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The Big History of Civilizations
What made Jericho and Anau, two of the world's oldest cities, so successful?
3 oct 2026
Times in America/New_York
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What made Jericho and Anau, two of the world's oldest cities, so successful?
Trace the origins of the human species from the emergence of proto-humans to the rise of Homo sapiens.
Kick off your tour by visiting Ghana, a vibrant coastal country in the heart of West Africa.
Continue your travels by focusing on Ghana's natural landscape, from almond trees to cocoa wine.
In this episode, grasp the Nile's integral role in ancient Egyptian culture.
Using objects from Cairo's three great museums, trace 5,000 years of Egyptian history.
Begin your tour of treasures from the Smithsonian with the artifact that inspired our national anthem.
Learn how some of the country's greatest leaders have seen themselves and been seen by the nation.
Could the American experiment succeed? George Washington, one of the most iconic Founders, had doubts.
The failures of Thomas Mifflin offer a window into the problems facing the United States of America in 1783.
Working from a historical perspective, what can we learn about what Jesus most likely said and did?
In this episode, examine the world within which the Christian religion was born.
America was born out of a group of ideas and a series of conflicts with England.
Reflect on the origins of this system, as well as its inability to deal with economic, military, and diplomatic crises of the day.
Discover when humans developed and consider the questions we need to ask to explore early life.
Meet Homo habilis, the earliest known species of our genus.
What made Jericho and Anau, two of the world's oldest cities, so successful?
Trace the origins of the human species from the emergence of proto-humans to the rise of Homo sapiens.
Kick off your tour by visiting Ghana, a vibrant coastal country in the heart of West Africa.
Continue your travels by focusing on Ghana's natural landscape, from almond trees to cocoa wine.
In this episode, grasp the Nile's integral role in ancient Egyptian culture.
Using objects from Cairo's three great museums, trace 5,000 years of Egyptian history.
Begin your tour of treasures from the Smithsonian with the artifact that inspired our national anthem.
Learn how some of the country's greatest leaders have seen themselves and been seen by the nation.
Could the American experiment succeed? George Washington, one of the most iconic Founders, had doubts.
The failures of Thomas Mifflin offer a window into the problems facing the United States of America in 1783.
Working from a historical perspective, what can we learn about what Jesus most likely said and did?
In this episode, examine the world within which the Christian religion was born.
America was born out of a group of ideas and a series of conflicts with England.
Reflect on the origins of this system, as well as its inability to deal with economic, military, and diplomatic crises of the day.
Discover when humans developed and consider the questions we need to ask to explore early life.
Meet Homo habilis, the earliest known species of our genus.
What made Jericho and Anau, two of the world's oldest cities, so successful?
Trace the origins of the human species from the emergence of proto-humans to the rise of Homo sapiens.
Kick off your tour by visiting Ghana, a vibrant coastal country in the heart of West Africa.
Continue your travels by focusing on Ghana's natural landscape, from almond trees to cocoa wine.
In this episode, grasp the Nile's integral role in ancient Egyptian culture.
Using objects from Cairo's three great museums, trace 5,000 years of Egyptian history.
Begin your tour of treasures from the Smithsonian with the artifact that inspired our national anthem.
Learn how some of the country's greatest leaders have seen themselves and been seen by the nation.
Examine some issues essential to understanding how Christianity began.
Meet the pagan, polytheistic religions that dominated the early world.
Examine the life of Jesus of Nazareth both outside and within the Gospels.
Explore recorded traditions circulating orally over the intervening years.
Ponder the value of the historical study of Christianity for the past and future.
Investigate the culture of the Mediterranean world in which Christianity was born.
Examine the circumstances of Jewish life in ancient Palestine and the Diaspora.
Consider the resurrection as marking the birth of Christianity.