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This playlist provides clips that convey many notable moments and concepts in World History.

The Pianist: Play For Me

00:00 - 01:31

1m 31s

A Jewish musician in hiding uses the power of music to save himself from the wrath of a Schutzstaffel (SS) officer.

Clips

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Peabody's Improbable History: The Great Wall of China thumbnail

Peabody's Improbable History: The Great Wall of China

Mr. Peabody and Sherman travel to the year 214 BC on the borderline of China and Mongolia. They v...

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Mel-O-Toons: The Story of Christopher Columbus thumbnail

Mel-O-Toons: The Story of Christopher Columbus

This clip gives an overview of the story of Christopher Columbus and his journey to the Americas....

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Histeria!: The Yalta Conference thumbnail

Histeria!: The Yalta Conference

Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin Roosevelt come together at the Yalta Conference to ...

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Histeria!: The Invasion Song thumbnail

Histeria!: The Invasion Song

This song provides insight on world power and the invasions that have occurred over the decades.

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Hare We Go: Columbus' Voyage thumbnail

Hare We Go: Columbus' Voyage

Queen Isabella of Spain funds Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World, and Bugs Bunny tags ...

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Marco Polo: Kublai Khan's War Speech thumbnail

Marco Polo: Kublai Khan's War Speech

Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, rallies his troops to deliver an inspiring speech about ho...

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A Tale of Two Cities (1935): The Three Estates thumbnail

A Tale of Two Cities (1935): The Three Estates

This clip portrays the three estates and their views in France before the French Revolution.

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The Last Emperor: Cultural Revolution thumbnail

The Last Emperor: Cultural Revolution

Chinese citizens march through the streets, chanting and holding banners of Mao Zedong, their com...

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The Blue Kite: Marriage During Mao's Time thumbnail

The Blue Kite: Marriage During Mao's Time

A couple gets married during the Cultural Revolution in China. They begin the ceremony by paying ...

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Rabbit-Proof Fence: Aboriginal Children as Domestic Workers thumbnail

Rabbit-Proof Fence: Aboriginal Children as Domestic Workers

A.O. Neville orders the separation of three half-caste girls, Molly, Gracie, and Daisy, from thei...

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The Killing Fields: Khmer Rouge thumbnail

The Killing Fields: Khmer Rouge

A man thinks about the rising of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia and how it is affecting the c...

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Community: The Yalta Conference thumbnail

Community: The Yalta Conference

Annie Kim shares three key points brought up by the Yalta Conference which include: the demilitar...

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United Newsreel: 1944 to 1945: Conference in Crimea thumbnail

United Newsreel: 1944 to 1945: Conference in Crimea

The three world leaders Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt come together du...

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The Quiet American: Saving a Country and a Woman thumbnail

The Quiet American: Saving a Country and a Woman

An older British reporter shares perspective with a young U.S. doctor on the Vietnam War.

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Schoolhouse Rock!: The Shot Heard 'Round the World thumbnail

Schoolhouse Rock!: The Shot Heard 'Round the World

This music video summarizes the American Revolutionary War. It highlights some of the events that...

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Schindler's List: Save One Life, Save the World Entire thumbnail

Schindler's List: Save One Life, Save the World Entire

Oskar Schindler is recognized by the Jewish community for saving their lives. As Schindler prepar...

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Thirteen Days: Cuban Missile Crisis thumbnail

Thirteen Days: Cuban Missile Crisis

The thirteen days marking the most dangerous period of the Cuban missile crisis begin. President ...

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American Dad!: Iran-Contra Scandal thumbnail

American Dad!: Iran-Contra Scandal

A short satirical clip explaining the Iran-Contra affair during the Cold War and how Oliver North...

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Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales: Khyber Pass thumbnail

Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales: Khyber Pass

Commander McBragg recounts his time traveling between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Khyber Pas...

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War Horse: Supporting the War Effort thumbnail

War Horse: Supporting the War Effort

Albert has to sell his beloved horse to a soldier in order to help the war effort during World Wa...

