Bridging World History
Season 1, Episode 12: Transmission of Traditions
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What are traditions and how are they transmitted? Islamic Spain, Korea, and West Africa provide examples of many different modes of transmission, including oral, written, artistic, and architectural.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Maps, Time, and World History
Episode 2
History and Memory
Episode 3
Human Migrations
Episode 4
Agricultural and Urban Revolutions
Episode 5
Early Belief Systems
Episode 6
Order and Early Societies
Episode 7
The Spread of Religions
Episode 8
Early Economies
Episode 9
Connections Across Land
Episode 10
Connections Across Water
Episode 11
Early Empires
Episode 12
Transmission of Traditions
Episode 13
Family and Household
Episode 14
Land and Labor Relationships
Episode 15
Early Global Commodities
Episode 16
Food, Demographics, and Culture
Episode 17
Ideas Shape the World
Episode 18
Rethinking the Rise of the West
Episode 19
Global Industrialization
Episode 20
Imperial Designs
Episode 21
Colonial Identities
Episode 22
Global War and Peace
Episode 23
People Shape the World
Episode 24
Globalization and Economics
Episode 25
Global Popular Culture
Episode 26
World History and Identity