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High School Level - World History

The Fertile Crescent to the American Revolution

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High School Level - World History

By: Linwood Thompson, The Great Courses
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Give your student a time-travelling tour of world history with these 30 brilliant lectures that cover the full story of human civilization, analyzing geography, technology, economies, social institutions, and cultural achievements.

Every lecture is delivered in special period characters often invented to illustrate the life of their times. Professor Thompson speaks and acts like them. He actually becomes them! He's such an entertaining presenter that you’ll learn without knowing it.

Throughout these lectures, students will discover how the Nile River and its surrounding deserts shaped the history of ancient Egypt; the importance of myths and literature, such as Homer’s Iliad, to the people of ancient Greece; how ancient, isolated, imperial China developed its unique culture; the birth of Athenian democracy; the resurrection of the humanities during the Renaissance; early America’s break from the British Empire; and more.

These lectures are too good to restrict to high school students. Adults will enjoy these performances too. And history, in the hands of these many characters, has far more "sticking power" than any chronological narrative you've ever heard.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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This book is an outstanding review of World History. Linwood Thompson speaks in different dialects to match the part of the world he is talking about, I will read this book over and over. Most of us soon forget how world battles and wars connect with us today. The book is funny and really catches your interest. I will remember the history of the World for a long time.

A Must Read for all Young and Old will enjoy this

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The accents detract from rather than add to the performance. Otherwise great information and structure.

Gimmicky with the accents

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I liked the chronological organization of the histories of the different countries that were covered. The tongue in cheek humor was entertaining. Good coverage of the religious conflicts

A humorous view of history

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I am a history buff, yet until I listened to this series of lectures, I didn't have a grasp on how the world events progressed from antiquity. The lectures are told with passion and logic and presented in a way that resonates with the contemporary listener. I appreciated the thematically focused chapters concept as well: I was able to replay just certain chapters that were exciting and appropriate to my children, and they loved them. A few topics were a bit too broad to fit into single chapters (the age of exploration, for example), so for these areas I will expand on my knowledge outside of these lectures.

Outstanding lectures

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Once I got to the Christianity chapter I almost stopped listening. There is no non-religious historian consensus that establishes Jesus' crucifixion. he is telling g this story, not as a religious parable, which is ok by me. people can believe whatever they want. But this error now makes me doubt the rest of his lessons. he is fantastic to listen to, but I hoped I was only going to hear non-religious facts. Christians, don't hate me, I have no ill intent toward any of you. everyone gets to think how they want to think. I don't argue about his information on the rise of Christianity. but at least for other religious he would preface hi ls lecture on "this is what (insert religion here) thought.

I am not a hater, but this turns religion to facts

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This work will hopefully encourage the readers to dig a little deeper into history and how things happen.

Nice effort.

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I listened to the sample of this and thought it would be great. Unfortunately, this guys does a bunch of characters to give his lectures and they are horrible!! He does accents and takes on absurd inflection. The material is good but the presentation is so annoying I can’t hardly listen. Terribly disappointed!!

Horrible voices!!

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This lecture series is apparently 25 years old, so it's somewhat outdated in terms of its historiography and focus. Moreover, the accents get really, really irritating after a while. We don't need characters for every lecture. It might entertain small children, but I can't see high school students or above enjoying it.

Annoying fake accents, occasionally outdated

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