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The Western Tradition

The Western Tradition

January 1, 1989

1 Season • 52 Episodes

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Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.

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Eugen Weber

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1. The Dawn of History

January 1, 1989 • 30m

The origins of the human race are traced from anthropoid ancestors to the agricultural revolution.

2. The Ancient Egyptians

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Egyptian irrigation created one of the first great civilizations.

3. Mesopotamia

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Settlements in the Fertile Crescent gave rise to the great river civilizations of the Middle East.

4. From Bronze to Iron

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Metals revolutionized tools, as well as societies, in the empires of Assyria, Persia, and Neo-Babylonia.

5. The Rise of Greek Civilization

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Democracy and philosophy arose from Greek cities at the edge of the civilized world.

6. Greek Thought

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle laid the foundation of Western intellectual thought.

7. Alexander the Great

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Alexander's conquests quadrupled the size of the world known to the Greeks.

8. The Hellenistic Age

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Hellenistic kingdoms extended Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean.

9. The Rise of Rome

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Through its army, Rome built an empire that shaped the West.

10. The Roman Empire

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Rome's civil engineering contributed as much to the empire as did its weapons.

11. Early Christianity

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Christianity spread despite contempt and persecution from Rome.

12. The Rise of the Church

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The old heresy became the Roman empire's official religion under the Emperor Constantine.

13. The Decline of Rome

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While enemies slashed at Rome's borders, civil war and economic collapse destroyed the empire from within.

14. The Fall of Rome

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Despite the success of emperors such as Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius, Rome fell victim to barbarian invasions.

15. The Byzantine Empire

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From Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire carried on the traditions of Greece and Rome.

16. The Fall of Byzantium

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Nearly a thousand years after Rome's fall, Constantinople was conquered by the forces of Islam.

17. The Dark Ages

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Barbarian kingdoms took possession of the fragments of the Roman Empire.

18. The Age of Charlemagne

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Charlemagne revived hopes for a new empire in Western Europe.

19. The Middle Ages

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Amid invasion and civil disorder, a military aristocracy dominated the kingdoms of Europe.

20. The Feudal Order

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Bishop, knight, and peasant exemplified some of the social divisions of the year 1000 A.D.

21. Common Life in the Middle Ages

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Famine, disease, and short life expectancies were the conditions that shaped medieval beliefs.

22. Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages

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The great churches embodied the material and spiritual ambitions of the age.

23. The Late Middle Ages

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Two hundred years of war and plague debilitated Europe.

24. The National Monarchies

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A new urban middle class emerged, while dynastic marriages established centralized monarchies.

25. Renaissance & the Age of Discovery

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Renaissance humanists made man "the measure of all things." Europe was possessed by a new passion for knowledge.

26. Renaissance & the New World

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The discovery of America challenged Europe.

27. The Reformation

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Voiced by Martin Luther, Protestantism shattered the unity of the Catholic Church.

28. The Rise of the Middle Class

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As the cities grew, new middle-class mores had an impact on religious life.

29. The Wars of Religion

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For more than a century, the quarrels of Protestants and Catholics tore Europe apart.

30. The Rise of the Trading Cities

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Amid religious wars, a few cities learned that tolerance increased their prosperity.

31. The Age of Absolutism

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Exhausted by war and civil strife, many Europeans exchanged earlier liberties and anarchies for greater peace.

32. Absolutism and the Social Contract

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Arguments about the legitimate source of political power centered on divine right versus natural law.

33. The Enlightened Despots

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Monarchs considered reforms in order to create more efficient societies, but not at the expense of their own power.

34. The Enlightenment

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Intellectual theories about the nature of man and his potential came to the fore.

35. The Enlightenment and Society

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Scientists and social reformers battled for universal human rights during a peaceful and prosperous period.

36. The Modern Philosophers

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Freedom of thought and expression opened new vistas explored by French, English, and American thinkers.

37. The American Revolution

January 1, 1989 • 30m

The British colonists created a society that tested Enlightenment ideas and resisted restrictions imposed by England.

38. The American Republic

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A new republic, the compromise of radicals and conservatives, was founded on universal freedoms.

39. The Death of the Old Regime

January 1, 1989 • 30m

In France the old order collapsed under revolutionaries' attacks and the monarchy's own weakness.

40. The French Revolution

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Liberty, equality, and fraternity skidded into a reign of Terror.

41. The Industrial Revolution

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Technology and mass production reduced famine and ushered in higher standards of living.

42. The Industrial World

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A consumer revolution was fueled by coal, public transportation, and new city services.

43. Revolution and Romantics

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Leaders in the arts, literature, and political theory argued for social justice and national liberation.

44. The Age of the Nation-States

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The great powers cooperated to quell internal revolts, yet competed to acquire colonies.

45. A New Public

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Public education and mass communications created a new political life and leisure time.

46. Fin de Siècle

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Everyday life of the working class was transformed by leisure, prompting the birth of an elite avant-garde movement.

47. The First World War and the Rise of Fascism

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Old empires crumbled during World War I to be replaced by right-wing dictatorships in Italy, Spain, and Germany.

48. The Second World War

January 1, 1989 • 30m

World War II was a war of new tactics and strategies. Civilian populations became targets as the Nazi holocaust exterminated millions of people.

49. The Cold War

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The U.S. and Soviet Union dominated Europe and confronted each other in Korea.

50. Europe and the Third World

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Burdened with the legacy of colonial imperialism, the Third World rushed development to catch up with its Western counterparts.

51. The Technological Revolution

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Keeping up with the ever-increasing pace of change became the standard of the day.

52. Toward the Future

January 1, 1989 • 30m

Modern medicine, atomic energy, computers, and new concepts of time, energy, and matter all have an important effect on life in the 20th century.