World History 24

During these years, the Trung sisters in Nam-Viet lead a rebellion against the Han Chinese. Rome turns from a republic to an empire and continues its relentless expansion. We discuss Ptolemaic Egypt, the destruction of Jerusalem, and Queen Boudicca in Britain. The Romans are stopped eventually at the border of Kush by a queen nicknamed, “the one-eyed Kandake.” We discuss the story of Jesus and end...

In India, Ashoka the Great commissions the oldest written evidence of Buddhism. In China, the Qin dynasty begins to piece together the Great Wall. In Rome, the Republic is rising to power. And in Carthage, a famous general sets out plans to sneak attack Rome from the north. . ⁠⁠⁠worldhistory24.com⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠google earth (ep 8)⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠support⁠⁠⁠ . Note: The links below are not our official sources....

The Hebrew Bible is composed during the Second Temple Period in Israel. In Nigeria, we visit a major civilization known as the Nok, whose history is baked into terracotta. Then in North America the Adena and Hopewell cultures are building earthen-mounds. In the Mediterranean, The Classical Age of Greece is underway. And finally, the story of Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World he began....

Three massive philosophical and spiritual shifts take place in these years, Confucius in China, Buddha in India and Zoroastrianism in Persia. We will visit the Celts across Europe and end with with a discussion of a newly discovered civilization hidden for millenia beneath the trees of the Amazon which will rewrite the history of Ecuador. . ⁠⁠⁠worldhistory24.com ⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠google earth (ep 6)⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠...

First we follow the expansion of the Bantu people throughout central and southern Africa. Then, we move to the intersection of EurAsia, where the Neo-Assyrian Empire falls and the Babylonians take their place. The Babylonians famously take the Israelites captive.  We will discuss the invention and proliferation of the idea of an alphabet. We will see the rise of the kingdom of Kush and the 10 thou...

Ellie takes us back to the corner of Afro-Eur-Asia to witness the dramatic close of the bronze age, the rise of a new metal, a new empire, and the origins of a new religion. In India we’ll see a new spiritual movement in Sanskrit, and finally in Mesoamerica our final so-called "cradle. " . ⁠⁠⁠⁠worldhistory24.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠ google earth (ep 4) ⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠ support⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Note: Visit our si...

Pools of wine, volcanic eruption, minotaurs, shipwrecks, ringing rocks, epic ocean voyages, and pyramids in North America! The world in 1700 BCE was a tapestry of diverse cultures. Many people were living in small nomadic communities and many people were living in giant empires. It was the height of what historians refer to as "The Bronze Age." We take a world tour to the Shang Dynasty i...

Massive civilizations were coalescing and beginning to write, recording their own history, literature, songs, laws and tax codes. Wide spread slavery and warfare emerge, defining life for many people in these cities. This episode will cover what history classes refer to as the “Five Cradles of Civilization.”  Although we will dismantle each word in this phrase, we will borrow its framework to talk...

In this first episode, we cover the origin story of humanity: how the first hominin groups evolved in Africa and spread across the planet creating art, instruments and stone tools. Eventually these many diverse hominin groups went extinct leaving our species, Homo sapiens , alone on the earth. We discuss the fascinating and complicated neolithic age when many groups began to rely more on cultivate...

Welcome to your chronological crash course. We are so glad you're here. Episode 1 airs on January 24th on all podcast platforms! Website: worldhistory24.com Instagram: @world_history_24 Facebook: "World History 24"

In this teaser, Ellie maps the evolution of all life onto the span of your arms. From single celled organisms up to modern humans (multicellular). This timeline contextualizes the stories we will tell in this podcasts within the broader story of the planet on which they unfold.