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History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective

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Look at world history through the lens of religion, philosophy, the visual arts, literature, and more-led by a brilliant lecturer/scholar.

Syllabus

  • 01: Cities, Civilizations, and Sources
  • 02: From Out of the Mesopotamian Mud
  • 03: Cultures of the Ancient Near East
  • 04: Ancient Egypt—The Gift of the Nile
  • 05: Pharaohs, Tombs, and Gods
  • 06: The Lost Civilization of the Indus Valley
  • 07: The Vedic Age of Ancient India
  • 08: Mystery Cultures of Early Greece
  • 09: Homer and Indian Poetry
  • 10: Athens and Experiments in Democracy
  • 11: Hoplite Warfare and Sparta
  • 12: Civilization Dawns in China—Shang and Zhou
  • 13: Confucius and the Greek Philosophers
  • 14: Mystics, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians
  • 15: Persians and Greeks
  • 16: Greek Art and Architecture
  • 17: Greek Tragedy and the Sophists
  • 18: The Peloponnesian War and the Trial of Socrates
  • 19: Philip of Macedon-Architect of Empire
  • 20: Alexander the Great Goes East
  • 21: Unifiers of India—Chandragupta and Asoka
  • 22: Shi Huangdi—First Emperor of China
  • 23: Earliest Historians of Greece and China
  • 24: The Hellenistic World
  • 25: The Great Empire of the Han Dynasty
  • 26: People of the Toga—Etruscans, Early Rome
  • 27: The Crucible-Punic Wars, Roman Imperialism
  • 28: The Death of the Roman Republic
  • 29: Augustus-Creator of the Roman Empire
  • 30: Roman Emperors-Good, Bad, and Crazy
  • 31: Han and Roman Empires Compared-Geography
  • 32: Han and Roman Empires Compared-Government
  • 33: Han and Roman Empires Compared-Problems
  • 34: Early Americas-Resources and Olmecs
  • 35: Pots and Pyramids-Moche and Teotihuacan
  • 36: Blood and Corn-Mayan Civilization
  • 37: Hunter-Gatherers and Polynesians
  • 38: The Art and Architecture of Power
  • 39: Comparative Armies-Rome, China, Maya
  • 40: Later Roman Empire-Crisis and Christianity
  • 41: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?
  • 42: The Byzantine Empire and the Legacy of Rome
  • 43: China from Chaos to Order under the Tang
  • 44: The Golden Age of Tang Culture
  • 45: The Rise and Flourishing of Islam
  • 46: Holy Men and Women-Monasticism and Saints
  • 47: Charlemagne—Father of Europe
  • 48: Endings, Beginnings, What Does It All Mean?
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Taught by

Gregory S. Aldrete

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