Some of the names of rulers in the ancient world may be familiar like Alexander the Great and Hammurabi while others will be new including some famous women like Empress Wu in China and Hatshepsut in Egypt. The structure of society and the form of leadership is discussed for the world regions that parallel the other titles. The conquering of one nation by another and the elevation and demotion of kings and leaders occurs in every society mentioned. Athens is credited with becoming the first democracy and the method of voting by dropping pebbles into various jars is interesting.