25 episodes

This course presents and at the same time critiques a narrative world history from prehistoric times to 1500. The purpose of the course is to convey an understanding of how this rapidly growing field of history is being approached at three different levels: the narrative textbook level, the theoretical-conceptual level, and through discussion sections, the research level.

History of the World to 1500 CE (W3902) Columbia University

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This course presents and at the same time critiques a narrative world history from prehistoric times to 1500. The purpose of the course is to convey an understanding of how this rapidly growing field of history is being approached at three different levels: the narrative textbook level, the theoretical-conceptual level, and through discussion sections, the research level.

    • video
    Lecture 01 - Introduction to World History

    Lecture 01 - Introduction to World History

    • 1 hr 17 min
    • video
    Lecture 02 - From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River - Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 B.C.E. Part I

    Lecture 02 - From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River - Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 B.C.E. Part I

    • 1 hr 10 min
    • video
    Lecture 03 - From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River - Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 B.C.E. Part II

    Lecture 03 - From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River - Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 B.C.E. Part II

    • 1 hr 14 min
    • video
    Lecture 04 - New Civilizations in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, 2200-250 B.C.E. Part I

    Lecture 04 - New Civilizations in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, 2200-250 B.C.E. Part I

    • 1 hr 16 min
    • video
    Lecture 05 - New Civilizations in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, 2200-250 B.C.E. Part II

    Lecture 05 - New Civilizations in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, 2200-250 B.C.E. Part II

    • 1 hr 16 min
    • video
    Lecture 06 - The Mediterranean and the Middle East, 2000-500 B.C.E. Part I

    Lecture 06 - The Mediterranean and the Middle East, 2000-500 B.C.E. Part I

    • 1 hr 15 min
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