The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times, 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

From the Creator: For 25 years The Story of the World has helped millions of children fall in love with history. The Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition brings history to life for a new generation of readers.

Susan Wise Bauer has updated and expanded this history, while retaining the engaging and accessible style that made the original so beloved. From the pyramids of Egypt to the palaces of China, from the rise of the first cities to the fall of the Roman Empire, The Story of the World will captivate your child. Includes new chapters and sections on the Silk Road, the rise of the Roman Republic, Han China, ancient Korea, Herod the Great, and more.

Creators brings original audio from independent creators to Yoto.

Tracks included:

• Opening Credits
• How Do We Know What Happened?
• The Earliest People
• Egyptians Lived on the Nile River
• The First Writing
• The Old Kingdom of Egypt
• The First Sumerian Dictator
• The Jewish People
• Hammurabi and the Babylonians
• The Assyrians
• The First Cities of India
• The Far East: Ancient China
• Ancient Africa
• Life in Early Crete
• The Middle Kingdom of Egypt
• The New Kingdom of Egypt
• The Israelites Leave Egypt
• The Early Greeks
• The Phoenicians
• The Return of Assyria
• Greece Gets Civilized Again
• Sparta and Athens
• The Greek Gods
• The Rise of Rome
• Babylon Takes Over Again!
• The Medes and the Persians
• The Aryans of India
• Writing, Fighting, and Thinking in China
• The Wars of the Greeks
• Alexander the Great
• The Mauryan Empire of India
• The People of the Americas
• The Roman Republic
• Rome's War With Carthage
• The First Dynasties of China
• The Rise of Julius Caesar
• Caesar, Ruler of Rome
• Israel Under Roman Rule
• Rome and the Christians
• Rome Begins to Weaken
• Troubles in China
• Lands East of China
• The Attacking Barbarians
• The End of Rome
• Closing Credits