Mankind is so varied and different across the face of the world that sometimes it is amazing we are all a single species! What is responsible for this incredible variation in cultures, value systems and religions? What purpose does this variation serve? The basic information about the world and the objectives which G-d wants the world to reach are contained in the writings of the Talmud and the Midrash. These writings, however, are very esoteric. How do we understand the differences throughout the world? What end do they serve? Where is our place in this great patchwork of peoples and nations? What is the essence of the difference between Jews and non-Jews? Were Adam or Noach Jewish? Begin to understand the roots of the world variations through historical events.