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Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This course addresses three broad chronological spans. The first third of the course covers the nomadic steppe peoples from antiquity to 550 A.D., from their domestication of the horse through their interactions with the civilizations of China, the Near East, the Greeks, and Imperial Rome. The second third of the course deals with the early Middle Ages, a period of time that was dominated by the spread of the Turkish language across the steppe zones....
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Examines how Spain has played a unique and pivotal role in Western civilization. It has historically stood at a critical crossroad of geography, cultures, religions, ideas, trade, and more. Spain's strategic location, through the centuries, has made it a magnet for multiple different peoples, and it has participated in and witnessed numerous major shifts, trends, and historical moments.