Through the Ages: A History Podcast

Travel through the ages to the Aztec Empire. This corresponds with topic 1.4 in AP World History. Sources: World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Sterns, Adas, Schwartz, Gilbert https://www.history.com/news/aztec-empire-triple-alliance https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Civilization/  https://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/aztec-and-maya-law/aztec-social-structure#:~:text=The%20Aztecs%20followed%20a%20strict,%2C%20and%20lords%20(tecuhtli).

Travel through the ages to Africa between 1200-1450. This episode corresponds with AP World History Unit 1.5.  Sources: https://www.britannica.com/place/Hausa-states https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa Voyages in World History, Third Edition, Hansen and Curtis. AMSCO: World History Modern (1200-Present)

Travel through the ages to Medieval Europe. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/6-reasons-the-dark-ages-werent-so-dark https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1310/the-vikings-in-iceland/ Voyages in World History, Third Edition, Hansen and Curtis. AMSCO: World History Modern (1200-Present)

Travel through the ages to the rise of Islamic Empires before the year 1450.  Sources:  Voyages in World History, Third Edition, Hansen and Curtis. https://www.worldhistory.org/islam/ AMSCO: World History Modern (1200-Present)

Travel through the ages to the origins of Halloween.

Travel through the ages to the Byzantine Empire.  Sources: Voyages in World History, Third Edition, Hansen and Curtis. https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Empire/ https://historyonthisday.com/events/byzantine-empire/nika-revolt/#:~:text=The%20Nika%20Revolt%20was%20a,and%20tens%20of%20thousands%20perished. https://www.britannica.com/place/Byzantine-Empire/The-6th-century-from-East-Rome-to-Byzantium#ref255127 https://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/4865/9/Feldman13MRes_redacted.pdf

Travel through the ages to the Tang and Song Dynasties of China. 1.1 of the AP CED. Sources: https://www.princeton.edu/~elman/documents/Civil%20Service%20Examinations.pdf https://www.worldhistory.org/Song_Dynasty/ World History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination, 2018 AMSCO. World History: Modern [1200-Present], 2020 AMSCO. World Civilizations: The Global Experience Seventh Edition. Stearns, Adas, Schwartz, Gilbert.

Travel through the ages with me to the Maya.  If you would like to be a monthly support, click this link.  Topic 1.4 of the AP World History CED.  Sources:  Engineering and Empire, History Channel https://www.worldhistory.org/Olmec_Civilization/ https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/maya#:~:text=The%20earliest%20Maya%20settlements%20date,squash%20and%20cassava%20(manioc). AMSCO, World History: Modern Advanced Placement Edition. 

In this travel bonus episode we travel through the ages to Ancient Rome and Pompeii.

Travel through the ages to Rome.  Sources: World History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination, 2018 AMSCO. https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Etruscan_Civilization/

Travel through the ages and meet Alexander the Great. Sources:  Stearns, Adas, Schwartz, Gilbert, World Civilizations: The Global Experience AMSCO, World History, 2018. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0009%3Achapter%3D14#:~:text=Strife%20among%20prominent%20city%2Dstates,caused%20severe%20hardships%20for%20Athens. https://www.worldhistory.org/Argead_Dynasty/ https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/macedonia#:~:text=Macedonia%20was%20a%20small%20kingdom,of%20the%20fourth%20century%20B.C. ​​https://www.worldhistory.org/Philip_II_of_Macedon/ https://www.worldhistory.org/search/?q=alexander+the+great

Travel through the ages to the Persian Empire.  Sources:  World History, Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination, 2018 AMSCO. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ancient_Persian_Culture/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaemenid_Empire/

Travel through the ages to Greece in this special travel bonus episode.  Big thanks to Morgan from Underneath the Veil.    Athens   Hotel Grande Bretagne:  Marriott Hotel Grande Bretagne Live View of Rooftop   Acropolis Museum   Ithaki Restaurant   Arachova   Delphi  Delphi Museum   To Patriko Mas  Meteora   Meteora Monasteries   Thermopylae  Santorini   Porto Fira Suites  Guide: Antonia   Thalami  Kokkalo

Travel through the ages to Classical Greece.  Sources:  https://www.odysseytraveller.com/articles/dawn-of-greek-civilization/ World Civilizations: The Global Experience Seventh Edition. Stearns, Adas, Schwartz, Gilbert. https://www.worldhistory.org/Minoan_Civilization/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/ Voyages in World History, Third Edition, Hansen and Curtis. https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympic_Games/ https://www.worldhistory.org/sparta/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/

Travel through the ages to Ancient China.  Sources:  https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/shang-dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Xia-dynasty https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/south-east-se-asia/china-art/a/terracotta-warriors-from-the-mausoleum-of-the-first-qin-emperor-of-china https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/mar29/terra-cotta-warriors-found/

Travel through the ages to Ancient India.  Sources: Voyages in World History, Third Edition, Hansen and Curtis.

Travel though the ages to Ancient Egypt.  Want further information? Follow these creators! Bitesizedancienthistory  Sources:  World Civilizations: The Global Experience Seventh Edition, Stearns, Ada, Schwartz, Gilbert https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Religion/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Religion/ https://www.journeytoegypt.com/en/blog/greatest-pharaohs-ancient-egypt https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cleopatra-queen-of-Egypt https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pyramids-of-Giza https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/nile-river/#:~:text=The%20Nile%20River%20flows%20from,longest%20river%20in%20the%20world https://www.memphis.edu/egypt/resources/timeline.php

Travel through the ages with me to Ancient Mesopotamia, the world's first civilization. 

Welcome to Through the Ages: A History Podcast. Whether you are a lifelong learner looking to dive deeper into stories of the past OR one of my many AP World History students cramming for the exam, explore history through the ages with me, your host, Sara. As a medieval historian and high school World History teacher, I’ve spent a lot of time learning the history of the world. Now, I want to share the incredible history of the world with you! I’ll be taking you through some of history's most incredible stories from Ancient Civilizations of the past, through to our present day. There’s a lot of groundwork to cover, and I hope you enjoy traveling through the ages!