The World of Islam, a political patchwork, a cultural unity: Baghdad: the heart of Islam, The slaves of Islam, The Fatimids: ambition, power and madness, Islamic Spain: glory and egomania, Central Asia: the coming of the Turks, Mahmud, scourge of Northern India, Judaism: a faith toughened by trials. Europe, a benighted continent on the brink of a new dawn: The reach of Rome, The Viking heartland, New-found lands in Iceland and Greenland, England: a nation of its knees, The Celtic world, France: powerful dukes, an embattled king, Viking + Greek = Russian Orthodox, Otto III's teenage dreams of imperial grandeur, The coming of the Ashkenazim, The emergence of Hungary, Byzantium: fighting to preserve the glory. The Americas, isolated cultures brought to light by archaeology: The enigma of Tiahuanaco, The Toltecs' brief heyday, Cahokia: capital of the eastern woodlands, The south-west: a colonial bloom in a harsh land, Bison hunters and farmers of the prairies, A tapestry of cultures on the West Coast, The Far North: the coming of the Thule people, The Vikings in Vinland. Shows empires, trade routes, military activity, etc.
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