GENERAL: WORLD HISTORY VIDEO LINKS

  Crash Course World History, 2012:  John Green's snazzy and impressive snapshot of world civilization.

Agricultural Revolution, #1:

Indus Valley Civilization, #2:

Mesopotamia, #3:

Ancient Egypt, #4:

Persians And Greeks, #5:

Buddha And Ashoka, #6:

2,000 Years Of Chinese History, #7:

Alexander The Great And The Situation . . . The Great?, #8:

Silk Road And Ancient Trade, #9:

Roman Empire. Or Republic, Or . . . Which Was It?, #10:

Christianity From Judaism To Constantine, #11::

Fall Of The Roman Empire . . . In The 15th Century, #12:

Islam, The Quran, And The Five Pillars All Without A Flamewar, #13:

Dark Ages . . . How Dark Were They Really, #14:

  Civilisations, BBC, 2018:  Three British historians offer their perspectives on "civilization" 50 years after the famous Kenneth Clark series.

Episode 1, "The Second Moment Of Creation":

Episode 2, "How Do We Look?":

Episode 3, "Picturing Paradise":

Episode 4, "The Eye Of Faith":

Episode 5, "The Triumph Of Art":

Episode 6, "First Contact":

Episode 7, "Radiance":

Episode 8, "The Cult Of Progress":

Episode 9, "The Vital Spark":

  First Civilizations, PBS, 2018:  A thematic introduction to ancient world history.

Episode 1, "War":

Episode 2, "Religion":

Episode 3, "Cities":

Episode 4, "Trade":

  Legacy -- The Origins Of Civilization, PBS:  Michael Wood's six-part 1990s World Civilization survey.

Iraq: The Cradle Of Civilization:

India: Empire Of The Spirit:

China: The Mandate Of Heaven

Egypt: The Habit Of Civilization

Central America, The Burden Of Time

Barbarian West

  Ancient Worlds, BBC, 2010:  British professor Richard Miles offers his interpretations of Ancient Mediterranean civilization.

Come Together:

Age Of Iron:

The Greek Thing:

Return Of The King:

The Republic Of Virtue:

City Of Man, City Of God:

Treasures With Bettany Hughes, Channel 4, 2021:

Episode 1, Greece (49 mins)

Episode 2, Malta (54 mins)

Episode 3, Gibraltar (46 mins)

Episode 4, Mediterranean Islands (47 mins)

Episode 5, Istanbul (47 mins)

Episode 6, Arabia (47 mins)

  Lost Civilizations, Time Life, 1995:  A ten-part survey of different world civilizations narrated by Sam Waterson

Mesopotamia -- Return To Eden:

Aegean Civilization:

Greece -- A Moment Of Excellence:

Rome -- The Ultimate Empire:

China: Dynasties Of Power

Maya -- The Blood Of Kings

Africa -- A History Denied

Tibet -- The End Of Time

Inca -- Secrets Of The Ancestors

  Andrew Marr's History Of The World, BBC, 2012:

Episode 1, Survival:

Episode 2, Age Of Empire:

Episode 3, The Word And The Sword:

Episode 4, Into The Light:

Episode 5, Age Of Plunder:

Episode 6, Revolution:

Episode 7, Age Of Industry:

Episode 8, Age Of Extremes:

  History Of The World, 2020

Trailer  (10 mins):

Ancient World, Part 1 -- The First Civilizations  (109 mins)

Ancient World, Part 2 -- Classical Greece, Confucius And Buddha  (68 mins)

Age Of Empires, Part 1 -- The Roman Republic, Maurya India And Qin China  (120 mins)

Age Of Empires, Part 2 -- The Roman Revolution  (159 mins)

  "The Entire History Of The World In 2 Hours," BBC:

  Mankind -- The Story Of All Of Us, 2012:  A series that examines the everyday legacies of different civilizations.

Episode 1, Inventors:

Episode 2, Iron Men:

Episode 3, Empires:

Episode 4, Warriors:

Episode 5, Plague:

Episode 6, Survivors:

Episode 7, New World:

Episode 8, Treasure:

Episode 9, Pioneers:

Episode 10, Revolutions:

Episode 11, Speed:

Episode 12, New Frontiers:

  What The Ancients Did For Us, BBC:  A series that examines the everyday legacies of different civilizations.

Mesopotamians:  Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6.

Indians:

Greeks:

Islamic Civilization:

Aztecs And Maya:

"Ancient Worlds: A Meeting Of East And West," Intelligence Squared, July 5, 2016.

David Christian, "The History Of Our World In 18 MInutes," TED Ideas, April 11, 2011.