History 8H

Audio files for each course
Module 1: The Byzantine Empire (Part 1)
The fall of the Western Roman Empire / Constantinople
Module 2: the Byzantine Empire (part 2)
The Emperor Justinian (527-565) / The mosaics of Ravenna
Module 3: The Byzantine Empire (part 3)
The schism / Saint Sophia Basilica
Module 4: Islam (first part)
The birth and spread of Islam / The expansion of the Empire (632-750)
Module 5: Islam (part two)
Islamic civilization and its organization / Muslim beliefs and practices
Module 6: Islam (part three)
The mosque – the place of worship of Muslims / The Arab-Muslim empire
Module 7: from the Merovingians to the Carolingians (first part)
The Merovingian Dynasty (428-751)
Module 8: from the Merovingians to the Carolingians (part 2)
The Carolingian Dynasty (751-987)
Module 9: from the Merovingians to the Carolingians (third part)
The Carolingian Dynasty (751-987) / Charlemagne and his descendants
Module 10: the church in the West (part 1)
The organization of the church / The religious rules
Module 11: the church in the West (part two)
The Crusades
Module 12: the church in the West (part three)
Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages / Christian society in the Middle Ages
Module 13: The Middle Ages (part 1)
The legend of the Huns / The decline and end of the Roman Empire / The Barbarians in Helvetia
Module 14: The Middle Ages (part two)
Feudalism (feudal society) / Feudal States
Module 15: The Middle Ages (part 3)
The Holy Roman Empire / Feudalism in Switzerland / Orthodox Christianity
Module 16: The Middle Ages (part 4)
The time of the crusades and the Templar order / The organization of medieval society
Module 17: The Middle Ages (part 5)
The knights / The castles