Ancient & Medieval World Sample Clips  -- Themes

  Early Humans            

  How does the invention of the plow result in the

  displacement of women by men in agriculture, and

  transform a matriarchal society into a patriarchal one?

  Ancient Greece         

  How does Salon's Code, intended to placate peasants

  from sedition against the nobles, lead to increased

  wars in ancient Greece, and how does this code relate to

  our current legal system?

  Ancient Rome           

  What are the political and economic structures of the

  early Roman Republic that were used to keep the

  multitude of peasants happy so they do not revolt against

  the ruling nobles?

..

  Ancient Israel           

  After northern Israel is conquered by the Assyrians

  in 722 BC and the remainder by the Babylonians in

  586 BC, why do the Jews survive without a homeland

  and do not disappear as did multitude of other groups

  who have been conquered over time?

. .

  Origins of Christianity         

  How does Paul, the greatest missionary in building of

  Christianity, effectively appeal to the masses who lived in

  great misery?

      .

  Medieval World        

  What explains the profound backwardness, population

  stagnation, and the cities all but disappearing in Medieval

  Europe?

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