Craig G. Benjamin

Eastern civilization has its own fascinating story, with consequences that matter deeply to our lives today. Now you can take a grand journey to explore the big accomplishments of Eastern civilization, from the material economy of day-to-day life to the political and religious philosophies that would bind Eastern cultures together

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

Journey to the East

Episode 2

Yin and Yang

Episode 3

Early China and the Mysterious Xia

Episode 4

The Coming of the Shang

Episode 5

The Shang and Writing for the Gods

Episode 6

The Zhou and the Mandate of Heaven

Episode 7

Great Ideas of the Zhou - Confucianism

Episode 8

Great Ideas of the Zhou - Later Confucianism

Episode 9

Great Ideas of the Zhou - Daoism

Episode 10

Great Ideas of the Zhou - Legalism

Episode 11

The Qin and the First Emperor of China

Episode 12

Contact with the West

Episode 13

Triumph and Tragedy

Episode 14

Silk Roads - In the Footsteps of Nomads

Episode 15

Silk Roads - The Envoy Zhang Qian

Episode 16

Silk Roads - Perils of Camels and Caravans

Episode 17

Silk Roads - Rome and Roads from the West

Episode 18

Silk Roads - The Lost Kushan Empire

Episode 19

Origins of Buddhism

Episode 20

The Age of Disunity

Episode 21

The Great Taizong and the Rise of the Tang

Episode 22

Changan and the Glittering Tang

Episode 23

Korea - Mysterious Beginnings

Episode 24

Korea - The Land of Morning Calm

Episode 25

Korea - The Unified Silla

Episode 26

Korea - The Koryo

Episode 27

Japan - Geography and Early Cultures

Episode 28

Japan - Treasures of the Tomb Period

Episode 29

Japan - Nara and the Great Eastern Temple

Episode 30

Japan - The World of the Heian

Episode 31

Southeast Asia - Vietnam

Episode 32

Southeast Asia - Indian and Islamic Influences

Episode 33

The Industrial Revolution of the Song

Episode 34

Intellectual and Cultural Life of the Song

Episode 35

The Mongols Conquer the World

Episode 36

Shaking the Foundation - Mongols in the East

Episode 37

The Rise of the Ming

Episode 38

Great Treasure Fleets of the Ming

Episode 39

The Qing - Nomads Return from the North

Episode 40

The Qing - The Last Emperor of China

Episode 41

Korea Choson - Rise of the Yangban

Episode 42

Korea Choson - The Last Dynasty

Episode 43

Medieval Japan - Samurai and Shoguns

Episode 44

Tokugawa and Meiji Japan

Episode 45

The People's Republic of China

Episode 46

Isolation and Cold War Conflicts

Episode 47

The Rise of the East Asian Tigers

Episode 48

The Enduring Ideas of Eastern Civilization