Poster: The Western Tradition

PBS 1989 1 Staffel 52 Ep. TV-G Beendet

The Western Tradition

1989 1 Staffel 52 Ep. TV-G

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30 Min.

S1 · E1 · 1. Jan 1989

The Dawn of History Folge 1

The origins of the human race are traced from anthropoid ancestors to the agricultural revolution.

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The Ancient Egyptians Folge 2

Egyptian irrigation created one of the first great civilizations.

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Mesopotamia Folge 3

Settlements in the Fertile Crescent gave rise to the great river civilizations of the Middle East.

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From Bronze to Iron Folge 4

Metals revolutionized tools, as well as societies, in the empires of Assyria, Persia, and Neo-Babylonia.

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The Rise of Greek Civilization Folge 5

Democracy and philosophy arose from Greek cities at the edge of the civilized world.

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Greek Thought Folge 6

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle laid the foundation of Western intellectual thought.

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Alexander the Great Folge 7

Alexander's conquests quadrupled the size of the world known to the Greeks.

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The Hellenistic Age Folge 8

Hellenistic kingdoms extended Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean.

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The Rise of Rome Folge 9

Through its army, Rome built an empire that shaped the West.

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The Roman Empire Folge 10

Rome's civil engineering contributed as much to the empire as did its weapons.

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Early Christianity Folge 11

Christianity spread despite contempt and persecution from Rome.

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The Rise of the Church Folge 12

The old heresy became the Roman empire's official religion under the Emperor Constantine.

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The Decline of Rome Folge 13

While enemies slashed at Rome's borders, civil war and economic collapse destroyed the empire from within.

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The Fall of Rome Folge 14

Despite the success of emperors such as Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius, Rome fell victim to barbarian invasions.

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The Byzantine Empire Folge 15

From Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire carried on the traditions of Greece and Rome.

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The Fall of Byzantium Folge 16

Nearly a thousand years after Rome's fall, Constantinople was conquered by the forces of Islam.

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The Dark Ages Folge 17

Barbarian kingdoms took possession of the fragments of the Roman Empire.

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The Age of Charlemagne Folge 18

Charlemagne revived hopes for a new empire in Western Europe.

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The Middle Ages Folge 19

Amid invasion and civil disorder, a military aristocracy dominated the kingdoms of Europe.

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The Feudal Order Folge 20

Bishop, knight, and peasant exemplified some of the social divisions of the year 1000 A.D.

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Common Life in the Middle Ages Folge 21

Famine, disease, and short life expectancies were the conditions that shaped medieval beliefs.

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Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages Folge 22

The great churches embodied the material and spiritual ambitions of the age.

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The Late Middle Ages Folge 23

Two hundred years of war and plague debilitated Europe.

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The National Monarchies Folge 24

A new urban middle class emerged, while dynastic marriages established centralized monarchies.

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Renaissance & the Age of Discovery Folge 25

Renaissance humanists made man "the measure of all things." Europe was possessed by a new passion for knowledge.

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Renaissance & the New World Folge 26

The discovery of America challenged Europe.

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The Reformation Folge 27

Voiced by Martin Luther, Protestantism shattered the unity of the Catholic Church.

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The Rise of the Middle Class Folge 28

As the cities grew, new middle-class mores had an impact on religious life.

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The Wars of Religion Folge 29

For more than a century, the quarrels of Protestants and Catholics tore Europe apart.

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The Rise of the Trading Cities Folge 30

Amid religious wars, a few cities learned that tolerance increased their prosperity.

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The Age of Absolutism Folge 31

Exhausted by war and civil strife, many Europeans exchanged earlier liberties and anarchies for greater peace.

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Absolutism and the Social Contract Folge 32

Arguments about the legitimate source of political power centered on divine right versus natural law.

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The Enlightened Despots Folge 33

Monarchs considered reforms in order to create more efficient societies, but not at the expense of their own power.

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The Enlightenment Folge 34

Intellectual theories about the nature of man and his potential came to the fore.

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The Enlightenment and Society Folge 35

Scientists and social reformers battled for universal human rights during a peaceful and prosperous period.

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The Modern Philosophers Folge 36

Freedom of thought and expression opened new vistas explored by French, English, and American thinkers.

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The American Revolution Folge 37

The British colonists created a society that tested Enlightenment ideas and resisted restrictions imposed by England.

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The American Republic Folge 38

A new republic, the compromise of radicals and conservatives, was founded on universal freedoms.

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The Death of the Old Regime Folge 39

In France the old order collapsed under revolutionaries' attacks and the monarchy's own weakness.

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The French Revolution Folge 40

Liberty, equality, and fraternity skidded into a reign of Terror.

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The Industrial Revolution Folge 41

Technology and mass production reduced famine and ushered in higher standards of living.

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The Industrial World Folge 42

A consumer revolution was fueled by coal, public transportation, and new city services.

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Revolution and Romantics Folge 43

Leaders in the arts, literature, and political theory argued for social justice and national liberation.

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The Age of the Nation-States Folge 44

The great powers cooperated to quell internal revolts, yet competed to acquire colonies.

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A New Public Folge 45

Public education and mass communications created a new political life and leisure time.

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Fin de Siècle Folge 46

Everyday life of the working class was transformed by leisure, prompting the birth of an elite avant-garde movement.

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The First World War and the Rise of Fascism Folge 47

Old empires crumbled during World War I to be replaced by right-wing dictatorships in Italy, Spain, and Germany.

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The Second World War Folge 48

World War II was a war of new tactics and strategies. Civilian populations became targets as the Nazi holocaust exterminated millions of people.

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The Cold War Folge 49

The U.S. and Soviet Union dominated Europe and confronted each other in Korea.

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Europe and the Third World Folge 50

Burdened with the legacy of colonial imperialism, the Third World rushed development to catch up with its Western counterparts.

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The Technological Revolution Folge 51

Keeping up with the ever-increasing pace of change became the standard of the day.

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Toward the Future Folge 52

Modern medicine, atomic energy, computers, and new concepts of time, energy, and matter all have an important effect on life in the 20th century.

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Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.

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Erste Folge

1. Januar 1989

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Beendet

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PBS

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Vereinigte Staaten

Format

Fiktion

Folgenlänge

27 Min.

Gesamtlaufzeit

23h 24m

Originalsprache

Englisch

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Englisch

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