Introduces the civilization of Moorish Spain, with its center in Andalusia, and discusses Spanish Islam and its impact on the social and political structure, the arts, everyday life, the family, and economic activities.

Introduces the original inhabitants of the West Indies, with an emphasis on the Taino Indians, and the peoples of the Amazon basin, including the sources of their food, their social structure, religion, arts, and survival or loss.

Introduces the civilizations of the Andean peoples and discusses the social and political structures, religion, economy, and life cycle of the Incas, and the effects of the Spanish conquest on them.

Introduces the civilization of Spain before the Roman conquest, and discusses the social and political structure, the arts, religion, and economic activities in the kingdom of Tartessos and among the Iberian and Celtiberian tribes.

Introduces the civilization of the Middle Ages from the perspective of the ways in which the experiences of the Iberian Peninsula were similar to or different from the rest of the Christian West.

Introduces the civilizations of the Mayan peoples and discusses the social and political structures, religion, economy, and life cycle of the Maya, and the effects of the Spanish conquest on them.