Looking for good video content about western civ for young students and non-westerners without prior education

I am looking to mentor someone who has very little knowledge of history, philosophy, religion, enlightenment, civics, politics and other similar topics. There's plenty of good content online about these topics but much of it is not friendly to beginners. Specifically, a lot of content makes constant references to other historical events, concepts and ideas which requires us to pause whatever we're watching in order for me to go into 10-20 min lecture just to explain what the reference to Plato's cave means or the significance of Peace of Westphallia. Now I don't mind going into a tangent ocassionally, but some content makes so many references that it's impossible to understand it without extensive knowledge.

I am interested in beginner friendly video content which doesn't assume extensive knowledge from viewers.

Areas of interest and specific topics as examples:

1. Classics - Greco-Roman history, philosophy, literature (short summaries of literature) and major figures

2. Bible - summary of main stories, figures and concepts. Also including religiously significant literature like T. Aquinas, Dante, etc

3. Art history - eras and artistic movements, most important artists and their work

4. Enlightenment - philosophical foundation and major figures, its connection to classical philosophy, rationalism, liberty, religious tolerance, constitutional government and separation of church and state

5. Modern history - colonialism, reformation, scientific revolution, world wars, fascism, communism, cold war

6. Civics & politics - political philosophies and mainstream political positions and their arguments, without agenda pushing

I don't expect any single source to cover all of this, but if you know of any good content that covers these areas and isn't intended for an already knowledgeable audience, please share it. If there is any place that already compiled resources for this kind of education, please let me know.

Thank you!

Submitted May 30, 2022 at 06:12AM by Neurostarship https://ift.tt/xjGbeEF