Episode 5 – Blind-sided

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2012

⏱️ 36 minutes

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“I was asleep upon my bed, having become weary…like a snake of the necropolis. As I came to, I awoke to fighting, and found that it was an attack of the bodyguard. If I had quickly taken weapons in my hand, I would have made the wretches retreat with a charge! But there is none mighty in the night, none who can fight alone.” – Amenemhet I In the turbulent period between 2,000 and 1,500 BC, Egyptian rulers were not the only ones caught off guard. After rising to new heights, Minoan Crete, Hammurabi’s Babylon and Middle Kingdom Egypt all fell victim to disaster and foreign invasion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.
0:05.0	When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves,
0:09.0	and when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over turned into a struggle to guarantee
0:15.5	liberty and justice for all Americans.
0:18.9	I'm Tracy.
0:20.1	And I'm Rich.
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0:26.7	in American history.
0:28.5	Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction, wherever you find your podcasts.
0:33.7	The French Revolution set Europe ablaze.
0:36.9	It was an age of enlightenment and progress, but also of tyranny and depression.
0:41.4	It was an age of glory and an age of tragedy. One man stood above it all. This was the age of Napoleon.
0:48.0	I'm Everett Rummage, host of the Age of Napoleon podcast. Join me as I examine the life and times of one of the most fascinating
0:56.2	and enigmatic characters in modern history.
0:59.5	Look for the Age of Napoleon wherever you find your podcasts.
1:07.0	Hi, I'm Scott Chesworth and welcome to the ancient world.
1:12.0	Episode 5, Blindsided.
1:18.4	In our discussions leading up to the second millennium BC, we've seen some civilizations like the Norte Chico
1:25.4	and the Harappans rise to great heights only to unravel almost completely. Other
1:31.6	regions like Egypt and the Near East have experienced long stretches
1:36.2	of cultural development punctuated by periods of extreme turbulence and change.
1:42.2	But only one civilization, Manoan Crete, seems to have embarked
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