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History of the ancient world: a global perspective
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[2011]
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Vol. 1. Disc 1. Lecture 1 Cities, civilizations, and sources ; Lecture 2 From out of the Mesopotamian mud --
Disc 2. Lecture 3 Cultures of the ancient Near East ; Lecture 4 Ancient Egypt : the gift of the Nile --
Disc 3. Lecture 5 Pharaohs, tombs, and gods ; Lecture 6 The lost civilization of the Indus Valley --
Disc 4. Lecture 7 The Vedic age of ancient India ; Lecture 8 Mystery cultures of early Greece --
Disc 5. Lecture 9 Homer and Indian poetry ; Lecture 10 Athens and experiments in democracy --
Disc 6. Lecture 11 Hoplite warfare and Sparta ; Lecture 12 Civilization dawns in China : Shang and Zhou.
Vol. 2. Disc 7. Lecture 13 Confucius and the Greek philosophers ; Lecture 14 Mystics, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians --
Disc 8. Lecture 15 Persians and Greeks ; Lecture 16 Greek art and architecture --
Disc 9. Lecture 17 Greek tragedy and the Sophists ; Lecture 18 The Peloponnesian War and the trial of Socrates --
Disc 10. Lecture 19 Philip of Macedon: architect of empire ; Lecture 20 Alexander the Great goes East --
Disc 11. Lecture 21 Unifiers of India: Chandragupta and Asoka ; Lecture 22 Shi Huangdi: first emperor of China --
Disc 12. Lecture 23 Earliest historians of Greece and China ; Lecture 24 The Hellenistic world.
Vol. 3. Disc 13. Lecture 25 The Great empire of the Han Dynasty ; Lecture 26 People of the Toga: Etruscans, early Rome --
Disc 14. Lecture 27 The crucible: Punic Wars, Roman imperialism ; Lecture 28 The death of the Roman republic --
Disc 15. Lecture 29 Augustus: creator of the Roman empire ; Lecture 30 Roman emperors: good, bad, and crazy --
Disc 16. Lecture 31 Han and Roman empires compared: geography ; Lecture 32 Han and Roman empires compared: government --
Disc 17. Lecture 33 Han and Roman empires compared: problems ; Lecture 34 Early Americas: resources and Olmecs --
Disc 18. Lecture 35 Pots and pyramids: Moche and Teotihuacán ; Lecture 36 Blood and corn: Mayan civilization.
Vol. 4. Disc 19. Lecture 37 Hunter-gatherers and Polynesians ; Lecture 38 The art and architecture of power --
Disc 20. Lecture 39 The comparative armies: Rome, China, Maya ; Lecture 40 Later Roman empire: crisis and Christianity --
Disc 21. Lecture 41 The decline and fall of the Roman empire? ; Lecture 42 The Byzantine empire and the legacy of Rome --
Disc 22. Lecture 43 China from chaos to order under the Tang ; Lecture 44 The golden age of Tang culture --
Disc 23. Lecture 45 The rise and flourishing of Islam ; Lecture 46 Holy men and women: monasticism and saints --
Disc 24. Lecture 47 Charlemagne: father of Europe ; Lecture 48 Endings, beginnings, what does it all mean?
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Volume 1. Disc 1. Lecture 1 Cities, civilizations, and sources ; Lecture 2 From out of the Mesopotamian mud --
Disc 2. Lecture 3 Cultures of the ancient near East ; Lecture 4 Ancient Egypt : the gift of the Nile --
Disc 5. Lecture 5 Pharaohs, tombs, and gods ; Lecture 6 The lost civilization of the Indus Valley --
Disc 4. Lecture 7 The Vedic age of ancient India ; Lecture 8 Mystery cultures of early Greece --
Disc 5. Lecture 9 Homer and Indian poetry ; Lecture 10 Athens and experiments in democracy --
Disc 6. Lecture 11 Hoplite warfare and Sparta ; Lecture 12 Civilization dawns in China : Shang and Zhou.
Volume 2. Disc 7. Lecture 13 Confucius and the Greek philosophers ; Lecture 14 Mystics, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians --
Disc 8. Lecture 15 Persians and Greeks ; Lecture 16 Greek art and architecture --
Disc 9. Lecture 17 Greek tragedy and the Sophists ; Lecture 18 The Peloponnesian War and the trial of Socrates --
Disc 10. Lecture 19 Philip of Macedon: architect of empire ; Lecture 20 Alexander the Great goes East --
Disc 11. Lecture 21 Unifiers of India: Chandragupta and Asoka ; Lecture 22 Shi Huangdi: first emperor of China --
Disc 12. Lecture 23 Earliest historians of Greece and China ; Lecture 24 The Hellenistic world.
Volume 3. Disc 13. Lecture 25 The Great empire of the Han Dynasty ; Lecture 26 People of the Toga: Etruscans, early Rome --
Disc 14. Lecture 27 The crucible: Punic Wars, Roman imperialism ; Lecture 28 The death of the Roman republic --
Disc 15. Lecture 29 Augustus: creator of the Roman empire ; Lecture 30 Roman emperors: good, bad, and crazy --
Disc 13. Lecture 31 Han and Roman empires compared: geography ; Lecture 32 Han and Roman empires compared: government --
Disc 17. Lecture 33 Han and Roman empires compared: problems ; Lecture 34 Early Americas: resources and Olmecs --
Disc 18. Lecture 35 Pots and pyramids: Moche and Teotihuacán ; Lecture 36 Blood and corn: Mayan civilization.
Volume 4. Disc 19. Lecture 37 Hunter-gatherers and Polynesians ; Lecture 38 The art and architecture of power --
Disc 20. Lecture 39 The comparative armies: Rome, China, Maya ; Lecture 40 Later Roman empire: crisis and Christianity --
Disc 21. Lecture 41 The decline and fall of the Roman empire? ; Lecture 42 The Byzantine empire and the legacy of Rome --
Disc 22. Lecture 43 China from chaos to order under the Tang ; Lecture 44 The golden age of Tang culture --
Disc 23. Lecture 45 The rise and flourishing of Islam ; Lecture 46 Holy men and women: monasticism and saints --
Disc 24. Lecture 47 Charlemagne: father of Europe ; Lecture 48 Endings, beginnings, what does it all mean?
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9781598038040
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