• The Evolution of Humans

  • By: Iris Li
  • Podcast

The Evolution of Humans

By: Iris Li
  • Summary

  • In this podcast, you will hear about different historical periods and the evolution of humans. I’ll be covering major historical events including different perspectives from different people/areas.
    © 2025 Iris Li
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Episodes
  • Episode 4 - The Hellenistic Age
    Apr 12 2022

    Summary:


    In this episode, I talk about the Hellenistic Age. I cover things like what life was like and culture. From the last episode, I talked about Alexander the Great and in this one, I talked about his involvement in the Hellenistic Age.


    Timestamps:


    Intro: 00:00

    Alexander’s Empire: 00:20

    Culture: 01:55

    Alexander’s involvement: 02:48

    End of the Hellenistic Age: 04:11


    Sources:

    https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hellenistic-greece

    History.com Editors. “Hellenistic Greece.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 4 Feb. 2010, https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hellenistic-greece.

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    5 mins
  • Episode 3 - Alexander the Great
    Mar 4 2022

    Summary:

    In this episode, I talk about Alexander the Great and his adventures and conquests to conquer the world. Originally born as Alexander II, he adopted the name Alexander the Great because, well, he thought he was the greatest.


    Timestamps:

    Intro: 00:10

    Background of Alexander the Great: 00:26

    Gordian’s Knot: 00:59

    Conquering Persia: 01:31

    Sogdia: 03:38

    Alexander’s death: 04:03


    Citations:


    History.com Editors. “Alexander the Great.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/alexander-the-great.

    Index, Timeline. “Periods.” Periods - Timeline Index, 2022, https://www.timelineindex.com/content/select/612/44,1573,612.

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    5 mins
  • Episode 2 - The Three Ages
    Feb 4 2022

    Summary:
    In this episode, I will be talking about 3 different ages in history including the Neolithic Age, otherwise known as the New Stone Age, and the 2 metal ages: the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. I will be discussing some events that occurred during each age.


    Time stamps:

    Intro - 00:11

    Neolithic Age - 00:13

    Bronze Age - 00:47

    Iron Age - 05:31

    Credits - 06:53


    References:

    History.com Editors. “Bronze Age.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2 Jan. 2018, https://www.history.com/topics/pre-history/bronze-age.


    History.com Editors. “Iron Age.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 3 Jan. 2018, https://www.history.com/topics/pre-history/iron-age.


    History.com Editors. “Neolithic Revolution.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 12 Jan. 2018, https://www.history.com/topics/pre-history/neolithic-revolution.

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    8 mins

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