Video World History

Study Western Civilization using Online Video

Study history from the birth of Western civilization to the dawn of the new Europe of the twenty-first century. Use these 31 online educational video titles to take a journey through history from the birth of Western civilization in the ancient Near East through the dawn of the New Europe of the twenty-first century. Explore the course of Western civilization, from its birth in the ancient Near East to the present day, through the eyes of distinguished historians who teach at Yale and Harvard. Study recent political and social developments in history, including the fall of Communist governments in Europe, the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, changes affecting women in Eastern Europe, as well as environmental issues.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the course of Western civilization, from its birth in the ancient Near East to the present day, through the eyes of distinguished historians who teach at Yale and Harvard.
• Study recent political and social developments in history, including the fall of Communist governments in Europe, the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, changes affecting women in Eastern Europe, as well as environmental issues.
• Survey the growth of political freedoms, the development of constitutional governments, and the quest for individual rights that have shaped the course of Western history.
• Gain insight to the intellectual and religious currents that have shaped Western history and observe the political and social ties that have linked church, state, and society.
• Understand the social impact of developments in science and technology.

• History > World History > The Western Heritage
• The Birth of Civilization (Runtime: 03:39)
• The Rise of Greek Civilization (Runtime: 04:22)
• Classical and Hellenistic Greece (Runtime: 04:17)
• Rome From Republic to Empire (Runtime: 03:54)
• The Roman Empire (Runtime: 03:45)
• The Early Middle Ages 476 to 1000 and Birth of Europe (Runtime: 05:29)
• The High Middle Ages 1000 to 1300 Ascendancy of Church and States (Runtime: 03:25)
• The High Middle Ages 1000 to 1300 People Towns and Universities (Runtime: 03:38)
• The Late Middle Ages 1300 to 1527 Centuries of Crisis (Runtime: 04:08)
• Renaissance and Discovery (Runtime: 04:04)
• The Age of Reformation (Runtime: 04:09)
• The Age of Religious Wars (Runtime: 03:56)
• Paths to Constitutionalism and Absolutism (Runtime: 04:04)
• New Directions in Thought and Culture The 16th and 17th Centuries (Runtime: 03:39)
• Successful and Unsuccessful Paths to Power 1686-1740 (Runtime: 04:09)
• Society and Economy under the New Regime The 18th Century (Runtime: 04:04)
• Empire War and Colonial Rebellion (Runtime: 04:02)
• The Age of Enlightenment and 18th Century Thought (Runtime: 04:08)
• The French Revolution (Runtime: 03:59)
• The Age of Napoleon and The Triumph of Romanticism (Runtime: 04:31)
• The Conservative Order and the Challenges of Reform 1815-1832 (Runtime: 04:06)
• Economic Advance and Social Unrest 1830-1850 (Runtime: 04:19)
• The Age of Nation States (Runtime: 04:18)
• The Building of European Supremacy (Runtime: 04:26)
• The Birth of Modern European Thought (Runtime: 04:15)
• Imperialism Alliances and War (Runtime: 04:34)
• Political Experiments of the 1920s (Runtime: 03:55)
• Europe and the Great Depression (Runtime: 04:19)
• World War 2 (Runtime: 04:57)
• Europe and the Soviet American Rivalry (Runtime: 04:18)
• Towards a New Europe and the 21st Century (Runtime: 04:33)