The History of the World

Words and writing - how many languages are spoken in the world?, what did the first writing look like?; farming - how did the ancient Egyptians farm their land? who invented barbed wire?; eating and drinking - find out how people used to eat their food before there were forks, and who discovered chocolate; making a home - what happens to mud bricks when it rains?, how did the Mongols move house?; dressing up - what did Cleopatra use sheep fat and red clay for?, who was Gideon Sundback?; getting better - discover why doctors used blood-sucking leeches, and how the Black Death spread; cleaning - why did Romans go to public baths?, what did people use a mangle for?; working - why did small children work in the mills?, what were guilds?; learning - find out what lessons were like in a Sumerian school, and where the first university was opened; travelling on land - why did a man with a red flag have to travel in front of the first trains?; travelling on water - what were the first boats made out of?, who were the first people to use sails on their boats?; travelling in air - what was the name of the first aeroplane?, why is the "Hindenburg" famous?; fighting - what was a pot-de-fer?, what kind of weapon was a rapier?; inventing - who invented the wheel?, what was the first telephone message?