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The Ancient World

Episode 7 – Between Lions and Men

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2012

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

“As there are no pacts of faith between lions and men, nor do wolves and lambs have spirit in kind,…nor for us two will there be oaths;… Recollect your every skill.  Now the need is very great to be a spearman and brave warrior.” – Achilles, the Iliad The Mycenaean Greeks melded their warrior ethos with Minoan artistry to rule over an Aegean empire extending to the shores of ancient Troy.  The Aryans, distant relatives of the Mitanni, imported their Vedic culture into Northern India by chariot and sword.  Meanwhile, China’s Shang Dynasty, after ousting the corrupt Xia to build a mighty Bronze Age kingdom, saw the Mandate of Heaven pass to the Zhou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.0

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0:11.5

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0:18.0

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0:27.0

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0:36.5

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spark away. Ready to spark something download the Sims 4 and play for free. Hi, I'm Scott Chesworth and welcome to the Ancient World.

1:04.0

Episode 7 Between Lions and Men

1:11.0

I want to begin this episode by returning to two areas we haven't visited for a while, China and India,

1:17.0

and then spend some time discussing the Mycenaean Greeks in the period between their conquest of Crete and their even more

1:24.5

legendary conquest of Troy. We last left China as the first Chinese dynasty, the

1:30.6

Zia, took power in roughly 2,100 BC. The Zia ruled the country for the next few

1:36.8

hundred years. By 1700 BC, when the throne was passed down to the ruler G. A. The Zia clan had nearly exhausted its power and legitimacy.

1:47.0

G. A himself was generally considered corrupt and irresponsible,

1:51.0

the common example being that he ordered the construction of a new... corrupt and

1:55.0

irresponsible, he ordered the construction of a new palace that took seven years and tens of

1:58.0

thousands of slaves to build, and in the process nearly bankrupt the state.

2:02.0

There are even crazier stories of in the process nearly bankrupt the state.

2:03.3

There are even crazier stories of his debauchery, including huge orgies taking place on lakes

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