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France Since 1871Teacher: disqoThis course is a video playlist of lectures by John Merriman of Yale.Created: 23 June 2009, Subject: History, Humanities |
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Introduction to Ancient Greek HistoryTeacher: disqoThis course is a video playlist of lectures by Donald Kagan of Yale.Created: 23 June 2009, Subject: History, Humanities |
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The American Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877Teacher: disqoThis course is a video playlist of lectures by David W. Blight of Yale.Created: 23 June 2009, Subject: History, Humanities |
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The French Revolution and the Rise and Fall of NapoleonTeacher: disqoSal Khan of the Khan Academy teaches a short video course on the French Revolution and Napoleon. Created: 25 April 2011, Subject: History, Humanities |
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The Dark AgesTeacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the earliest history of Greek civilization. He demonstrates how small agricultural enclaves eventually turned into great cities of power and wealth... |
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The Athenian Empire (cont.)Teacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan examines the developments that took place after the Greek victory over the Persians in 479 BC. He argues that even after the Greek victories, there was... |
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French ImperialismTeacher: disqoFrance's colonial properties were thought of in the latter half of the nineteenth century as consolation for the bitter loss of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany. As civilian administrators came to... |
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A Northern World View: Yankee Society, Antislavery Ideology, and the Abolition MovementTeacher: disqoHaving finished with slavery and the pro-slavery argument, Professor Blight heads North today. The majority of the lecture deals with the rise of the Market Revolution in the North, in the 1820s,... |
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History - Course IntroductionTeacher: disqoProfessor Donald Kagan explains why people should study the ancient Greeks. He argues that the Greeks are worthy of our study not only because of their vast achievements and contributions to... |
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The Dark Ages (cont.)Teacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Kagan addresses what scholars call the Homeric question. He asks: what society do Homer's poems describe? He argues that in view of the long oral transmission of the... |
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"A Hell of a Storm": The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican PartyTeacher: disqoProfessor Blight narrates some of the important political crises of the 1850s. The lecture begins with an account of the Compromise of 1850, the swan song of the great congressional triumvirate--... |
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The Rise of the PolisTeacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan offers a sketch of the Greek heroic code of ethics. He shows that in this community, arête (manly virtue) and honor are extremely important... |
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The Rise of the Polis (cont.)Teacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan tells the story of the emergence of the polis from the Dark Ages. He shows that by the time of the poet Hesiod, there is already a polis in place... |
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The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and TyrannyTeacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan discusses the emergence of a new style of warfare among the Greeks, the hoplite phalanx. After discussing the panoply of the hoplite solider and the... |
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The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny (cont.)Teacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the rise of Greek colonies. He argues that the rise of new colonies was primarily due to the need for new farmland, although he acknowledges... |
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SpartaTeacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the rise, fall, and significance of tyrannies in the Greek polis. He argues that the various tyrannies in the Greek world had both negative... |
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Sparta (cont.)Teacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the development and character of Sparta. He points out that in Sparta, the ethos of the polis was present to an extraordinary degree.... |
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The Rise of AthensTeacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Kagan finishes up his description of the Spartan constitution. He argues that Sparta had a mixed constitution and gained great power due to alliances that the Spartans... |
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The Rise of Athens (cont.)Teacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Kagan traces the development of Athens. He argues that Athens, like other poleis, undergoes political and social turmoil due to the rise of the hoplite farmer. This... |
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The Persian WarsTeacher: disqoIn this lecture, Professor Kagan examines in detail the development, growing pains, and emergence of Athenian democracy. He argues that the tyranny under the Peisistratids led to the development... |
