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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…
3 years 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…
3 years 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…
3 years 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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 …
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month ago
Religion in the Roman Empire
Season 1
Traditional Roman religion had both public and private elements. In the public sphere, the imperial cult that worshipped deified emperors was a repre…
3 years, 1 month ago