The Story of the Qin and Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China. With an emphasis on engineering projects from the building of the Great Levee on the Min, and the building of the Great Wall, and the building of the emperor's tomb with its terracotta warriors. Through those of the Han and the Sui including their building of the 1200 mile Grand Canal linking the Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers. To The Ming Dynasty and the Great Fleet.

The Byzantines ruled over much of Europe and Asia during the Dark Ages; building stadiums, aqueducts and cathedrals. However, their success became their downfall.