Maya (250 – 950)
A Mesoamerican powerhouse.
A Mesoamerican powerhouse.
The great empire built on gold in West Africa.
The heirs to the Roman Empire.
The Tang dynasty - one of China's mightiest ruling families.
The powerful Islamic empire that dominated the Middle East.
Charlemagne and his descendants - Western Europe's first true empire.
The great rulers of Cambodia and their wide-ranging empire.
The closest thing to the 'knights-and-castles' version of the medieval period.
The fearsome military civilization headed up by the mighty Khans.