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History & Society: 7 courses, every one in the same shape
Three courses are free each week. $9 gets all 105, plus a course built on your own topic. Join.
Ancient Egypt for Curious Adults
Understand three thousand years of Egyptian history well enough to place any object, king, or myth in its real context.
World War Two in One Week
Understand why the war happened, how it was won, and what it changed, well enough to explain it to anyone.
The History of the Internet
Understand how a research network became global infrastructure, and why its early design choices still shape your daily life.
How Democracies Work
Understand how elections, constitutions, courts, and parties actually turn millions of opinions into binding decisions.
The Cold War Explained
Understand how two superpowers ran a forty-five-year rivalry without fighting each other, and why it ended.
How the Roman Empire Rose and Fell
Understand how a small Italian town ran the Mediterranean for centuries, and why the western half eventually stopped working.
The American Revolution in Context
Understand the American Revolution as an imperial crisis, a civil war, and a global conflict rather than a simple origin story.