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Monty Python's Life of Brian: What Have the Romans Done For Us? thumbnail

Monty Python's Life of Brian: What Have the Romans Done For Us?

Addressing an audience of eight activists, Reg contends that the Romans have stolen everything fr...

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Schindler's List: Helen Hirsch thumbnail

Schindler's List: Helen Hirsch

Helen voices her distraught at the inhumane and nonsensical killings by the Nazis. She says the m...

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Rugrats: What a Maccababy’s Gotta Do thumbnail

Rugrats: What a Maccababy’s Gotta Do

Tommy and Chuckie are Jewish people living peacefully in ancient Greece when a new king, King Ant...

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It's a Wonderful Life: Bank Run thumbnail

It's a Wonderful Life: Bank Run

George Bailey gives out loans to the community members in order to hold them over until the bank ...

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Animaniacs: Ballad of Magellan thumbnail

Animaniacs: Ballad of Magellan

The Warners sing about the story of Portuguese explorer Magellan and his long expedition to the E...

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Mr. Peabody & Sherman: Rescuing Penny thumbnail

Mr. Peabody & Sherman: Rescuing Penny

Mr. Peabody and Sherman try to rescue Penny, who is set up for a marriage with King Tutankhamun. ...

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Rome (2005): Caesar's Letter to Mark Antony thumbnail

Rome (2005): Caesar's Letter to Mark Antony

Caesar sends a letter to Mark Antony describing Pompey the Great's decision to side with the opti...

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Iron Jawed Angels: Force Feeding thumbnail

Iron Jawed Angels: Force Feeding

In an effort to demonstrate resistance and prove the women's solidarity, Alice Paul leads the oth...

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Iron Jawed Angels: Everyone's Tired thumbnail

Iron Jawed Angels: Everyone's Tired

Alice Paul takes the women's suffrage movement by storm and is part of a coalition who risk their...

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Freedom Writers: Miep Gies Deemed Heroic thumbnail

Freedom Writers: Miep Gies Deemed Heroic

Miep Gies gives a firsthand account of the capture of Anne Frank. She is regarded as heroic by th...

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The Book Thief: Hitler Youth Choir Scene thumbnail

The Book Thief: Hitler Youth Choir Scene

The Hitler Youth Choir proudly sings a song that conveys the views of the Nazis during World War ...

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Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi: The Making of the Nazi thumbnail

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi: The Making of the Nazi

A spin on the fairy tale, Snow White, depicts Hitler as crucial in getting Germany to stand on it...

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Schindler's List: Bach or Mozart thumbnail

Schindler's List: Bach or Mozart

Jews had to live in fear of the Nazis and were always on alert for home invasions. The clip conve...

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Inglourious Basterds: The Hunter thumbnail

Inglourious Basterds: The Hunter

Col. Landa interrogates a French farmer suspected of hiding Jews. The Colonel compares the Jewish...

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The Diary of Anne Frank: Our Blessed Radio thumbnail

The Diary of Anne Frank: Our Blessed Radio

Anne Frank and her family tune in to the radio to listen to classical music to uplift their spiri...

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Breaking the Code: The Enigma Has To Be Broken thumbnail

Breaking the Code: The Enigma Has To Be Broken

Patricia, a cryptanalyst, introduces Alan Turing to the Engima machine and explains how it works....

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Family Guy: Stealing The U-boat thumbnail

Family Guy: Stealing The U-boat

Brian, Stewie, and Mort travel back in time to the Nazi regime in Germany. They steal a German U-...

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Continue Reading thumbnail

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Continue Reading

Biases are ingrained at an early age. In this example, the grandfather tries to hone in the messa...

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Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front: Mom Goes to Work thumbnail

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front: Mom Goes to Work

Molly's mother announces that she will take a job at the factory, much to the surprise of her chi...

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Animaniacs: Nations Of The World Song thumbnail

Animaniacs: Nations Of The World Song

Yakko lists out all of the nations in the world while also showing their location on the world map.

