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An Age of Absolutism: France and Russia rise, c. 1650 - 1750 CE
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Anirudh Kanisetti
This lesson discusses the absolute monarchies of Europe, which led to the emergence of France and Russia. It also discusses the tragedy of the Atlantic Slave Trade which fuelled much of Europe and America’s development, and the overextension and decline of the Mughal Empire.
A Unique Take on World History: The Story of Humankind
24 lessons • 4h 14m
1
Civilization: An Introduction
7:06mins
2
From Farms to Empires: The Bronze Age and Cyrus the Great, c. 3500 BCE - 500 BCE
11:01mins
3
The God-Kings: Greece, the Mauryas and China, c. 400 BCE - 200 BCE
9:00mins
4
The Glory of Rome: From Republic to Empire, c. 200 BCE - 150 CE
11:38mins
5
The Sons of Heaven: India and China, c. 200 BCE - 150 CE
9:39mins
6
Crisis and Christianity: The Decline of Rome, c. 150 - 350 CE
12:45mins
7
End of an Era: The Fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 350 - 550 CE
10:17mins
8
Sun of Power: The Guptas, Harsha, and the Chinese Golden Age, c. 200 - 700 CE:
10:24mins
9
The Crescent Rises: The Story of Islam, c. 600 - 1100 CE
13:29mins
10
The Cross Conquers: The Story of Christianity, c. 800 - 1200 CE
12:07mins
11
The Mongols: The East Rises, c. 1200 - 1400 CE
12:34mins
12
A New World: The Islamic Gunpowder Empires and the discovery of the Americas, c. 1400 - 1550 CE
12:18mins
13
The Reformation: Europe in Chaos, c. 1500 - 1650 CE:
10:48mins
14
An Age of Absolutism: France and Russia rise, c. 1650 - 1750 CE
10:28mins
15
The Colonies: Britain on the Ascendant, c. 1730 - 1770 CE
9:00mins
16
Revolution! The American and French Revolutions, c. 1770 - 1804 CE
9:13mins
17
A New Europe: Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution, c. 1800 - 1850 CE
8:39mins
18
Gunboats and Railroads: The West Leaps Ahead, c. 1800 - 1900 CE
11:28mins
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The Old World: The Decline of India, China and Japan, c. 1770 - 1870 CE
11:45mins
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The First World War, 1914 - 1919
10:42mins
21
The Second World War
9:51mins
22
A New World Order, c.1950 - 2000 CE
12:45mins
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Welcome to the 21st Century
9:18mins
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Epilogue: The Pale Blue Dot
8:21mins
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