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Vedic India to the Fall of the Maurya Empire
Season 1
A sophisticated civilization developed in the Indus River valley, centered on cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. These cities were abandoned ar…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ancient Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia: Part 2
Season 1
By the end of the ancient era, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia were home to a number of impressive states that channeled written languages, trade, a…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ancient Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia: Part 1
Season 1
By the end of the ancient era, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia were home to a number of impressive states that channeled written languages, trade, a…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Eurasian Steppes
Season 1
Around 1500 BCE, climate change forced many ethnic groups living in the eastern portion of the Eurasian Steppe to abandon farming and turn to a nomad…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ancient China Part 2: The Zhou Dynasty, Confucius, The Warring States Era, and Qin Unification
Season 1
Parts of today’s People’s Republic of China were home to many migrant groups from disparate cultures who arrived in waves over hundreds of years. But…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ancient China Part 1: Prehistoric China, and the Early Dynasties
Season 1
Parts of today’s People’s Republic of China were home to many migrant groups from disparate cultures who arrived in waves over hundreds of years. But…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Hebrews
Season 1
The history of the Hebrew people as recorded in the Hebrew Bible tracks their emergence in Canaan, their oppression in and exodus from Egypt, their c…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Persian Empire
Season 1
According to Herodotus, Cyrus the Great led the Persians to overthrow the Median dynasty and then by 539 BCE to defeat the Neo-Babylonians. Cyrus’s s…
2 years, 10 months ago
Egypt’s New Kingdom Part 2: The Many Strange Faces of Akhenaten and Egypt’s Foreign Policy
During the Second Intermediate Period, Egyptian influence dwindled to only the region around Thebes. Semitic-speaking immigrants from Canaan called t…
2 years, 10 months ago
Egypt’s New Kingdom Part 1: The Hyksos in Egypt and The Pharaohs
Season 1
During the Second Intermediate Period, Egyptian influence dwindled to only the region around Thebes. Semitic-speaking immigrants from Canaan called t…
2 years, 10 months ago