True History schedule

How has Japanese culture been shaped by powerful cycles of globalization and isolation?

Get an engaging introduction to ancient Japanese myths, collectively known as Shint? ("Way of the Gods").

Uncover how the Ritsury? state was inspired by'and responded to'powerful states in China and Korea.

Discover how spoken Japanese reflects a long-standing concern with order, hierarchy, and consensus.

In this episode, Professor Ravina explains why Buddhism was so appealing in ancient Japan.

Journey through the rise of the Heian court, ancient Japan's cultured and exclusive aristocracy.

Turn to the countryside, where political infighting led to the rise of Japan's first warrior dynasty.

How did the decline of the court and the rise of the warrior class shape the evolution of Buddhist concepts?

See how, in prehistoric times, our ancestors' wide-ranging diet directly drove evolution.

Explore the rise of agriculture, how plants and animals were domesticated.

Study the archaeological evidence of Egypt's food customs, religious significance, and more.

Explore prescriptions regarding food in Genesis, and consider that the Fall itself was an act of eating.

Grasp how the ancient Greeks' need for arable land led to their imperial and mercantile system.

Trace the diffusion of foodstuffs over vast trade networks and study early dietary regimens.

Learn about the culture of the Aryans, food customs relating to caste, and the traditions of vegetarianism.

Trace the rise of civilization and social and technological factors to China's food traditions.

How has Japanese culture been shaped by powerful cycles of globalization and isolation?

Get an engaging introduction to ancient Japanese myths, collectively known as Shint? ("Way of the Gods").

Uncover how the Ritsury? state was inspired by'and responded to'powerful states in China and Korea.

Discover how spoken Japanese reflects a long-standing concern with order, hierarchy, and consensus.

In this episode, Professor Ravina explains why Buddhism was so appealing in ancient Japan.

Journey through the rise of the Heian court, ancient Japan's cultured and exclusive aristocracy.

Turn to the countryside, where political infighting led to the rise of Japan's first warrior dynasty.

How did the decline of the court and the rise of the warrior class shape the evolution of Buddhist concepts?

See how, in prehistoric times, our ancestors' wide-ranging diet directly drove evolution.

Explore the rise of agriculture, how plants and animals were domesticated.

Study the archaeological evidence of Egypt's food customs, religious significance, and more.

Explore prescriptions regarding food in Genesis, and consider that the Fall itself was an act of eating.

Grasp how the ancient Greeks' need for arable land led to their imperial and mercantile system.

Trace the diffusion of foodstuffs over vast trade networks and study early dietary regimens.

Learn about the culture of the Aryans, food customs relating to caste, and the traditions of vegetarianism.

Trace the rise of civilization and social and technological factors to China's food traditions.

How has Japanese culture been shaped by powerful cycles of globalization and isolation?

Get an engaging introduction to ancient Japanese myths, collectively known as Shint? ("Way of the Gods").

Uncover how the Ritsury? state was inspired by'and responded to'powerful states in China and Korea.

Discover how spoken Japanese reflects a long-standing concern with order, hierarchy, and consensus.

In this episode, Professor Ravina explains why Buddhism was so appealing in ancient Japan.

Journey through the rise of the Heian court, ancient Japan's cultured and exclusive aristocracy.

Turn to the countryside, where political infighting led to the rise of Japan's first warrior dynasty.

How did the decline of the court and the rise of the warrior class shape the evolution of Buddhist concepts?

Take account of the state of medieval society on the eve of the plague.

Explore the medical understanding of plague through history.

Investigate additional factors that may have contributed to the massive devastation of the Black Death.

Examine the plague's first sustained appearance in Europe.

An examination of how revolutions arise from societal forces.

How social progress, literacy, and the evolution of new cultural bonds led to revolutions.

The Mexican Revolution is confounding for its many characters, as well as the twists the revolution took.

The Russian Revolution began with the promise of overthrowing the autocracy and ended with totalitarianism.