History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective

Professor Biography......Page 3
ToC
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Course Scope......Page 11
1. Cities, Civilizations, and Sources......Page 13
2. From Out of the Mesopotamian Mud......Page 19
3. Cultures of the Ancient Near East......Page 26
4. Ancient Egypt—The Gift of the Nile......Page 33
5. Pharaohs, Tombs, and Gods......Page 40
6. The Lost Civilization of the Indus Valley......Page 47
7. The Vedic Age of Ancient India......Page 54
8. Mystery Cultures of Early Greece......Page 62
9. Homer and Indian Poetry......Page 69
10. Athens and Experiments in Democracy......Page 75
11. Hoplite Warfare and Sparta......Page 81
12. Civilization Dawns in China—Shang and Zhou......Page 88
13. Confucius and the Greek Philosophers......Page 94
14. Mystics, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians......Page 101
15. Persians and Greeks......Page 108
16. Greek Art and Architecture......Page 114
17. Greek Tragedy and the Sophists......Page 120
18. The Peloponnesian War and the Trial of Socrates......Page 127
19. Philip of Macedon—Architect of Empire......Page 134
20. Alexander the Great Goes East......Page 140
21. Unifiers of India—Chandragupta and Asoka......Page 146
22. Shi Huangdi—First Emperor of China......Page 152
23. Earliest Historians of Greece and China......Page 158
24. The Hellenistic World......Page 165
25. The Great Empire of the Han Dynasty......Page 171
26. People of the Toga—Etruscans, Early Rome......Page 178
27. The Crucible—Punic Wars, Roman Imperialism......Page 185
28. The Death of the Roman Republic......Page 193
29. Augustus—Creator of the Roman Empire......Page 199
30. Roman Emperors—Good, Bad, and Crazy......Page 206
31. Han and Roman Empires Compared—Geography......Page 212
32. Han and Roman Empires Compared—Government......Page 220
33. Han and Roman Empires Compared—Problems......Page 226
34. Early Americas—Resources and Olmecs......Page 233
35. Pots and Pyramids—Moche and Teotihuacán......Page 240
36. Blood and Corn—Mayan Civilization......Page 247
37. Hunter-Gatherers and Polynesians......Page 255
38. The Art and Architecture of Power......Page 262
39. Comparative Armies—Rome, China, Maya......Page 268
40. Later Roman Empire—Crisis and Christianity......Page 275
41. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire......Page 280
42. The Byzantine Empire and the Legacy of Rome......Page 287
43. China from Chaos to Order under the Tang......Page 293
44. The Golden Age of Tang Culture......Page 299
45. The Rise and Flourishing of Islam......Page 304
46. Holy Men and Women—Monasticism and Saints......Page 312
47. Charlemagne—Father of Europe......Page 319
48. Endings, Beginnings, What Does It All Mean......Page 326
Timeline......Page 332
Bibliography......Page 346