<p><span>Gain a truly global understanding of our world in the making—and discover the common themes that connect us across time and space through one single year.</span></p>
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: The World before 1215
- 02: The Magna Carta: Patching Up a Squabble
- 03: What’s Really in the Magna Carta?
- 04: The Magna Carta’s Legacy
- 05: What Inspired the Fourth Lateran Council?
- 06: Canons for Christian Practice and Belief
- 07: The Canons of Persecution
- 08: Civilizations in the Americas in 1215
- 09: Civilizations of Sub-Saharan Africa in 1215
- 10: The Crusading Impulse
- 11: The Fourth Crusade and the Crusader States
- 12: The Fourth Lateran Council and the Jews
- 13: The Jews in 1215 and Beyond
- 14: Francis of Assisi and the Mendicant Orders
- 15: The Crusade against the Cathars
- 16: Mongol Culture before Genghis Khan
- 17: The Mongols and the Rise of Genghis Khan
- 18: The Battle of Beijing
- 19: What Happened to the Mongols after 1215?
- 20: The Status of Women in 1215
- 21: Literary Trends in the Early 13th Century
- 22: The Islamic World in 1215
- 23: Japan and Samurai Culture
- 24: The World after 1215
Taught by
Dorsey Armstrong
