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A Tour of Central Turkey. Hale, Ph. Homeland of the great Persian poet Rumi, central Turkey features a wide range of locations, from cosmopolitan cities to astonishing natural and man-made archeological sites. Hale serves as your field guide through his favorite destinations, including the capital Ankara, Rumi's Konya, and the exotic Cappadocia.
The highlights of this video tour include a look at Rumi's birthplace, the otherworldly volcanic formations in Cappadocia, and a nearby underground cave network miraculously built by Christian refugees.
This is an unparalleled introduction to a part of the world that goes beyond the well-traveled paths of Istanbul into a remote region that few have seen in such detail.
In many ways the late 18th century American revolutionary period remains a somewhat ambiguous moment for the role of women. Looking back, Professor Peter C. Mancall sees a time when women were culturally omitted from official documents e. Despite these factors, key voices do emerge that would later cause historic waves, most notably Abigail Adams, whose writings are a remarkable testament to her important role in early government leadership.
The Declaration's language can also be traced to the later women's suffrage movement, which realized astutely that women needed formal inclusion in the political system in order to legally erase their status as second-class citizens. Alexander the Great's Impact on the Jews. During the 4th century BC, Alexander of Macedonia made an incredible push into the Far East, leaving ripples in his wake that had an impact across many different cultures.
In this free lecture provided by the Great Courses, Professor Jodi Magness discusses Alexander's influence on ancient Palestine, and the various legends that came up about his supposed time in the region. Professor Magness also uses scriptural citations to demonstrate how the ancient Jews drew parallels between Alexander the Great and Jesus Christ, using the former as a semi-divine precursor to the new Christian era. Learn the twisty history of how the Pope is elected in this free minute lecture provided by the Great Courses.
Professor Thomas F. Noble guides listeners, starting with Saint Peter's origins in Rome as the first pope, and how the church Cardinals became key officers in electing every Pope thereafter.
The papacy went through a period of political interference throughout the Middle Ages that led to a succession of differing election methods that were often factional, or overtly biased, leading to the more streamlined Papal succession ritual we know today. Does Technology Make You Stupid? It is frequently suggested that technology is making people more stupid, but in this lecture from The Great Courses , Professor Indre Viskontas, Ph.
This minute lecture is from her course Brain Myths Exploded: Lessons from Neuroscience and she takes on many of the common myths involving smartphones, social media, and computers. She covers a lot of ground in this lecture and cites many recent studies that have dealt with how these new technologies are transforming our world and our minds.
This is an enjoyable lecture for grammar nerds of all ages. Professor Curzan is on the usage panel for The American Heritage Dictionary and she provides examples of how she and her fellow language experts weigh in on word usage that is controversial or problematic. This lecture will give you a better idea about how best grammar practices are determined and how they change over time. How England Colonized India. Bellenoit, Ph.
Within three generations the British East India Company would supplant the reigning Mughal dynastic empire to become the masters of the Indian subcontinent.
Bellenoit explains some of the factors that brought about such a remarkable shift in India, starting in the s until the rise of Mahatma Gandhi. Professor Bellenoit skillfully lays out three main points that led to British dominance, including decentralization of the empire's power base, the strong worldwide demand for Indian goods, and the willingness of prominent banking families to play ball; all of which set the stage for one of the most ruthless examples of colonialism that the world has ever seen.
An Analysis of Odysseus. For this free minute lecture provided by The Great Courses, Professor Kathryn McClymond gives a close-up analysis of Odysseus, the Greek hero of Homeric myth, master schemer, and perhaps one of the earliest "everyman" superheroes.
Odysseus's clever nature serves him well during the Trojan War, but becomes a liability as he and his men encounter countless obstacles in a year effort to return home. Themes of identity are also at play throughout the epic of The Odyssey, as Odysseus can't help but hide his true nature under different guises before coming to peace with himself in the arms of a loving wife and son.