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Bet You Didn't Know: World War I Overview thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: World War I Overview

This clip gives some background and an overview of World War I. It states that the assassination ...

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Darkest Hour: Churchill's Plea for Aid thumbnail

Darkest Hour: Churchill's Plea for Aid

Winston Churchill desperately presses Franklin D. Roosevelt for assistance and aid as England str...

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Fall of Eagles: Sealed Train Decision thumbnail

Fall of Eagles: Sealed Train Decision

Kaiser Wilhelm II faces the dilemma of deciding to sponsor Lenin's return to Russian. He is fearf...

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The Travel Show: Taiwan Overview thumbnail

The Travel Show: Taiwan Overview

This clip provides an overview of Taiwan's geography, culture, and history. It explains that Taiw...

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Lawrence of Arabia: The Secret Deal thumbnail

Lawrence of Arabia: The Secret Deal

King Faisal tells British authorities that he is aware of their intention to divide Ottoman lands...

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The New World: John Smith is Sent Exploring thumbnail

The New World: John Smith is Sent Exploring

This shows the first time John Smith is ordered to explore Virginia in the hopes of finding a Nat...

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The New World: Settlers and Their Hopes thumbnail

The New World: Settlers and Their Hopes

This clip, voiced over by John Smith, explains some of the ideals and motivations that drew settl...

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Fat Man and Little Boy: Testing of the Atomic Bomb thumbnail

Fat Man and Little Boy: Testing of the Atomic Bomb

J. Robert Oppenheimer, chief scientist of the Manhattan Project, tests with his team the first at...

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Crash Course: World History: Dynasties, Kingdoms, and Empires in Ancient Mesopotamia thumbnail

Crash Course: World History: Dynasties, Kingdoms, and Empires in Ancient Mesopotamia

Covers the consolidation of power in the form of monarchs in Ancient Mesopotamia who sought to bu...

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Crash Course: World History: The Fall of Rome thumbnail

Crash Course: World History: The Fall of Rome

John Green explains some of the decisions of the Roman empire that led to its demise. Most notabl...

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Crash Course: Battle of Stalingrad thumbnail

Crash Course: Battle of Stalingrad

John Green provides a brief summary of the Battle of Stalingrad and its significance in World War...

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Smithsonian: The Egyptians and the Hyksos thumbnail

Smithsonian: The Egyptians and the Hyksos

Explores the contest and rivalry between the Egyptians in Upper Egypt and the occupying Hyksos, w...

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Smithsonian: Ancient Egyptian Propaganda thumbnail

Smithsonian: Ancient Egyptian Propaganda

Compares the fearsome images pharaohs projected of themselves through monuments, architecture, an...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Heroes and Myths thumbnail

Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Heroes and Myths

Contextualizes the centrality and importance of storytelling, stories, and their heroes to the An...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Pericles and the Acropolis thumbnail

Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Pericles and the Acropolis

Pericles undertakes the rebuilding of the acropolis and with a magnificent temple to Athena, show...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: King Herod and the Romans thumbnail

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: King Herod and the Romans

Details the rise of Herod to throne of Judea, acting as an agent of Rome. On one hand Herod pursu...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls thumbnail

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Describes the Essenes, a Jewish sect in the time of the Romans with apocalyptic beliefs. The Esse...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Theatre and Tragedy in Ancient Greece thumbnail

Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Theatre and Tragedy in Ancient Greece

Highlights the importance of drama as shared entertainment for ancient Greeks, who built theaters...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Rise of Synagogue Judaism thumbnail

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Rise of Synagogue Judaism

In the wake of the destruction of the Temple and the failure of the revolts against Roman rule Ju...

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Rough Riders: Taking the Heights thumbnail

Rough Riders: Taking the Heights

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders take the heights at San Juan Hill from Spanish soldiers east...

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Fall of Eagles: Lenin Meets Trotsky thumbnail

Fall of Eagles: Lenin Meets Trotsky

Leon Trotsky and Vladimir Lenin meet in London in 1902 to discuss Marxism and the Marxist revolut...

