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jmckendry's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Another amazing set of lectures from Great Courses! One of the coolest things I learned was that the discovery of pottery in civilizations often immediately preceded smelting, and creating metals like bronze and gold. This is because the ovens used to bake pottery are able to get to decently high temperatures, and once you have that, extracting metals from ore using immense heat is never far behind.
Of course there were so many other cool things in these lectures, which discussed the rise and fall of Egypt, the Assyrians, the Sumerians, and more. So cool!
Of course there were so many other cool things in these lectures, which discussed the rise and fall of Egypt, the Assyrians, the Sumerians, and more. So cool!
girgir81's review against another edition
I was really excited for this one but it was extremely disappointing. The speaker lacks the thought chronology, was very monotonous fumbling through the sentences and presented inaccurate historical facts. I am really surprised how this could be an accomplished professor.
If you can’t get the name of a region / country historically right to serve your own political agenda, I’m sorry but you’re not a historian nor a credible source I would like to get information from.
Not recommended unless you plan on wasting 6 hours of your life and come out with no memorable information retained.
If you can’t get the name of a region / country historically right to serve your own political agenda, I’m sorry but you’re not a historian nor a credible source I would like to get information from.
Not recommended unless you plan on wasting 6 hours of your life and come out with no memorable information retained.
shrimpybear's review
4.0
I get whar people are saying but i think it's the format thats tge issue. Professor Harl is the best and shines in his detail, so a 6 hour course that is very broad is not ideal for him to shine. But i still love it and will continue listening to all of his classes bc he is the BEST
taradrey's review
3.0
This was a great overview, and packed with information. Dr. Harl is very knowledgeable, but at times I still found my mind wandering off, which probably says more about me than this lecture series.
ecorry7's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting exploratory information. After learning so much about ancient Egypt in a different great course, I enjoyed learning about Babylon and Persia as bookmarks.
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