World Civilizations

From the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made. To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives. ...

History of the Ancient World: Ancient Civilizations, and Ancient Empires. History that Defined our World offers a tantalizing glimpse into our vast and complex ancient history that is sure to inspire further study. There is a lot to be learned from ancient history.

This audiobook brings to life the groundbreaking lecture by Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop, a visionary historian, linguist, and scientist, who profoundly shaped the understanding of Africa's pivotal role in the origin of humanity and the development of civilization. Delivered in Atlanta, Georgia, this inspiring talk explores the African contributions to global culture, science, and history, with insights into ancient Egypt's influence and the interconnectedness of human heritage.

An informative introduction to the life of Cleopatra. For more than 2,000 years, plays, poetry, movies, and television have portrayed Cleopatra as an ambitious woman who used her beauty to seduce powerful men like Julius Caesar and Mark Antony in a ruthless attempt to increase her own power and wealth. But is this the real Cleopatra, or one invented by male historians anxious to discredit an intelligent, competent woman who was the last great pharaoh of Egypt?

Today, we take for granted that a telescope allows us to see galaxies millions of light years away. But before its invention, people used nothing more than their naked eye to fathom what took place in the visible sky. So how did four men in the 1500s - of different nationality, age, religion, and class - collaborate to discover that the Earth revolved around the Sun? With this radical discovery that went against the Church, they created our contemporary world. Heaven on Earth is an intimate examination of this scientific family.

The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused. They have dictated how we build, eat, communicate, wage war, create art, travel, and worship. Some, such as stone, iron, and bronze, lend their names to the ages. Others, such as gold, silver, and diamond, contributed to the rise and fall of great empires.

Embark on an epic journey through the annals of time with The Entire Human Civilization History - Ancient to Modern. This meticulously crafted narrative weaves together the rich tapestry of human existence, from the turbulent days of the French Revolution to the awe-inspiring moment when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.

Nominally intended as an aid to his son and heir, Ptahhotep's writings offer a fascinating glimpse into the concerns of the period, from manners, customs, and lofty concerns like virtue, to the everyday and mundane concerns of navigating relationships.

The Byzantine Empire has often been overlooked. Yet, this vast empire lasted for hundreds of years, and has had a major impact on world religions and politics, even into the past century. The Byzantine Empire was heavily influenced by the Romans, and Christian culture. Several centuries A.D., it was marked by conquests, emperors, rules, orthodoxy, and the giant capital of Constantinople (which is now Istanbul). They fought the Huns, and many other peoples, to maintain their lands and territories.

In his 1996 book The Clash Of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, American political scientist Samuel Huntington sets out his vision of the post-Cold War world. While the era from 1945 to 1989 was shaped by ideological conflict (communism vs. capitalism), Huntington predicts a future of cultural conflict.

¿Es aburrida la Historia? Eso depende de quién te la cuente. Con este audio libro te lo pasarás de lujo oyendo y adentrándote en la fascinante Antigüedad. Los hechos más importantes de este periodo reunidos en un único volumen lleno de curiosidades y anécdotas, y relatados en orden cronológico para que no te pierdas.

A landmark anthology of queer Greek and Roman love stories that reclaim and celebrate homosexual love and sensuality, from artist Luke Edward Hall and award-winning poet Seán Hewitt. For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world has either been ignored or suppressed. Even today...

Beneath layers of time and ancient strata, forgotten legacies lie in silence, awaiting rediscovery. This book guides listeners through breathtaking archaeological journeys—from prehistoric sites to buried cities—where every stone holds an untold story. Blending history, archaeology, and scientific theory, the work expands our understanding of how ancient civilizations left their marks—not just in artifacts, but in thought, knowledge, and ecological impact. Listeners will be captivated by lost maps, mysterious clues, and the echoes of cultures that vanished yet continue to shape the present.

تغيرت كثير من الأمور في القرن العشرين. ولم يشهد أي قرن آخر مثل هذه التطورات السريعة وواسعة الانتشار، والتي لم تشمل التطورات العلمية والتكنولوجية فحسب، ولكن أيضًا تطورات اجتماعية وسياسية واقتصادية وطبية وفلسفية.

Dieses Hörbuch nimmt dich mit auf eine fesselnde Reise durch 2,5 Millionen Jahre Menschheitsgeschichte – von den ersten Spuren unserer Vorfahren bis zur digital vernetzten Welt von heute. Es geht nicht nur darum, was geschehen ist, sondern darum, wie sich alles entfaltet hat – Schritt für Schritt. Erlebe, wie der Homo Sapiens seinen Weg begann: als Jäger und Sammler im ständigen Überlebenskampf. Mit der Zeit lernte er, Feuer zu nutzen, Werkzeuge zu bauen und Sprache zu gebrauchen. Aus losen Gruppen wurden Gemeinschaften.

Sono queste le Sette Meraviglie del mondo antico. Già indicate come tali diversi secoli prima della nascita di Cristo, furono contemporaneamente visibili solo nel periodo fra il 300 e il 227 a.C.; successivamente andarono distrutte a una a una per cause diverse, salvo la Piramide di Cheope. Al canone classico Valerio Massimo Manfredi aggiunge la favolosa ipotesi di un'ottava meraviglia e, con la sua scrittura rapinosa, fa rivivere per noi la grandiosità del passato in pagine fitte di racconti avvincenti e favolosi, riportando alla luce opere leggendarie, ormai perdute nella notte del tempo.

Por primera vez en milenios vivimos en un mundo sin imperios formales. Pero esto no significa que no sintamos su presencia reverberando a través de la historia. El legado de los imperios examina cómo esa herencia sigue latiendo tras los problemas más espinosos que hoy enfrentamos. Desde las injerencias rusas en Ucrania hasta el Brexit, desde el América primero de Trump a las incursiones de China en África, desde la India de Modi hasta el avispero de Oriente Próximo, Samir Puri proporciona un marco nuevo y audaz para descifrar las complejas rivalidades.

The Pleistocene spans a period from around 2.5 million years ago (mya) to just over 12,000 years ago, and it was an epoch of enormous change on Earth, mainly characterized by climate changes involving fluctuations between periods of extreme heat and long periods of glaciation. This period is commonly known as the Ice Age, despite the fact there were actually a number of separate periods of cold. The Pleistocene Era: The History of the Ice Age and the Dawn of Modern Humans looks at the development of the era, what life on Earth was like, and the origins of archaic humans.

Again and again, microbes have shaped our health, our genetics, our history, our culture, our politics, even our religion and ethics. This book reveals much that scientists and cultural historians have learned about the pervasive interconnections between infectious microbes and humans. It also considers what our ongoing fundamental relationship with infectious microbes might mean for the future of the human species.

¿Sabías que el gran dramaturgo ateniense Esquilo murió por el golpe propinado por una tortuga que cayó del cielo? ¿Y que su muerte fue augurada por un oráculo? ¿O que la pena por robo en un espacio público era castigado con la muerte, mientras que en una casa era penado con el pago del doble del valor extraído? ¿Que las mujeres griegas, a pesar de las críticas, se depilaban, incluso usando métodos tan dolorosos como ascuas?