Presenter, Dr. Craig G. Benjamin, professor of history at Grand Valley State University. In container (19 cm.). 36 lectures ; 30 minutes per lecturer. Course no. 8060. Accompanying PDF contains course workbook.
Contents:
Civilizations of the distant future. 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.
Summary:
Discover the grand sweep of human history with this multidisciplinary perspective from Professor Craig G. Benjamin.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.