Lesson 11 of 24 • 41 upvotes • 12:34mins
This lesson traces out the surprising legacy of the Mongol conquerors, from Genghis Khan to Timur-i-Lenk. It outlines the resurgence and supremacy of the Eastern economies of India and China with the rise of the Ming Dynasty, and discusses the unimaginably wealthy African ruler Mansa Musa of Mali, along with the Black Plague, which was responsible for wiping out nearly 50% of Europe’s population.
24 lessons • 4h 14m
Civilization: An Introduction
7:06mins
From Farms to Empires: The Bronze Age and Cyrus the Great, c. 3500 BCE - 500 BCE
11:01mins
The God-Kings: Greece, the Mauryas and China, c. 400 BCE - 200 BCE
9:00mins
The Glory of Rome: From Republic to Empire, c. 200 BCE - 150 CE
11:38mins
The Sons of Heaven: India and China, c. 200 BCE - 150 CE
9:39mins
Crisis and Christianity: The Decline of Rome, c. 150 - 350 CE
12:45mins
End of an Era: The Fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 350 - 550 CE
10:17mins
Sun of Power: The Guptas, Harsha, and the Chinese Golden Age, c. 200 - 700 CE:
10:24mins
The Crescent Rises: The Story of Islam, c. 600 - 1100 CE
13:29mins
The Cross Conquers: The Story of Christianity, c. 800 - 1200 CE
12:07mins
The Mongols: The East Rises, c. 1200 - 1400 CE
12:34mins
A New World: The Islamic Gunpowder Empires and the discovery of the Americas, c. 1400 - 1550 CE
12:18mins
The Reformation: Europe in Chaos, c. 1500 - 1650 CE:
10:48mins
An Age of Absolutism: France and Russia rise, c. 1650 - 1750 CE
10:28mins
The Colonies: Britain on the Ascendant, c. 1730 - 1770 CE
9:00mins
Revolution! The American and French Revolutions, c. 1770 - 1804 CE
9:13mins
A New Europe: Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution, c. 1800 - 1850 CE
8:39mins
Gunboats and Railroads: The West Leaps Ahead, c. 1800 - 1900 CE
11:28mins
The Old World: The Decline of India, China and Japan, c. 1770 - 1870 CE
11:45mins
The First World War, 1914 - 1919
10:42mins
The Second World War
9:51mins
A New World Order, c.1950 - 2000 CE
12:45mins
Welcome to the 21st Century
9:18mins
Epilogue: The Pale Blue Dot
8:21mins