The Foundations of Western Civilization

What Challenges Remain?

Documentary Sep 25, 2002 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E48: You leave the West in 1600, on the cusp of the Age of Empire, the Scientific Revolution, and the Baroque Period. It's a long way from those mud-walled villages in Mesopotamia to the threshold of its modern era, but certain patterns, problems, and possibilities endure to make the West what it is.

Documentary Sep 25, 2002 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2002
Run Time: 33 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.