Title:
World history : the fertile crescent to the American Revolution / The Teaching Company.
ISBN:
9781565859722
9791565859721
Publication Information:
Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, [1995]
©1995
Physical Description:
6 videodiscs (approximately 900 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 study workbook (iv, 110 pages ; 28 cm).
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DVD.
Contents:
Part 1: Disc 1. Lecture 1. Civilizations of the fertile crescent ; Lecture 2. Egypt: The gift of the Nile ; Lecture 3. Early India and China ; Lecture 4. The ancient Greeks ; Lecture 5. Ancient Rome -- Disc 2. Lecture 6. The growth of Christianity ; Lecture 7. The fall of Rome ; Lecture 8. The Byzantine empire ; Lecture 9. The rise of Islam ; Lecture 10. Early Russia and the fall of Constantinople.
Part 2: Disc 3. Lecture 11. The early Christian church ; Lecture 12. The Vikings ; Lecture 13. Medieval life ; Lecture 14. The Crusades ; Lecture 15. The 1300's: The age of despair -- Disc 4. Lecture 16. The Renaissance ; Lecture 17. Africa: The civilizations of the Sub-Sahara ; Lecture 18. China ; Lecture 19. The Mongols and Marco Polo ; Lecture 20. Early Japan through the Tokugawa period.
Part 3: Disc 5. Lecture 21. Discoverers and conquistadors ; Lecture 22. North American explorers ; Lecture 23. Old World vs. New World: Hazards and benefits ; Lecture 24. Civilizations of the Americas ; Lecture 25. The Protestant reformation -- Disc 6. Lecture 26. Tudor England ; Lecture 27. The English Civil War and Parliament ; Lecture 28. The monarchs of Europe ; Lecture 29. The growth of democracy ; Lecture 30. The American revolution.
Summary:
This series covers history from 3500 B.C. to the 1780's. This course analyzes civilizations by looking at their geographic and political environments, their technologies, economies, social institutions, and cultural achievements. Students will look at history from new perspectives, come to understand the connections between human beings despite time and distance, and appreciate the lasting effects these civilizations have had on Western civilization. Professor Linwood Thompson is the visual aid for these lectures--they are delivered in period costumes and as characters who illustrate the life of their times. With his firm grasp of the details of historical epochs, Professor Thompson's characters allow students to sit back, relax, and learn enjoyably--despite the magnitude of material presented.
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Performer:
Thirty thirty minute lectures by Professor Linwood Thompson of Bellflower High School, Los Angeles, California.
OCLC Number:
ocm82173106
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
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