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12 timestamped hits 3 source readings 5 extracted notes Aliases: world-histories

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World History

Jiang says Philip belongs to a recurring class of great men who create revolutions that transform the world, alongside Muhammad, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and Julius Caesar.

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Long-run historical claim in this lecture

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From about 622 to 1700, Jiang says Islam dominated world history through successive Islamic powers, including the later gunpowder empires.

Cross-historical model stated in the 2024-10-24 lecture.

model

Jiang says Philip belongs to a recurring class of great men who create revolutions that transform the world, alongside Muhammad, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and Julius Caesar.

Provocative model claim in this lecture.

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Jiang says great men such as Philip stand outside history and are in many ways not human because they do not behave like normal princes seeking comfort, friends, and personal enjoyment.

Course method stated on 2024-10-08.

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Jiang says the class is different because it looks at the entire scope of human history.

General world-historical model stated on 2024-10-08.

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The central concept to remember is that world history is constantly in competition and that some ideas or social forms win out over others.

Timestamped Evidence

Islam As Proto-Modernity

2025-03-11, day precision · Civilization #37: The Golden Age of Islam

Transcript

"Whereas the empire, because it's so big, it loses a lot of cohesion, okay? And again, Ibn Khudan is a major inspiration for the..."

Too Many Rich People, Too Little Power

2024-10-08, day precision · Civilization #6: Elite Overproduction and the Bronze Age Collapse

Transcript

"...you to remember, the concepts, and the ideas. Okay? How, the world, history, is constantly in competition, with each other. And, why is it..."

Taboo Is The River

2025-08-29, day precision · Secret History #4: How Evil Triumphs

Transcript

"...Sparta Sparta is one of the most famous military societies in world history Sparta is a city -state in ancient Greece um you may..."

The World Shatterer

2025-03-18, day precision · Civilization #39: Genghis Khan, World Shatterer

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"...a way to conquer everyone and build the first empire in world history called the Akkadian Empire. So we don't know much about him,..."

The Bureaucracy That Ate China

2025-03-13, day precision · Civilization #38: Twilight of the Middle Kingdom

Transcript

"...imperial bureaucracy, because this will inform and help us better understand world history. As we move along. Okay? So to better understand the rise..."

Islam As Proto-Modernity

2025-03-11, day precision · Civilization #37: The Golden Age of Islam

Transcript

"...last semester, globalization has always existed to a certain extent in world history. But the Abbasids, the Muslim religion, would take these existing networks..."

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