Yesterday Meets Today: Themes Throughout History

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Explore the themes connecting the past, from the ancient all the way to today. Each month we'll examine a new theme, focusing on a different society and time in history each week before bringing the connections together with our own more recent history in the final week of the month. Together we'll discover that the we're more connected to the times and societies of the past than we knew.

  1. 03/30/2021

    Beyond the Horizon: Age of Exploration

    We explore the time when Europe set out to explore the Atlantic and the Americas, focusing mainly on answering that question about who completed the first circumnavigation. We also look at a little of what the Vikings accomplished prior to this time period.

    34 min

  2. 03/12/2021

    Beyond the Horizon: Han and Tang Dynasties

    We take a look into two explorers from China, one from the Han Dynasty and the other from the Tang Dynasty.  Two explorers separated by centuries, but still connected.

    24 min

  3. 03/02/2021

    Beyond the Horizon: Greece, Rome, & Carthage

    As explorers ourselves, we begin looking at explorations throughout history starting with the ancient world. Greece, Rome, and Carthage each feature along with several reasons why explorers go off towards the horizon.

    30 min

  4. 02/09/2021

    Marriage: Love, Law, Lineage: The Ancient World

    We explore some of the oldest records we have for marriage. This begins in Mesopotamia. 4,000 years ago and continues through Greece and Rome.

    28 min

  5. 01/28/2021

    Renewal & Rebirth: Analysis and Connections

    In the final episode of our first theme in 2021, which took a definite shift towards New Year's celebrations, we explore our theme in the United States and connect it to other areas we explored.  We'll explore both New Year's celebrations and our initial theme as well as another look at the phoenix.

    33 min

  6. 01/19/2021

    Renewal & Rebirth: India

    This week we go to India and explore the festivals Nowruz and Holi. We'll trace the origins of Nowruz, the legends behind Holi, and other topics as we continue looking for examples of our theme.

    31 min

  7. 01/12/2021

    Renewal & Rebirth: Chinese New Year

    We head over to China and explore a celebration thousands of years old. We'll look at its origins as well as modern celebrations. Outside these celebrations, we explore where our theme is found in Taoism.

    26 min

  8. 01/05/2021

    Renewal & Rebirth: Babylon & Greco-Roman

    In the first episode of 2021, we look at ideas of renewal and rebirth in several ancient societies. We also see the presence of a couple of New Year celebrations.

    30 min
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Explore the themes connecting the past, from the ancient all the way to today. Each month we'll examine a new theme, focusing on a different society and time in history each week before bringing the connections together with our own more recent history in the final week of the month. Together we'll discover that the we're more connected to the times and societies of the past than we knew.

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