Students explore culture, research causes and consequences of the unification of the Mediterranean basin, and learn about art and architecture, literature, law, and engineering of the period. Each program contains a searchable database for: Audio (speeches, music, sound effects) in QuickTime format, Clip art (black and white and color line art) saved in EPS and bitmap formats, Documents (anything in text format), Photographs (digitized in bitmap format), Video (digitized in QuickTime format) Augment your multimedia curriculum with six new historical-based programs. All media can be exported (saved to disc at a location chosen by the user) for use in such multimedia presentation type programs as MovieWorks and HyperStudio. Included with each library is a teacher's guide that features project themes, curriculum programs, and more. Ideal for use with HyperStudio, MovieWorks, and PowerPoint. Features: Teacher's Guide includes: Citations from ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards for Students, Instructional Strategies, Tips for Creating Presentations, Grade-specific Rubrics, Interactive group projects A complete resource kit with media that is quick and easy to retrieve and can be used freely without specific citations includes: Audio (sound effects and music), Clip art, Text excerpts from primary source documents, Photographs, Video (QuickTime). System Requirements: Macintosh: PowerPC Macintosh at 100 MHz or better, System 7.5 or higher, 10 MB RAM (32 MB recommended), 4X CD-ROM, 16-bit color. Windows: Pentium processor 100 MHz or better, 32 MB RAM, 4X CD-ROM,16-bit color, Windows 95/98, Windows-compatible audio board w/ speakers. QuickTime 4.0 included on Hybrid CD. Benefits: Vast library of audio, photographs, clip art, source documents, and video help students present, publish, and communicate their findings. Each project references a content standard, and includes suggested grade levels, student groupings, learning objectives, procedures, and a suggested rubric for evaluating the final product. Projects can be modified to fit your curriculum. Project-based learning encourages personal investigation. Provides students with valuable experience in exploring, retrieving, sorting relevant vs. irrelevant data, analyzing, and then presenting or expressing what's been learned. Contains: 1 Mac/Windows hybrid CD-ROM, 1 Binder.