Does this ever REALLY bug you?

[Brutus]

Speaking as someone who has both been taught and has taught in a Dutch 'middle school' (roughly equivalent to your High School), I'm actually pleasantly surprised to see you learn something at all about Hannibal, the 1st Punic War and the Huns. Never had that nor thaught that. When I was in school, we went from a chapter about Greeks and Romans (combined) straight to skipping the only chapter about the Middle Ages, learning a bit about the Dutch Revolt and and our revolutionary era before coming to the twentieth century, which was the only century we were taught about in my last 3 years. When I taught a few lessons myself to a group of first-years (about 12 years of age) I was suprised to see the books actually included some real facts etc. (actually daring to mention years and persons), but still it got to the sixteenth century by chapter 4.

But then, look at the new dating system the De Rooy-Commission (for the renewal of Historical Education) has introduced for Dutch "High Schools" (Middelbare scholen):

-Time of Hunters and Farmers (Until 3000 BC; Prehistory)
-Time of Greeks and Romans (3000 BC-500 AD; Antiquity)
-Time of Monks and Knights (500-1000; Early Middle Ages)
-Time of Cities and States (1000-1500; High and Late Middle Ages)
-Time of Discoverers and Reformers (1500-1600; Renaissance and 16th Century)
-Time of Regents and Lords (1600-1700; Golden Age and 17th Century)
-Time of Wigs and Revolutions (1700-1800; Age of Enlightenment and 18th Century)
-Time of Citizens and Steam-machines (1800-1900; Industrialisation and 19th Century)
-Time of World Wars (1900-1950; First Half 20th Century)
-Time of Television and Computer (1950-2000; Second Half 20th Century)

And yes, those "Wigs" are actually meant to be those hairy things people put on their heads...