S1:E21 – Ancient China Geography and Imperial Legitimacy
Episode Notes
Civilization at the End of the World (or is it the Center of it?)
Civilization at the End of the World (or is it the Center of it?)
Confucianism in a Time of War
The Qin and Han Dynasties // Destroying the Old Culture // The Building of the Silk Road and a Great Wall // the Expansion of "China" to create a Greater China
From Civilization as Old as Egypt to being a Third of the Indian Oceanic Trade World
Ghana builds a trade empire, Islam connects the world, Mali, Timbuktu, Mansa Musa takes a Hajj, Armies grow and professionalize, Songhay conquers the Sahel,
Justinian, Constantinople, Greek Fire and the Great Siege, the Bulgar Slayer, and Manzikert
The Geography and Effects on the Arab World // The Qu'ran and its purpose //
Three Stages of Female Citizenship in Arab and Early Islamic Society - from Citizen to Mother to Protected Person
The Stages of Islamic Caliphate and the Consequences of Revolution // the Breakup of Islam // Sunni vs Shia // The Defeat at Constantinople and the Murder of the Umayyad // The Building of Baghdad and the Height of Civilization
The Last Ride of the Nomad Conquerors // The Superiority of the Mongol Armies // The Disaster for Civilization // The Breakup of the Mongol World // Terror as Legitimacy