Summary: This series covers history from 3500 B.C. to the 1780's. This course analyzes civilizations by looking at their geographic and political environments, their technologies, economies, social institutions, and cultural achievements. Students will look at history from new perspectives, come to understand the connections between human beings despite time and distance, and appreciate the lasting...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1995

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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 WOR
Call number: DVD 909 WOR PART 1
Call number: DVD 909 WOR PART 2
Call number: DVD 909 WOR PART 3

Bartlett, Kenneth R.

Summary: "This course traces the development of the Italian city-states of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, showing how the modern nation of Italy was forged out of the rivalries, allegiances, and traditions of a vibrant and diverse people"--Publisher's web site.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2007

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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 ITA
Call number: DVD 937 ITA PART 1
Call number: DVD 937 ITA PART 2

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 FOU
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 1
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 2
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 3
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 4

Summary: Prof. Daileader discusses major developments, leaders, and accomplishments in the history of Europe from about 1300 to 1500 A.D.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 LAT

Contents: dis 1: The medieval city: feat for the senses -- Rothenburg: jewel on the romantic road -- Mdina: the silent city -- Mdina and Rabat: in the steps of St. Paul -- Palermo: a mosaic of cultures -- Palermo: celebrating throne and altar -- disc 2: York: wool and prayer -- York: vikings and merchants -- Avignon: the Babylonian captivity -- Avignon: papal splendor -- Cardassonne: fortress of the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 914 GRE