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The Western Tradition

S1 E321989

Absolutism and the Social Contract

Episode Synopsis

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

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The Ancient Egyptians

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Mesopotamia

Episode 3

From Bronze to Iron

Episode 4

The Rise of Greek Civilization

Episode 5

Greek Thought

Episode 6

Alexander the Great

Episode 7

The Hellenistic Age

Episode 8

The Rise of Rome

Episode 9

The Roman Empire

Episode 10

Early Christianity

Episode 11

The Rise of the Church

Episode 12

The Decline of Rome

Episode 13

The Fall of Rome

Episode 14

The Byzantine Empire

Episode 15

The Fall of Byzantium

Episode 16

The Dark Ages

Episode 17

The Age of Charlemagne

Episode 18

The Middle Ages

Episode 19

The Feudal Order

Episode 20

Common Life in the Middle Ages

Episode 21

Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages

Episode 22

The Late Middle Ages

Episode 23

The National Monarchies

Episode 24

Renaissance & the Age of Discovery

Episode 25

Renaissance & the New World

Episode 26

The Reformation

Episode 27

The Rise of the Middle Class

Episode 28

The Wars of Religion

Episode 29

The Rise of the Trading Cities

Episode 30

The Age of Absolutism

Episode 31

Absolutism and the Social Contract

Episode 32

The Enlightened Despots

Episode 33

The Enlightenment

Episode 34

The Enlightenment and Society

Episode 35

The Modern Philosophers

Episode 36

The American Revolution

Episode 37

The American Republic

Episode 38

The Death of the Old Regime

Episode 39

The French Revolution

Episode 40

The Industrial Revolution

Episode 41

The Industrial World

Episode 42

Revolution and Romantics

Episode 43

The Age of the Nation-States

Episode 44

A New Public

Episode 45

Fin de Siècle

Episode 46

The First World War and the Rise of Fascism

Episode 47

The Second World War

Episode 48

The Cold War

Episode 49

Europe and the Third World

Episode 50

The Technological Revolution

Episode 51

Toward the Future

Episode 52

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