The Western Tradition
S1 · E30 — The Rise of the Trading Cities
S1:E30 · The Rise of the Trading Cities
52 episodes in this season
The Dawn of History
30 min
The Ancient Egyptians
Mesopotamia
From Bronze to Iron
The Rise of Greek Civilization
Greek Thought
Alexander the Great
The Hellenistic Age
The Rise of Rome
The Roman Empire
Early Christianity
The Rise of the Church
The Decline of Rome
The Fall of Rome
The Byzantine Empire
The Fall of Byzantium
The Dark Ages
The Age of Charlemagne
The Middle Ages
The Feudal Order
Common Life in the Middle Ages
Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages
The Late Middle Ages
The National Monarchies
Renaissance & the Age of Discovery
Renaissance & the New World
The Reformation
The Rise of the Middle Class
The Wars of Religion
The Rise of the Trading Cities
The Age of Absolutism
Absolutism and the Social Contract
The Enlightened Despots
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment and Society
The Modern Philosophers
The American Revolution
The American Republic
The Death of the Old Regime
The French Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial World
Revolution and Romantics
The Age of the Nation-States
A New Public
Fin de Siècle
The First World War and the Rise of Fascism
The Second World War
The Cold War
Europe and the Third World
The Technological Revolution
Toward the Future
