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Link to PDF of the slides shown in the session.
The module reviewed the early Medieval period in the Islamic Empires, Tang Dynasty China, Byzantium and Western Christendom.
Timeline
Link to a downloadable PDF showing a timeline covering the period from roughly 500 AD to 1000 AD with some key dates in each of the four empires discussed during the session.
Link to Article: “Faiths and Empires”
An article that accompanies the material shown during this discussion session. The sequence of topics in the article mirrors the slides shown, so it amounts to a commentary on the PowerPoint presentation.
Link to Handout: Discussion questions
Link to a handout that contains the full text of each of the three questions, as well as instructions for the group discussions.
Additional Material Relating to the “Marriage and Families Programme”.
LINK to Diagram
Showing key social and psychological processes set in motion by the Church’s laws concerning Marriage and Family Property.
Link to Table
Showing key milestones in what Joseph Henrich calls the Church’s “Marriage and Family Programme”
Link to YouTube Video
Joseph Henrich explains his concept of how what he calls the Church’s “Marriage and Families Programme” has resulted in people in Western countries becoming WEIRD; Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, and Democratic.
Additional Material Concerning Tang Dynasty China
Link to Handout
Explanation of the Tang Dynasty’s Administration Structure.
Link to Handout
Link to a handout providing further background information on Empress Wu, China’s only Empress.
Books referenced during the Module
(Click on a cover picture for further details about the book)
Link to Course Home Page
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