Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FOUCall number: DVD 909 FOU PART 1
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Matthiesen, Toby
Summary: In 632, soon after the Prophet Muhammad died, a struggle broke out among his followers as to who would succeed him. Most Muslims argued that the leader of Islam should be elected by the community's elite and rule as Caliph. They would later become the Sunnis. Others―who would become known as the Shia―believed that Muhammad had designated his cousin and son-in-law Ali as his successor, and that...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297.09 MATSpencer, Robert
Summary: Traces the founder of Islam's rise to political and military power, focusing on controversial aspects of the prophet's beliefs and actions without adhering to political correctness.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2006