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Use a cutting-edge historical approach to trace the story of human civilizations from our emergence as a species.
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Overview
Syllabus
- 01: A Tale of Two Ancient Cities
- 02: The Rise of Humanity
- 03: Foraging in the Old Stone Age
- 04: Origins of Agriculture
- 05: Power, Cities, and States
- 06: The Era of Agrarian Civilizations
- 07: Innovations of Mesopotamia
- 08: The Downfall of Sumer
- 09: Egypt: Divine Rule in the Black Land
- 10: Society and Culture of Egypt
- 11: Early Mediterranean Civilizations
- 12: Mysteries of the Indus Valley
- 13: South Asian Civilizations and Beliefs
- 14: China: Born in Isolation
- 15: China's Dynasties and Influence
- 16: The Importance of the Nomads
- 17: Oxus Civilization and Powerful Persia
- 18: Greece in Its Golden Age
- 19: Greek Gods, Philosophy, and Science
- 20: Alexander's Conquests and Hellenism
- 21: Building the Roman Republic
- 22: Triumphs and Flaws of Imperial Rome
- 23: New Ideas along the Silk Road
- 24: Chaos and Consolidation in Eurasia
- 25: Islamic Expansion and Rule
- 26: Legacy of the Mongols
- 27: North American Peoples and Tribes
- 28: Agrarian Civilizations of Mesoamerica
- 29: Culture and Empire in South America
- 30: African Kingdoms and Trade
- 31: Lifeways of Australia and the Pacific
- 32: The Advent of Global Commerce
- 33: The Industrial Revolution and Modernity
- 34: The Transformative 20th and 21st Centuries
- 35: Civilization, the Biosphere, and Tomorrow
- 36: Civilizations of the Distant Future
- By This Professor
Taught by
Craig G. Benjamin
