UNIT I

In the Beginning...

1.  Governments and Economics
2.  Dawn of Man
3.  Cradles of Civilization

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UNIT II

Ancient Greece

1.  Mediterranean Rivalries
2.  Greek Culture and Democracy
3.  Clash of Titans: Persia and Greece

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UNIT III

The Rise and Fall of Rome

1.  The Dream that was Rome: The Roman Republic
2.  Death Throes of the Republic
3.  The Roman Empire
4.  Christianity and the Fall of the Empire

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UNIT IV

The Dark Ages

1.  Regression of Society and Rise of the Church
2.  Invasions and Feudalism
3.  Centralizing Control:  Rise of Western Europe

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UNIT V

The Middle Ages

1.  The Crusades: Cross vs. Crescent
2.  Medieval Society
3.  Wrath of Khans
4.  Medieval Armageddon: Plague, Schism and War

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UNIT VI

Renaissance and Discovery

1.  Renaissance and the Rebirth of Europe
2.  God, Glory and Gold: The Age of Exploration
3.  The New World: Empires in America