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The Byzantine Empire and Persia
Season 1
The two great superpowers of Late Antiquity, the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire, vied for supremacy in the fifth and sixth centuries. Thoug…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Eastward Shift
Season 1
After the political tumult of the third century, the emperor Constantine reinvigorated the Roman Empire by establishing a new capital in Constantinop…
2 years, 8 months ago
North Africa’s Mediterranean and Trans-Saharan Connections
Season 1
From the earliest Phoenician forays across the sea in the first millennium BCE, North Africa played an increasingly prominent role in the trade-based…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Kingdom of Kush
Season 1
Long the center of prehistoric African civilization, the region of Nubia, between Aswan in southern Egypt and the confluence of the Blue and White Ni…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Emergence of Farming and the Bantu Migrations
The earliest evidence of plant domestication in Africa has been uncovered in three different areas: Egypt, the eastern Sahara, and West Africa. In Eg…
2 years, 8 months ago
Africa’s Geography and Climate
Season 1
Geography played a critical role in the development of early human civilization in Africa. Climate conditions such as temperatures and rainfall dicta…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Age of Empires in the Americas
In Mesoamerica in the fifteenth century, the Aztec Empire expanded to control central Mexico from its island city of Tenochtitlán. In addition to bui…
2 years, 8 months ago
Early Cultures and Civilizations in the Americas
Season 1
The Olmec civilization formed around 1200 BCE and developed sophisticated religious traditions, a calendar system, and a ritual ball game. The Olmec …
2 years, 8 months ago
Populating and Settling the Americas
Season 1
During the last glacial period, modern humans crossed Beringia and entered the Americas for the first time, migrating across North, Central, and Sout…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Regions of Rome
Season 1
As the borders of the Roman empire grew, Britain and Gaul became sites of conquest and militarization. But their local communities were able to thriv…
2 years, 8 months ago