The Western Tradition

Season 1Episode 1

The Dawn of History

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Episode Overview

The origins of the human race are traced from anthropoid ancestors to the agricultural revolution.

The Western Tradition

Episode Overview

Seasons

Episodes (52)

The Dawn of History

The Ancient Egyptians

Mesopotamia

From Bronze to Iron

The Rise of Greek Civilization

Greek Thought

Alexander the Great

The Hellenistic Age

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Early Christianity

The Rise of the Church

The Decline of Rome

The Fall of Rome

The Byzantine Empire

The Fall of Byzantium

The Dark Ages

The Age of Charlemagne

The Middle Ages

The Feudal Order

Common Life in the Middle Ages

Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages

The National Monarchies

Renaissance & the Age of Discovery

Renaissance & the New World

The Reformation

The Rise of the Middle Class

The Wars of Religion

The Rise of the Trading Cities

The Age of Absolutism

Absolutism and the Social Contract

The Enlightened Despots

The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment and Society

The Modern Philosophers

The American Revolution

The American Republic

The Death of the Old Regime

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial World

Revolution and Romantics

The Age of the Nation-States

A New Public

Fin de Siècle

The First World War and the Rise of Fascism

The Second World War

The Cold War

Europe and the Third World

The Technological Revolution

Toward the Future