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The Day That Shook The World (1975): WWI Chain Reaction thumbnail

The Day That Shook The World (1975): WWI Chain Reaction

This clip explains how World War I came to be a global war after the assassination of Archduke Fr...

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CrashCourse: The Spread of Christianity thumbnail

CrashCourse: The Spread of Christianity

John Green discusses how Jesus spread Christianity using his public image of being considered the...

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CrashCourse: European Renaissance thumbnail

CrashCourse: European Renaissance

John Green explains the Renaissance movement with a particular emphasis on Greek and Roman influe...

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The Message: Muhammad Completes Islam thumbnail

The Message: Muhammad Completes Islam

The prophet, Muhammad, completes the religion of Islam. He conquers Mecca, cleanses the Kaaba, de...

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Windtalkers: Call in the Code thumbnail

Windtalkers: Call in the Code

Dine (Navajo) code talkers transmit the coordinates of the enemy to the naval fleet for an attack...

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Gas Chamber thumbnail

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Gas Chamber

The Nazis assure the men that they are going into a place for a simple shower. Once all the men s...

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National Geographic: Ancient Rome thumbnail

National Geographic: Ancient Rome

Spanning over a thousand years, ancient Rome was a civilization of constant evolution. This great...

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National Geographic: History of The Olympics thumbnail

National Geographic: History of The Olympics

Once every two years, the top athletes in the world vie for the coveted Olympic gold medal. Prepa...

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National Geographic: Ancient Greece thumbnail

National Geographic: Ancient Greece

From artistry to politics, ancient Greece left a considerable impression on world history. Learn ...

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Bet You Didn't Know: History of Witches thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: History of Witches

This clip discusses the history of witches around the world and how they came to be associated wi...

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Crash Course: World History: Foundations of the Roman Empire thumbnail

Crash Course: World History: Foundations of the Roman Empire

John Green discusses the foundations of the Roman Empire, including its government and social str...

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Bet You Didn't Know: History of New Year's Eve thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: History of New Year's Eve

This clip discusses the history of the New Year's Eve holiday and describes the different ways th...

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Bet You Didn't Know: History of Easter thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: History of Easter

This clip details the history of the Easter holiday and how certain contemporary traditions, cust...

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Bet You Didn't Know: History of the Vikings thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: History of the Vikings

This clip details the history of the Vikings during the time period known as The Viking Age. It d...

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Bet You Didn't Know: History of Valentine's Day thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: History of Valentine's Day

This clip describes the surprising history of Valentine's Day and includes interesting facts abou...

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Crash Course: World History: City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia thumbnail

Crash Course: World History: City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia

Covers the rise of the city-states in Ancient Mesopotamia, especially Uruk, as well as the entren...

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History of the World: Part I: Poverty in Paris thumbnail

History of the World: Part I: Poverty in Paris

In this comic take on the poverty in Paris on the eve of the French Revolution, the French people...

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History of the World: Part I: Spanish Inquisition Overview thumbnail

History of the World: Part I: Spanish Inquisition Overview

This clip is a comic take on the severity and arbitrary nature of the Spanish Inquisition.

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The Spanish Earth: Hemingway and the Spanish Civil War thumbnail

The Spanish Earth: Hemingway and the Spanish Civil War

Ernest Hemingway narrates the opening of a The Spanish Earth, a film he wrote with John Dos Passo...

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Biography: Albert Einstein Mini Bio thumbnail

Biography: Albert Einstein Mini Bio

A short biography of Albert Einstein, German-born scientist who revolutionized the understanding ...

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The School of Life: James Joyce thumbnail

The School of Life: James Joyce

A brief overview of the life and career of Irish author James Joyce. Joyce gained worldwide accla...

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The School of Life: Virginia Woolf thumbnail

The School of Life: Virginia Woolf

A brief overview of the life and career of English author Virginia Woolf, one of the leading mode...

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The School of Life: George Orwell thumbnail

The School of Life: George Orwell

A brief overview of the life and career of English author Eric Blair, better known by his pen nam...

