9/27/2007
1-2 | The dawn of history. The ancient Egyptians |
3-4 | Mesopotamia. From bronze to iron |
5-6 | The rise of Greek civilization. Greek thought |
7-8 | Alexander the Great. The Hellenistic age |
9-10 | The rise of Rome. The Roman empire |
11-12 | Early christianity. The rise of the church |
13-14 | The decline of Rome. The fall of Rome |
15-16 | The Byzantine empire. The fall of Byzantium |
17-18 | The dark ages. The age of Charlemagne |
19-20 | The middle ages. The feudal order |
21-22 | Common life in the middle ages. Cities and cathedrals |
23-24 | The late middle ages. National monarchies |
25-26 | The age of discovery. The new world |
27-28 | The reformation. Rise of the middle class |
29-30 | The wars of religion. The rise of trading cities |
31-32 | The age of absolutism. Absolutism and the social contract |
33-34 | The enlightened despots. The enlightenment |
35-36 | The enlightenment and society. The modern philosophers |
37-38 | The American revolution. The American republic |
39-40 | The death of the old regime. The French revolution |
41-42 | The industrial revolution. The industrial world |
43-44 | Revolution and the romantics. The age of the nation-states |
45-46 | A new public. Fin de siecle |
47-48 | The first world war and the rise of fascism. The second world war |
49-50 | The cold war. Europe and the third world |
51-52 | The technological revolution. Toward the future. |