DW World History
"The Chronicles of Our World"
DW World History provides a detailed study of the cultures and civilizations of World History with a focus on the topics and biographies that enhanced the human story.
Podcasting since 2023 • 13 episodes
DW World History
Latest Episodes
DW | Ancient Egypt - 13 – Rise of the New Kingdom
In the last episode, we discussed the Second Intermediate Period and the expulsion of the Hyksos. The Pharaoh responsible for this liberation of Egypt was Ahmose I and he begins the 18th Dynasty with the rise of the New Kingdom. The topics of t...
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DW | Ancient Egypt - 12 – Second Intermediate Period
In the last episode, we discussed the 12th Dynasty and its 'Golden Age' for Middle Kingdom Egypt. We left off with Pharaoh Sobeknefru and noted that her brief reign ended with little information available. We now focus on the Second Intermediat...
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DW | Ancient Egypt - 11 – The 12th Dynasty
In the last episode, we discussed the First Intermediate Period and the rise of the Middle Kingdom. We ended with the last king of the 11th Dynasty, Mentuhotep IV. His vizier, Amenemhet I, with the backing of 10,000 soldiers, appeared to have o...
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DW | Ancient Egypt - 10 – The First Intermediate Period
In the last episode, we discussed the 5th Dynasty and revealed the causes for the Old Kingdom decline. We continue this decline with the 6th Dynasty which eventually takes Egypt into a dark age.Checkout the video version at:
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DW | Ancient Egypt - 09 – The 5th Dynasty Sun Kings
In the last episode, we focused on the Second and Third Pyramids of Giza and left off with Shepseskaf returning to Saqqara to build his large mastaba tomb. With his death, the 4th Dynasty closes and we begin with Userkaf, the first of the 5th D...
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