Have you ever wondered about the Middle Ages?  Some scholars call the 13th century the greatest of centuries, while others point to many dark times. Who were the people who stand out during this century?  How did they conquer, divide and reassign territories? What ideas did they formulate, develop and pass on to the future?  How did these leaders open the gates to the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Age of Reason and the Information Age?

• Week 1: Through the eyes of Manco Capac  

Discover the legend and the history of the founder and first emperor of the Incas

Meet the Sun God family

• Week 2: Through the eyes of Eleanor of Aquitaine

Learn how to serve as Queen of France and England

Get warm - invent indoor fireplaces

• Week 3: Through the eyes of Moses ben Maimon

Walk through the mind of a Spanish philosopher, physician, lawyer  

Influence Thomas Aquinas and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Week 4: Through the eyes of Kublai Khan

Investigate how to conquer and unite China, even if you’re not Chinese

Use paper money exclusively and build a postal system that works

• Week 5: Through the eyes of Alexander Nevsky

See how to defeat the Golden Horde to create the Russian empire  

Learn how to become a saint

• Week 6: Through the eyes of Osman I  

Follow the foundation of the Ottoman dynasty and empire

Plus, there’s always baklava!