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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 …
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Populating and Settling the Americas
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During the last glacial period, modern humans crossed Beringia and entered the Americas for the first time, migrating across North, Central, and Sout…
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The Regions of Rome
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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…
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Religion in the Roman Empire
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Traditional Roman religion had both public and private elements. In the public sphere, the imperial cult that worshipped deified emperors was a repre…
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The Roman Economy: Trade, Taxes, and Conquest
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The Roman Empire produced, imported, and exported a variety of goods. The government attempted to control this trade through several means, including…
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Slavery in the Roman Empire
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Rome relied on the labor of enslaved individuals who were mostly war captives but who might also have been born into slavery, kidnapped, or abandoned…
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The Daily Life of a Roman Family
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The family unit was the cornerstone of Roman life. Since the father held the ultimate authority to dispense justice within a family, its members soug…
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The Age of Augustus
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The Age of Augustus United by their opposition to the optimates, in 60 BCE, Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar formed a political alliance, the First…
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The Roman Republic
The Romans overthrew the Etruscan dynasty at the close of the sixth century BCE and became a republic. The Struggle of the Orders ended with the pleb…
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The Hellenistic Era
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By 338 BCE, King Philip II’s empire of Macedon had become the ruling power in Greece. Philip’s son Alexander the Great adopted his father’s plan to u…
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