Prehistory                                              to 3500 BC          

Telling Time / Creation & Evolution / Cosmic Calendar / Human Biological Taxonomy / The Human Brain / Timeline of Prehistoric Man / (clips: 2001 / Walking with Cavemen / Cosmos II / Cosmos XI)

Absolutism and Enlightenment            1648-1776      

The First Civilizations                           3500-1500         

Civilization / Domestication / Farming / Division of Labor /Geography of the Near East / Mesopotamia and Sumerian Civilization / Old and Middle Kingdoms of Egypt / Cuneiform vs. Heiroglyphics / Art of the First Civilizations / (clips: Pyramid / 7 Wonders / Cosmos XII)

The Age of Revolution                       1776-1815      

The Age of Empires                              1500-500 BC       

Empire Traits / Geography of the Near East / Akkadian / Babylonian / Hittite / NK Egyptian / Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian / Art of the Empires / / Small Kingdoms and Nomads / The Land of Canaan / Phoenicia / Israel / Judaism / Philistia / Arabians / Ethiopians / Art of the Small Kingdoms / A Tell / (clips: The Ten Commandments)

The Early 19th Century: Industry        1815-1848      

Classical Greece                                   500-300 BC        

Geography of Greece / Minoans / Myceanans / Greek Alphabet / Mythology / Dark Age / Homer / Olympics / Athens & Sparta / Persian Wars /  / Golden Age Arts, Architecture, Literature, Philosophy, Politics / Peloponnesian Wars / Career of Alexander / Aftermath of Alexander / (clips: Clash of the Titans / Cosmos VII / The Odyssey)

The Later 19th Century: Nat./Imp.     1848-1914      

Classical Rome                                     300 BC-500 ad    

Geography of Italy / Legendary Founding / Roman Mythology and Greek Culture / Roman Character Traits / Governing the Republic / Winning Italy / Carthage & The Punic Wars / Social Crisis / Julius Caesar / From Republic to Empire / / Roman Cities / Early Emperors / Jesus of Nazareth / Early Christianity / Bread and Circuses / The Later Pax Romana / Art of the Roman Empire / The Germans / The Rise of Christianity and The Church / Decline and Fall / (clips: Roman City / Ben Hur / Passion of Christ / Quo Vadis / Gladiator / The Vatican)

World War I and Versailles                1914-1918    

Late Antiquity / Eastern Civilizations   500 BC-800         

Geography of Eastern Rome and the Near East / Byzantium / Muhammad the Prophet / The 5 Pillars of Islam / Expansion of Islam / India / China / Eastern Religions: Hinduism / Buddhism / Confucius / Art of the Eastern Civilizations / (clips: The Hajj / 1001 Arabian Nights)

The Interwar Period                           1918-1939     

The Early Middle Ages                         500-1000           

World War II                                    1939-1945     

The Later Middle Ages                        1000-1500          

The Cold War World                        1945-1991    

The Renaissance                                  1300-1648         

Reflections on Modern Times             1991-2004     

The Age of Exploration and Science     1492-1700         

The Future                                         2005-3005