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Benjamin, Craig.

The big history of civilizations / Craig G. Bemjamin.

[Chantilly, Va.] : Teaching Company ; Prince Frederick, MD : [Distributed by] Recorded Books, ©2016.

18 audio discs (approximately 18 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM.

Discover the grand sweep of human history with this multidisciplinary perspective from Professor Craig G. Benjamin.

The great courses. History. Civilization & culture

The great courses

Great courses (Compact disc)

World history.

Civilization.

Lectures.

Teaching Company.

Recorded Books, Inc.

Title from container.

Compact disc.

In container (17 cm.).

The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 36 lectures.

Bonus disc contains PDF course workbook.

Guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-332).

Lecturer: Professor Craig G. Benjamin.

PDF requires PC with Adobe Reader or other PDF reader.

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.

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