My 13-year old has always been interested in Ancient Japan. He is also interested in China, Germany, Mexico, Italy, and pretty much any other country that has a different culture than ours. He will be our world traveler when he's older because other cultures fascinate him. Last semester, at the school he was able to take an Egyptian Mythology class. Since I don't believe in trying to straddle two historical topics or time periods, I had him work through Apologia's Africa unit in Around the World in 180 Days. It was a perfect fit for him and rounded out the Egyptian Mythology