Anti-Social Studies
Emily Glankler
With a masters degree in history and years of experience explaining old things to teenagers, Emily Glankler is bringing her high school social studies classroom to the masses. Join her as she tells stories from the past that are relevant to more than just history buffs. Relearn all the history you feel like you should already know from an expert with absolutely no homework or quizzes involved. Guaranteed.
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Apr 23, 2018 • 26min
Episode 103: The Classical Era in the East, or “They Built a Great Wall and Made the Huns Pay For It!”
Join us as we explore the Classical Era in the East (600 BCE – 600 CE). We’ll look at India now that we can read their writing, see how China used political philosophy to set itself up for the next two millennia and figure out why all of these massive ...
Apr 20, 2018 • 31min
Episode 102: The Classical Era, or “That Time Everyone Plagiarized Persia”
Forgot everything about the classical era from high school history class? Of course you did! Let’s review Persia, the Greco-Persian Wars, Athens and Sparta, Alexander the Great, and the Roman Republic and Empire!
Apr 17, 2018 • 28min
Episode 101: The Ancient Era, or “Ain’t No River Valley Wide Enough”
A lively tour of the Neolithic Revolution and how independent agriculture led to settled life. A look at what scholars call the traits of civilization and why rivers encouraged urban growth. Discussion of rising social hierarchies, gender roles, and competing political ideas like divine kingship and the mandate of heaven. Exploration of flood patterns, early literature, law codes, urban planning, and geographic determinism.
