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Use this World History and Western Heritage video entitled The Birth of Civilization to study the course of Western civilization, from its birth in the ancient Near East to the present day. Learn about the key steps to the development of civilization involved the transition of organized groups of humans from hunter-gatherers to food producer. Discover the movement of peoples into the river valleys of the ancient Near East was the primary stimulus to the formation of cities and Mesopotamia, "the land between the rivers," was the first river valley civilization where written language and law developed in response to difficult and dynamic conditions.

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  • Birth Civilization. Learn about The Birth of Civilisation. Explore the course of Western civilization, from its birth in the ancient Near East, to the pageantry and plunder of the Middle Ages, to the social and political forces shaping 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.
  • 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.
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