The big History of Civilizations

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Call Number: DVD 909 Be Oversize, Adult DVD / Great Courses / History / General / Big History of Civilizations
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	DVD 909 Be Oversize	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult DVD / Great Courses / History / General / Big History of Civilizations	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact disc.
The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 36 lectures.
A tale of two ancient cities -- The rise of humanity -- Foraging in the Old Stone Age -- Origins of agriculture -- Power, cities, and states -- The era of agrarian civilizations -- Innovations of Mesopotamia -- The downfall of Sumer -- Egypt: divine rule in the black land -- Society and culture of Egypt -- Early Mediterranean civilizations -- Mysteries of the Indus Valley -- South Asian civilizations and beliefs -- China : born in isolation -- China's dynasties and influence -- The importance of the nomads -- Oxus civilization and powerful Persia -- Greece in its golden age -- Greek gods, philosophy, and science -- Alexander's conquests and Hellenism -- Building the Roman Republic -- Triumphs and flaws of imperial Rome -- New ideas along the Silk Road -- Chaos and consolidation in Eurasia -- Islamic expansion and rule -- Legacy of the Mongols -- North American peoples and tribes -- Agrarian civilizations of Mesopotamia -- Culture and empire in South America -- African kingdoms and trade -- Lifeways of Australia and the Pacific -- The advent of global commerce -- The Industrial Revolution and modernity -- The transformative 20th and 21st centuries -- Civilization, the biosphere, and tomorrow -- Civilizations of the distant future.
Lecturer: Professor Craig G. Benjamin.
Discover the grand sweep of human history with this multidisciplinary perspective from Professor Craig G. Benjamin.
DVD.

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