What we see in Professor McCymond's lecture is a complex hero who is capable of withstanding incredible physical hardships, yet finds the ultimate challenge to be his own flawed character. The Unfolding Ukraine-Russia Crisis. In the first half of the lecture, Professor Liulevicius gives a quick summary of Ukraine-Russia relations over the centuries and explains how groups of people in the Ukraine are split between their affinities to Russia and to the West.
The last half of the lecture focuses on the current Ukraine-Russia crisis in which Russian military intervention led to the annexation of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea by Russia in Learn about this political hot spot that is continuing to play a major role in geopolitics today. Napoleon: The Revolutionary Emperor. In this excellent lecture provided by the Great Courses, Professor Jonathan Steinberg touches on the rise, genius, and legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte. Within the span of 30 minutes, Steinberg provides unique insight as to how Bonaparte modernized and stabilized France during a chaotic revolutionary era in the s, rising from humble origins through sheer charismatic genius, innovative military precision, and unmatched leadership ability.
As Professor Steinberg argues, the history of modern France is marked by a period before and after Napoleon permanently altered the landscape, and there may be no comparable figure with such a lasting legacy. Introduction to The Analects of Confucius. As opposed to seeing Confucius as a "parochial moralizer", Professor LaFleur sees the Chinese teacher as a visionary philosopher who taught that we must re-imagine "work" as something that goes beyond being a mere job so that it becomes more of an overall outlook on life.
In this Great Courses introduction to an in-depth exploration of the Confucian Analects, Lafleur invites us to enter a discussion about how committed, life-long study can lead to a good life that is both self-fulfilling and inherently communal.
Technical proficiency is not enough; as Confucius says, we have to live our work, and share it with others. Stonehenge and Ancient Astronomy. Schaefer, Ph. In this free lecture provided by The Great Courses, Professor Bradley Schaefer takes viewers on an introductory tour of the methods used by ancient astronomers to map and utilize the stars in the night sky.
The first segment focuses on England's Stonehenge monument, perhaps the most famous artifact of archeoastronomy in the world. Professor Schaefer explains how Stonehenge was created between and BC, and offers up a few of the popular theories about the people that made it, including the site's longtime association with the druids and paganism. The course that follows will trace thousands of years of the history of ancient astronomy, from 4, BC to the Renaissance, covering the world's monuments to the cardinal and solstitial directions, and much more.
Using Bird Behavior to Identify Birds. With over avian species in North America alone, identifying specific birds can be quite daunting for the beginner! In this Great Courses lecture provided in partnership with National Geographic, birding enthusiast James Currie explains how you can get better at quickly identifying the different birds you see in the wild.
Currie says that seasoned birdwatchers break the basic cues down based on behavior, outlining 6 categories that include typical features, feeding traits, flight configuration, flocking patterns, mating habits, and nesting complexity.
As he breaks these categories down with video references, the viewer is given excellent tips they can go out and watch for right away, wherever they are and whatever level of birdwatching experience they have. Two Prototypes for The Theory of Everything. The biggest possible goal of modern science is nothing less than a complete understanding of the fundamental rules of the universe.
As Professor Don Lincoln explains, he and his colleagues in the scientific community have long understood that all of the phenomena we can observe seems interconnected by a deeper principle that gives rise to everything we see.
A key figure in the cutting-edge physics covered in this course, Professor Lincoln serves as the perfect guide to explain these mind-boggling concepts, breaking down what we know, where there are theoretical gaps, and how we might clarify the mysteries that still elude us. In this lecture Harvard Professor Leo Damrosch discusses the Eastern invaders that finally broke Roman dominance, and in the process became major contributors to what would become Modern Europe.
The chapters covered here include a brief biographical sketch of Attila the Hun and his leadership qualities, the sack of Rome by the Vandals, an interesting note on the last Roman Emperor, a look at Gibbon's distaste for Monastic isolation, and much more. This is a great taste of the sheer breadth of Professor Damrosch's genius as a literary scholar, and his ability to weave commentary on Gibbon's life in with an expert analysis of the historical period covered.
The Origins of Agriculture in Human History. If TTC would update this app so you could customize the organization of the library it would be a 5 star app in my opinion. The developer, The Great Courses , has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update. With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.
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