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Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: The Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb thumbnail

Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: The Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb

The tomb of Tutankhamun had remained undiscovered and undisturbed until the early 20th century wh...

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Smithsonian: Alexander the Great and Christianity thumbnail

Smithsonian: Alexander the Great and Christianity

Offers an explanation for the disappearance of the tomb of Alexander the Great during the rise of...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Mediterranean Trade and Athens thumbnail

Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Mediterranean Trade and Athens

Describes the role of Athens as a trading city in the Mediterranean, famous for its olive oil and...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Birth of Democracy thumbnail

Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Birth of Democracy

Recalls the return of Cleisthenes to Athens and the institution, for the first time, of governmen...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Moses and Passover thumbnail

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Moses and Passover

Describes the story of the Exodus, Moses, and Passover which became central to Judaism and throug...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Ezra and the Torah thumbnail

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Ezra and the Torah

Ezra, a Jewish Scribe from Babylon, reads the Torah to the people of Judea near the Temple in Jer...

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Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Hatshepsut Declares Herself Pharaoh thumbnail

Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Hatshepsut Declares Herself Pharaoh

Hatshepsut inherits a role as regent of the Egyptian throne when her husband passes away. This is...

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The Iron Lady: The Iron Lady Lashes Out thumbnail

The Iron Lady: The Iron Lady Lashes Out

Margaret Thatcher, who served as a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as well as a Conservative...

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Paths of Glory: Rushing the Hill thumbnail

Paths of Glory: Rushing the Hill

While being attacked by mortars, Colonel Dax guides his troops out of the trenches and into the b...

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Paths of Glory: Through the Trenches thumbnail

Paths of Glory: Through the Trenches

General Mireau walks through the trenches and checks on his soldiers' will to defeat the enemy. H...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Pericles Strategy for Sparta thumbnail

Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Pericles Strategy for Sparta

Pericles, the great statesmen of Athens, proposes a plan to leave Athens without a rival by defea...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Romans in Judea thumbnail

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Romans in Judea

Examines the cultural confrontation between the powerful Roman Empire and the Jewish Kingdom of J...

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Luther: Martin Luther Visits Rome thumbnail

Luther: Martin Luther Visits Rome

Martin Luther visits Rome and is shocked at what he finds: immorality, commodification, and insin...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Constantine and Christianity thumbnail

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Constantine and Christianity

Constantine, a Roman general competing for control of the empire, embraces Christianity. The fait...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Diaspora and Tradition thumbnail

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Diaspora and Tradition

In the years after the Bar Kokhba revolt many Jews look for new starts and opportunities in commu...

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Truman: Deciding to Drop the Bomb thumbnail

Truman: Deciding to Drop the Bomb

President Truman is told the Atomic Bomb will soon be ready and debates using it against the Japa...

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Borgia: Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope thumbnail

Borgia: Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope

Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia is elected as Pope Alexander VI. This clip depicts a pivotal conclave: Po...

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Lawrence of Arabia: Cross the Desert thumbnail

Lawrence of Arabia: Cross the Desert

T.E. Lawrence tries to convince his Arab allies to follow his plan to attack an Ottoman outpost o...

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Adam Ruins Everything: The Cause of the Crisis thumbnail

Adam Ruins Everything: The Cause of the Crisis

An animated and cited examination of Soviet motivations for placing nuclear missles in Cuba durin...

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Nuremberg (2000): Auschwitz Details thumbnail

Nuremberg (2000): Auschwitz Details

Rudolf Höss, commandant of Auschwitz, is questioned by Chief U.S. Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson. H...

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The Final Solution: The Wannsee Conference: Next Steps thumbnail

The Final Solution: The Wannsee Conference: Next Steps

In this depiction of the Wannsee Conference, high ranking government and military leaders in Germ...

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Fail Safe (1964): First Strike thumbnail

Fail Safe (1964): First Strike

In a meeting with ranking military and government staff, an American professor argues in favor of...

