Look at world history through the lens of religion, philosophy, the visual arts, literature, and more-led by a brilliant lecturer/scholar.
History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 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?
Taught by
Gregory S. Aldrete
