The Western Tradition

1 Episode 1 The Dawn of History 2 Episode 2 The Ancient Egyptians 3 Episode 3 Mesopotamia 4 Episode 4 From Bronze to Iron 5 Episode 5 The Rise of Greek Civilization 6 Episode 6 Greek Thought 7 Episode 7 Alexander the Great 8 Episode 8 The Hellenistic Age 9 Episode 9 The Rise of Rome 10 Episode 10 The Roman Empire 11 Episode 11 Early Christianity 12 Episode 12 The Rise of the Church 13 Episode 13 The Decline of Rome 14 Episode 14 The Fall of Rome 15 Episode 15 The Byzantine Empire 16 Episode 16 The Fall of Byzantium 17 Episode 17 The Dark Ages 18 Episode 18 The Age of Charlemagne 19 Episode 19 The Middle Ages 20 Episode 20 The Feudal Order 21 Episode 21 Common Life in the Middle Ages 22 Episode 22 Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages 23 Episode 23 The Late Middle Ages 24 Episode 24 The National Monarchies 25 Episode 25 Renaissance & the Age of Discovery 26 Episode 26 Renaissance & the New World 27 Episode 27 The Reformation 28 Episode 28 The Rise of the Middle Class 29 Episode 29 The Wars of Religion 30 Episode 30 The Rise of the Trading Cities 31 Episode 31 The Age of Absolutism 32 Episode 32 Absolutism and the Social Contract 33 Episode 33 The Enlightened Despots 34 Episode 34 The Enlightenment 35 Episode 35 The Enlightenment and Society 36 Episode 36 The Modern Philosophers 37 Episode 37 The American Revolution 38 Episode 38 The American Republic 39 Episode 39 The Death of the Old Regime 40 Episode 40 The French Revolution 41 Episode 41 The Industrial Revolution 42 Episode 42 The Industrial World 43 Episode 43 Revolution and Romantics 44 Episode 44 The Age of the Nation-States 45 Episode 45 A New Public 46 Episode 46 Fin de Siècle 47 Episode 47 The First World War and the Rise of Fascism 48 Episode 48 The Second World War 49 Episode 49 The Cold War 50 Episode 50 Europe and the Third World 51 Episode 51 The Technological Revolution 52 Episode 52 Toward the Future