Ancient History The Greek City-State and DemocracyRunning Time: 0:28:00 |
Greek History and Greek civilization, including the Greek City-State, Democracy, the Parthenon and Athens, are examined in this program on Ancient Greece.
Chapter List
- 1.) The Greek City-State
- 00:11:31Greece, home to city states like Corinth and Sparta, gave the world the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.
- 2.) Athens
- 00:11:38Athens, named for Athena, was home to Pericles, Athenian democracy, the Parthenon, the Erechteion, the Acropolis, Socrates, and Plato who recorded the Socratic dialogue.
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Ancient History Greek AccomplishmentsRunning Time: 0:28:00 |
Greek History and Greek civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Greece,
Chapter List
- 1.) Greek Accomplishments
- 00:02:10Athens, in ancient Greece, was home to Greece's golden age, which happened between the Persian Wars.
- 2.) Greek Architecture
- 00:02:59The Greek columns - Ionic, Doric and Corinthian - were used in Greek Architecture and can be seen in Greek Temples.
- 3.) Greek Art
- 00:03:58Black figure pottery and red figured pottery were distinctive forms of Greek Art.
- 4.) Greek Theatre
- 00:05:51Greek Theatre, performed at the Theater of Dionysus, showed the tragedies and comedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
- 5.) Greek Literature
- 00:06:35Greek literature began with Homer and his epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, about Odysseus, and also included great writers such as Hesiod, Sappho, Herodotus, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
- 6.) Greek Science
- 00:04:30Aristotle, Theophrastus, Euclid, Pythagoras, Democritus, Aristarchus and Ptolemy were the greatest of the Greek scientists.
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Ancient History Ancient Pueblo People: The AnasaziRunning Time: 0:28:00 |
The Ancient Civilization of the Ancient Pueblo People, forerunners of the Pueblo people, is examined in this ancient history program.
Chapter List
- 1.) Anasazi Home Land
- 00:02:46The Ancient Pueblo People lived on the Colorado plateau.
- 2.) Maize Cultures
- 00:07:54Pueblo people the Four Corners Region lived on corn, or maize, and built in cliff dwellings and, kivas, at Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon.
- 3.) Anatomy of a Pueblo
- 00:03:16Pueblos were built at Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon.
- 4.) Social Organization
- 00:01:53The maize culture and shamans were important to Pueblo Indians.
- 5.) Anasazi Accomplishments
- 00:05:32The Pueblo people, who were famous for rock art and Anasazi pottery as well as the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, later became known as the Pueblo, Zuni and Hopi.
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Ancient History Ancient Britain: Stonehenge to Celtic Iron Age Hill FortsRunning Time: 0:30:00 |
The History of Britain, including Celts, Iron Age Britain, Britannia, Stonehenge, Neolithic Britain, Britain's Bronze Age and Britain's Iron Age, are included in this program on Ancient Britain.
Chapter List
- 1.) Geography and Climate
- 00:03:16British Isles, separated from Europe by the English Channel, provided a peaceful pace for ancient Britons to live in.
- 2.) Megalith Builders
- 00:09:45Stonehenge, Silbury Hill and Avebury are examples of Britain's Neolithic henges.
- 3.) The Bronze Age
- 00:03:25Britain's Bronze Age was concurrent with Europe's Bronze Age.
- 4.) The Iron Age
- 00:06:21In the Britain Iron Age, during the Iron Age, firedogs were made for Celtic society, while Romans wiped out the Druids.
- 5.) Art in Iron Age Britain
- 00:01:41In Iron Age Britain, Celts were goldsmiths and silversmiths, while King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table became the dominant mythology.
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Ancient History: The IncasRunning Time: 0:29:00 |
The Ancient Civilization of the Inca is examined in this ancient history program.
Chapter List
- 1.) Inca Homeland
- 00:05:21Cuzco in the Urubamba River Valley, Peru was the ancient home of the Inca, who would build spectacular monuments like Machu Picchu and develop the staple crop potatoes.
- 2.) Rise of the Inca Empire
- 00:05:15Cuzco, Andes Lake, Titicaca, Manco Capac, Pachacuti, Sacsayhuaman, Topa Inca, Inca Empire
- 3.) Inca Social and Economic Organization
- 00:05:15Inca geography was vast from end of South America to the other, and messages to rule the Inca Empire were recorded on quipu.
- 4.) Accomplishments
- 00:03:51The prestige of the Inca state cab be seen in its Inca art, Inca textiles and building such as Sacsayhuaman and Pisac.
- 5.) Machu Picchu
- 00:04:32Machu Piccu, started by Pachacuti contains the scared rock, Intuitana.
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Ancient History America's Prehistoric Civilizations: The Mound BuildersRunning Time: 0:29:00 |
The Ancient Civilization of the Mound Builders, including Poverty Point, Louisiana, is examined in this ancient history program.
Chapter List
- 1.) Early Native Americans
- 00:02:10Paleo Indians includes the Clovis culture.
- 2.) Poverty Point
- 00:06:09Hunter-Gatherers in America built the only ancient city in the ancient world.
- 3.) Woodland Indian Mound Builders
- 00:07:05Woodland Period of American Indians saw the building of the Effigy Mounds and the rise of the Red Ocher people.
- 4.) The Mississippi Mound Builders
- 00:08:40Mississippi Mound Builders of the Mississippian Culture built Aztalan, Cahokia, Great Etowah Mounds and giant earthworks.
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Ancient History: The MayaRunning Time: 0:42:00 |
In this series on Ancient Civilization and Ancient History, the Maya Empire of the Yucatan Peninsula is discussed, with emphasis on cities like Tulum and on Maya Architecture.
Chapter List
- 1.) Homeland and Geography
- 00:05:04The Rain Forest and its fauna, such as the Morelets crocodile and the American alligator, are discussed in this chapter of The Maya.