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The New World: The Settlers Meet the Natives thumbnail

The New World: The Settlers Meet the Natives

This clip shows the cautious first meeting between the Jamestown settlers and the Algonquin India...

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Fall of Eagles: Allowing Submarine Warfare thumbnail

Fall of Eagles: Allowing Submarine Warfare

Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German High Command discuss Germany's situation in World War I. They ar...

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Anne Frank: The Whole Story: The Train Journey thumbnail

Anne Frank: The Whole Story: The Train Journey

Anne Frank and her family, along with other Jews, are forced from their homes and onto trains tha...

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Fall of Eagles: Austria-Hungary Declares War thumbnail

Fall of Eagles: Austria-Hungary Declares War

An Austro-Hungarian general advises Emperor Franz Josef I to take punitive actions against Serbia...

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The Crown: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II thumbnail

The Crown: The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is crowned Queen Elizabeth II. She is the longest serving Britis...

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Crash Course: Statistics: Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine thumbnail

Crash Course: Statistics: Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine

An example of how statistics helped crack the German Enigma Machine in World War II.

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Biography: Nelson Mandela Mini Bio thumbnail

Biography: Nelson Mandela Mini Bio

A short biography of Nelson Mandela, human rights activist and 27-year prisoner who challenged th...

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Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero: The Gas Attack thumbnail

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero: The Gas Attack

Robert and Gaston discover that there is going to be an incoming gas attack and Stubby goes off t...

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The Pianist: Permitted to Stand thumbnail

The Pianist: Permitted to Stand

Wladyslaw gives Dorota a quick overview of the decrees that limit the participation of Jews in pu...

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National Geographic: Christianity Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Christianity Overview

Christianity, a religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, has about two billion followers....

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National Geographic: Cave Art thumbnail

National Geographic: Cave Art

From human hands to now-extinct animals, cave art gives us a glimpse into prehistoric life. Who c...

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Kingdom of Heaven: Knight's Oath thumbnail

Kingdom of Heaven: Knight's Oath

Balian takes his knight's oath from his dying father. As a knight, Balian is expected to protect ...

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Kingdom of Heaven: Jerusalem is Worth Everything thumbnail

Kingdom of Heaven: Jerusalem is Worth Everything

Guy of Lusignan surrenders the city of Jerusalem to Ayyubid sultan Salah ad-Din under the terms t...

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Luther: Martin Luther Posts His Theses thumbnail

Luther: Martin Luther Posts His Theses

Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the city notice board. The theses, which started the Reforma...

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The Borgias: France and The Church thumbnail

The Borgias: France and The Church

Pope Alexander VI dines with King Charles VIII of France, and the two evidently have an alliance....

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Napoleon: Overthrowing The Directory thumbnail

Napoleon: Overthrowing The Directory

After being met with hostility by the Council of Five Hundred, Napoleon Bonaparte rallies troops ...

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CrashCourse: Early Islamic History thumbnail

CrashCourse: Early Islamic History

John Green discusses early Islamic history and some of the beliefs of followers of the religion. ...

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CrashCourse: The Founding of Buddhism thumbnail

CrashCourse: The Founding of Buddhism

John Green explains the history of Buddhism and how Siddhartha Guatama, or Buddha, set the founda...

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Tora Tora Tora: The Real Story of Pearl Harbor: Pearl Harbor Attacks thumbnail

Tora Tora Tora: The Real Story of Pearl Harbor: Pearl Harbor Attacks

This clip describes the attack on Pearl Harbor, which quickly crippled the United States' Naval F...

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Bet You Didn't Know: History of Christmas thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: History of Christmas

This clip discusses the history of the Christmas holiday and some of the misconceptions surroundi...

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Bet You Didn't Know: History of Halloween thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: History of Halloween

This clip discusses the ancient origins of Halloween and explains how it developed to its contemp...

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Bet You Didn't Know: London On Top thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: London On Top

This clip discusses the significance of the city of London even though the United Kingdom is no l...

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Bet You Didn't Know: London Landmarks thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: London Landmarks

This clip discusses the history and significance of London's most iconic structures, such as Big ...

