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Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"In this course, we will explore Mesopotamian societies from the Neolithic era (c. 9,000 B.C.) to the defeat of the great Persian Empire at Gaugamela by Alexander the Great (331 B.C.) The study will take us from the world of international diplomacy with powerful neighbors in Egypt, Syria, and Anatolia to the mundane issues of daily life, such as providing food for the family, curing disease, and settling legal disputes. It examines archaeological...
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Professor Jonathan Steinberg uses individual lives to explain a great historical transformation. Examines the development of the modern world with a focus on the Industrial Revolution and its explosion of science and technology. Also examines the birth of modern democracy.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Nearly everyone has heard of black holes, but few people outside of complex scientific fields understand their true nature and their implications for our universe. This lecture course makes this cosmological subject graspable, with 12 lavishly illustrated lectures by veteran Great Courses Professor Alex Filippenko, a distinguished astronomer and award-winning teacher at the University of California, Berkeley.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Presents a study of events that shaped modern Europe, from political revolution in the late 18th century to the collapse of communism at the end of the 20th century. Professor Childers details the political, social, cultural, and economic conditions leading to each of these events and traces their implications across the decades.
30) Measurement
Publisher
TMW Media Group
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The metric system and measures of distance, mass and capacity are discussed. Measurement of area, volume and temperature are presented as well as measurement of rates such as miles per hour and more.
31) The Vikings
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
As explorers and traders, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of Western Europe. In this course the Vikings will be studied not only as warriors, but also in other roles for which they are equally extraordinary: merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Presents a comprehensive of the American Revolution, from the early settlement of the continent, through the crises of the 1760's and 1770's, to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and finally to the election of 1800. Also examines the role played by African Americans and Native Americans.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
These 36 half-hour lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Far from being routine, emotions are 'the key to the meaning of life,' says distinguished philosopher and author Robert C. Solomon, who in these 24 lectures takes you on a tour of his more than three-decade-long intellectual struggle to reach an understanding of these complex phenomena. Some of his conclusions are surprising and very much against the current of common sense. Professor Solomon's lectures unfold as a rich dialogue with other philosophers,...
36) Why evil exists
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Presents historical, religious and philosophical explanations for the existence of evil.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This course explores the life and writings of C.S. Lewis and considers why Lewis' works have continued to gain in power and popularity over the last half-century. It also surveys some of the events and people that shaped his thought and his works. His various roles and contributions are examined sequentially , first as apologist, then academic scholar and finally as novelist .
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2003] ℗2003
Language
English
Description
Lectures by Professor Malcolm David Eckel of Boston University in which he presents a survey of Buddhism from its origins in India to contemporary times in America. The course introduces the vitality and adaptability of Buddhism which has transformed civilizations in Asia and become a lively component of Western culture.