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The Persian Empire. by W. I. Lee, John,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
John W. I. LeeOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2012.Explore the secrets of one of the greatest empires in the ancient world from a fresh perspective: its own.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; History, Ancient.; Social sciences.; Instructional films.; History.; Asia.; Iran.;
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The Medieval Legacy. by Symes, Carol,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Carol SymesOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2022.In these 36 lectures, learn to recognize the medieval impacts on the modern world, including our representative government and the enduring culture of chivalry.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; History, Ancient.; Social sciences.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.;
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The Viking Age Begins. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.The raid on the British island of Lindisfarne marks the beginning of the Viking Age. But should the story really start there? How did the Vikings engage with the world around them prior to and during the late 8th century? And do written sources reveal how the Vikings are remembered today?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition. by N., Daniel,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Daniel N. RobinsonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2004.These lectures offer a coherent and beautifully articulated introduction to the great philosophic conversation of the ages. They cover an enormous range of seminal thinkers and perspectives, but always from the vantage point of the enduring questions: What can we know? How ought we to act? How should we order our life together?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; History, Ancient.; Instructional films.; History.; Philosophy.;
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Jesus and the Gospels. by Timothy Johnson, Luke,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Luke Timothy JohnsonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2004.Who was Jesus? JESUS AND THE GOSPELS examines the canonical Gospels, as well as the many other apocryphal texts that have contributed to our perceptions of Jesus, Mary, and Christianity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; History, Ancient.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.; Christianity.; Jesus Christ.; Religion--Study and teaching.; Religion.;
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The Viking Homelands. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.It is impossible to understand the Vikings without understanding the climate, geography, and society that produced them. Trace the history of the term Scandinavia before surveying the region's early topography, dialectal development, and social and legal organization. And explore the influence of Rome on Scandinavian culture before the dawn of the Viking period.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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The Viking Age. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Get to know the real Vikings, focusing not only on their famous raids and bloody conquests but also on their settlements, societies, spiritual beliefs, and more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Anthropology.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Military history..; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; History.; History, Ancient.;
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Understanding the Misconceptions of Science. by Lincoln, Don,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Don LincolnOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2019.Join a Senior Scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory on a 24-episode exploration of shocking truths about some of science's most well-known (and often controversial) concepts.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; Science.; History.; Science--Study and teaching.; Scientists.;
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The US Constitution Through History. by Berger, Eric,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Eric BergerOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2022.Unpack the ideas of America's founding and trace the evolution of those ideas through the schisms of the 19th century, the transformations of the 20th century, and into our present era.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Instructional films.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; United States--Politics and government.; Politicians.; United States--History.; United States.;
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World War I: The "Great War". by Gabriel, Vejas,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Vejas Gabriel LiuleviciusOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2006.From August 1914 to November 1918, an unprecedented catastrophe gripped the world that continues to reverberate into our own time. World War I was the first conflict in which entire societies mobilized to wage unrestrained war, investing all their wealth, industries, institutions, and the lives of their citizens to win victory at any price.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Social sciences.; Military history..; History, Modern.; Education.; Instructional films.; History.; World War, 1914-1918.; Europe--History.;
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