| Description |
1 online resource (36 video files (approximately 1080 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Great courses. History, Civilization & Culture |
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Great courses (DVD). Civilization & culture.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Steppes and Peoples Episode 2 The Rise of the Steppe Nomads Episode 3 Early Nomads and China Episode 4 The Han Emperors and Xiongnu at War Episode 5 Scythians, Greeks, and Persians Episode 6 The Parthians Episode 7 Kushans, Sacae, and the Silk Road Episode 8 Rome and the Sarmatians Episode 9 Trade Across the Tarim Basin Episode 10 Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Christianity Episode 11 Rome and the Huns Episode 12 Attila the Hun Episode 13 Sassanid Shahs and the Hephthalites Episode 14 The Turks Episode 15 Turkmen Khagans and Tang Emperors Episode 16 Avars, Bulgars, and Constantinople Episode 17 Khazar Khagans Episode 18 Pechenegs, Magyars, and Cumans Episode 19 Islam and the Caliphate Episode 20 The Clash between Turks and the Caliphate Episode 21 Muslim Merchants and Mystics in Central Asia Episode 22 The Rise of the Seljuk Turks Episode 23 Turks in Anatolia and India Episode 24 The Sultans of Rum Episode 25 The Sultans of Delhi Episode 26 Manchurian Warlords and Song Emperors Episode 27 The Mongols Episode 28 Conquests of Genghis Khan Episode 29 Western Mongol Expansion Episode 30 Mongol Invasion of the Islamic World Episode 31 Conquest of Song China Episode 32 Pax Mongolica and Cultural Exchange Episode 33 Conversion and Assimilation Episode 34 Tamerlane, Prince of Destruction Episode 35 Babur and Mughal India Episode 36 Legacy of the Steppes. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University |
| Summary |
Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan loom large in the popular consciousness as two of history's most fearsome warrior-leaders. Yet few people today are aware of their place in a succession of nomadic warriors who emerged from the Eurasian steppes to seize control of civilizations. Get startling new insights on how the world was shaped and discover cultures and empires you've likely never encountered. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Steppes -- History.
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Mongols -- History.
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Asia, Central -- History.
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China -- History.
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India -- History.
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| Added Author |
Harl, Kenneth W., teacher.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12289696 |
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