HILD20R - World History I: Ancient to Medieval - Matthew Herbst - UCSD
HILD20R - World History I: Ancient to Medieval - Matthew Herbst - UCSD
This course presents an introductory exploration of world history, beginning with pre-history and early human societies and then exploring cultures and civilizations across the world from antiquity to 1200CE. The course considers cultures, environmental contexts, and socio-political outlooks of ancient, classical, and medieval civilizations, examining connections, comparisons, continuity, change, and transformation. The course also explores the development and spread of major world religions.
Content
0.474 -> (classical music)
7.55 -> - Think of the world today
9.08 -> with its manifold cultures,
religions, languages,
12.23 -> political structures and economic links.
15.37 -> Why is the world as it is?
17.95 -> How did it come to be?
19.92 -> How can we make sense of it
and how best can we live in it?
26.19 -> One could turn to a guru, a
spiritual guide to find answers
30.45 -> or you could study history
to examine how the past
34.8 -> has shaped and influences
the present moment.
39.48 -> The study of history offers great insight,
42.43 -> furnishing critical lessons
for those willing to inquire
46.76 -> and this inquiry can be fascinating
49.53 -> as we comparatively examine
earlier incarnations
53.75 -> of human societies, their
achievements, contributions,
57.33 -> connections, alterations
and even their downfall.
62.147 -> (upbeat music)
66.34 -> Hi, I'm Professor Matthew Herbst
68.66 -> from the University of
California San Diego
71.37 -> where I direct the making
of the modern world,
73.82 -> a general education world history program
76.84 -> and I'm affiliated faculty
in the department of history
79.86 -> and classical studies and
teach in environmental studies.
83.64 -> I welcome you to this fully online survey
87 -> of ancient and medieval world history,
89.51 -> from the earliest human experience
91.83 -> to the emergence of agriculture,
93.88 -> the domestication of animals
and the birth of cities
97.37 -> along with more complex social
and political organization,
100.83 -> long distance trade
and the rise of empire.
104.86 -> In this course you will examine
diverse regions and people
108.45 -> that explore the advent
of formative civilization,
111.84 -> their growth and their collapse
114.15 -> and then their transformation
116.11 -> into post classical or medieval forms.
119.53 -> And we will look at
the spread of religions
121.91 -> along with interregional and
intercontinental movements
125.72 -> of peoples and products and even diseases.
129.91 -> So why is the world as it is?
134.58 -> Let's turn to the past to
find what answers lie there.
139.713 -> (upbeat music)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea87u3tdc5A