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Use a cutting-edge historical approach to trace the story of human civilizations from our emergence as a species.

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
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Taught by

Craig G. Benjamin

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