- 2.) Network of City-states
- 00:12:17City-states, Mayan history, the Maya city-states, Mayan pyramids, Chichen Itza, and the idea of the Chac-Mool are discussed in this chapter of Mayan City States.
- 3.) Culture - Ceremonial Warfare
- 00:06:33Mayan culture and Mayan ceremonial warfare, including their idea of ritualistic bloodletting, are discussed in this chapter of the Maya.
- 4.) Environmental Agriculturalists
- 00:05:17Environmental Mayan Agriculture and the rainforest, as well as Mayan culture and the cyclical nature of time are discussed in this chapter of the Maya, who earned the title of forest gardeners.
- 5.) Art and Architecture - Grand Architecture of Their Ceremonial Centers
- 00:04:14Mayan Art, Mayan Architecture, including corbel vaults, Maya city-states, the Yucatan peninsula, and Uxmal are discussed in this chapter of Mayan Art and architecture.
- 6.) Mathematics, Astronomy and Writing
- 00:02:29Mayan Mathematics, which had the concept of zero, Mayan Astgronomy, and Mayan Writing, are discussed in this chapter of the Maya.
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Ancient Rome: Reexamined - The Rise of the Roman RepublicRunning Time: 0:29:00 |
Roman History, Roman Civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Rome.
Chapter List
- 1.) The Rise of the Roman Republic
- 00:03:02The Roman city-state was the center of the Roman Republic, which included the Roman Forum as the political gathering place for the Republic.
- 2.) Origin and Homeland of Rome
- 00:07:04Rome, founded on the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula, was said to be founded by Romulus and Remus.
- 3.) Roman Society
- 00:05:05Roman Society among Romans was governed buy the client patron system.
- 4.) Governing the Republic
- 00:04:12Rome's City State was founded on the Palatine, and its republic form of government included Consuls and the Roman Senate.
- 5.) The Aqueducts and Roads
- 00:05:28Many of the Rome's accomplishments, such as the aqueducts and Roman Roads like the Via Appia, were built by Appius Claudius Caecus.
- 6.) Latin
- 00:01:43Latin is the Roman language.
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Ancient Rome: Reexamined - Military Triumphs and the Death of the Roman RepublicRunning Time: 0:29:00 |
Roman History, Roman Civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Rome.
Chapter List
- 1.) Military Triumphs and the Death of the Roman Republic
- 00:02:57The Roman Republic, a self-governing republic, was founded on the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula.
- 2.) The Military and War
- 00:06:54Roman legions, the backbone of the Roman military and the success behind the Roman Wars with Carthage, was the place where men such as Julius Caesar, could gain prestige to become consuls and Senators.
- 3.) Julius Caesar and the Collapse of the Roman Republic
- 00:09:57Spartacus, Caesar, Sulla, Mary Antony, Brutus, Cleopatra and Pompey, were all historical characters responsible for the fall of the Republic and the rise of Roman Emperors.
- 4.) Greek Influence on Rome
- 00:02:03Roman art was influenced by Greece at first before reaching its own heights.
- 5.) Greek Gods
- 00:02:18Roman Gods included Jupiter, Mars and Juno.
- 6.) Free Speech and Public Debate
- 00:02:47The heart of the Roman Republic was the Roman Forum where Senators like Cicero could address the Republic and its citizens.
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Ancient Rome: Reexamined - The Rise and Fall of the Roman RepublicRunning Time: 0:29:00 |
Roman History, Roman Civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Rome.
Chapter List
- 1.) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
- 00:02:48Imperial Rome was begun by Augustus who ruled from Rome, the center of the Roman Empire.
- 2.) Augustus and the Making of the Empire
- 00:05:33Augustus, the first Roman citizen, improved the lives of Roman soldiers.
- 3.) Julio-Claudian Dynasty
- 00:03:18Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius were followed by the Flavian Dynasty.
- 4.) The Golden Age of Imperial Rome
- 00:05:18Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius were Roman Emperors.
- 5.) Christianity in the Roman Empire
- 00:04:00Christianity was based on the teachings of Christ, but it was Sol of Tarsus who spread the teachings of Jesus through the Roman Empire.
- 6.) Constantine and Institutionalization of Christianity
- 00:06:01Under Constantine, the Institutionalization of Christianity spread through the Empire, while, Christianity was based on the Roman concept of meritocracy.
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The Splendor of Imperial RomeRunning Time: 0:29:00 |
Roman History, Roman Civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Rome.
Chapter List
- 1.) The Splendor of Imperial Rome
- 00:03:17The Roman Republic had developed the greatest City-state in the ancient world with many monuments throughout the city, while through its Roman Legions it controlled the Mediterranean.
- 2.) The Forums
- 00:07:04The Roman Forum was the heart of Rome.
- 3.) The Coliseum
- 00:03:53Roman Coliseum was an arena where gladiators fought.
- 4.) Circus Maximus and the Palatine
- 00:02:39The Palatine overlooked the Circus Maximus where Chariot races were held.
- 5.) The Pantheon
- 00:03:05The Pantheon was a beautiful example of Roman architecture and engineering.
- 6.) Baths
- 00:01:42The most famous of the Roman Baths were the baths of Caracalla.
- 7.) Roman Walls
- 00:01:32The mausoleum of Hadrian and the Pyramid of Cestius are examples of Roman architecture.
- 8.) Roman Mosaics and Sculpture
- 00:01:23Roman Mosaics and Roman Sculptures were used in Roman architecture.
- 9.) Rome's Lasting Accomplishments
- 00:02:09Rome's greatest accomplishments were the Roman arch, the world's first governing constitution, the institutionalization of Christianity, creation of a meritocracy, and the boundaries of modern Europe..
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