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The Classical World.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Globalization: Past and Future
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental Science.
- Imperialism and Colonialism.
- Sustainable Development.
- Trade and Commerce.
- Climate and the Environment.
- Civilization.
- Ecology.
- Sustainable agriculture.
- Agriculture.
- Empire.
- Globalization.
- Local Subjects:
- Environmental Science.
- Imperialism and Colonialism.
- Sustainable Development.
- Trade and Commerce.
- Climate and the Environment.
- Civilization.
- Ecology.
- Sustainable agriculture.
- Agriculture.
- Empire.
- Globalization.
- Genre:
- Lecture/presentation
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (14 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : SDG Academy, 2017.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This video focuses on the third wave of globalization (land-based globalization), the Classical Age of the Roman Empire and the Han Empire in China, and the role of physical ecology in shaping geopolitics and imperial dynamics. Prof. Sachs notes that the Roman Empire follows the Mediterranean climate zone east to west; their conquest was supported by wheat and olive crops, and limited north and south by climate zones. The Hellenic empire of Alexander and the Han Empire of China follow this same east-west orientation. Sachs talks about history, trade, and empire dynamics such as Roman, Han, Hun empire via an ecological lens.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).
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