage ... -- The world in tune -- The sporting life -- Animals and humans -- Across the land -- A brief history of boats -- The medieval world -- A place of worship -- Holy objects -- Life in a Medieval town -- Castles -- Wars and warriors -- Weapons of war -- Siege weapons -- Slavery -- Making medicine -- The black death -- The story of salt -- A brief history of money -- Trade on the Silk Road -- The age of exploration -- We are what we eat -- Conquering the oceans -- Discovery and invention -- A question of time -- A world in print -- A brief history of books -- Changing times -- The modern world,