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The Fall of the Roman Empire: Accepting Barbarians thumbnail

The Fall of the Roman Empire: Accepting Barbarians

The Roman Senate debates whether or not to accept the Barbarians into Roman society. The senators...

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Das Boot (1981): Emergency Dive Drill thumbnail

Das Boot (1981): Emergency Dive Drill

A U-boat crew hears the alarm sound and prepares for an emergency dive. After the crew is in posi...

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Anne Frank: The Whole Story: Anne Frank in Hiding thumbnail

Anne Frank: The Whole Story: Anne Frank in Hiding

Anne Frank describes her living situation as a Jewish family hiding in Nazi Germany during the Ho...

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Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero: The End of the War thumbnail

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero: The End of the War

As World War I comes to a close, Robert, Gaston, and Stubby fight until the last minute of the war.

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The Croods: Short History of Cavemen thumbnail

The Croods: Short History of Cavemen

Eep explains how her family and other human tribes used to live and survive. This scene illustrat...

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The Borgias: Coronation of Pope Alexander VI thumbnail

The Borgias: Coronation of Pope Alexander VI

The coronation process legitimizes the transfer of power to the newly elected pope. This clip ill...

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Bet You Didn't Know: History of Chinese New Year thumbnail

Bet You Didn't Know: History of Chinese New Year

This clip discusses the history of the Chinese New Year and how the holiday is celebrated. It als...

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Crash Course: World History: The Roman Empire thumbnail

Crash Course: World History: The Roman Empire

John Green explains how Rome had great power and influence before it officially became an empire....

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Australia: The Bombing of Darwin thumbnail

Australia: The Bombing of Darwin

The Japanese conduct a surprise aerial attack on Darwin harbor in Australia. Despite the Australi...

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Beakman's World: First Musical Instrument thumbnail

Beakman's World: First Musical Instrument

What's the first musical instrument? Then Josie sings a song explaining it's the human voice.

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The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman: Growing Up Around Genocide thumbnail

The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman: Growing Up Around Genocide

Fedja Hadzifejzovic describes his experience growing up during the Bosnian Genocide in Srebrenica.

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National Geographic: The Land Between Two Rivers thumbnail

National Geographic: The Land Between Two Rivers

Ancient Mesopotamia proved that fertile land and the knowledge to cultivate it was a fortuitous r...

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National Geographic: Ancient Maya Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Ancient Maya Overview

With their impressive city structures and advanced astronomical understanding, the Maya civilizat...

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National Geographic: HIV and AIDS thumbnail

National Geographic: HIV and AIDS

About 37 million people around the world are currently living with AIDS. Learn how the human immu...

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National Geographic: The Protestant Reformation thumbnail

National Geographic: The Protestant Reformation

Who was Martin Luther? What is the Reformation and why does it matter? Roughly 500 years ago, Lut...

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Black-ish: Martin Luther King Day thumbnail

Black-ish: Martin Luther King Day

The Johnsons are preparing for their annual Martin Luther King Day ski trip when one of Junior's ...

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National Geographic: Pablo Picasso's Genius thumbnail

National Geographic: Pablo Picasso's Genius

A brief overview of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, his style, impact, and influence as one of the ...

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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution: Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin thumbnail

Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution: Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin

A brief explanation of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the key figures of Vladimir Lenin, Leon...

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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution: The Rule of the Czars thumbnail

Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution: The Rule of the Czars

An explanation of the context in which the Russian Revolution occured - the poverty and dissatisf...

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Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution: The Dustbin of History

Leon Trotsky criticizes his opponents in one of the most quoted speeches as the Bolsheviks consol...

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The Sixties: The First Man in Space

Explores the political and cultural impact of the Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin's successful spac...

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The Sixties: The Bay of Pigs Fails

Examines the US-backed overthrow attempt on the Soviet-aligned government of Fidel Castro underta...

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The Sixties: The Berlin Wall Goes Up

Amid posturing between the United States and the Soviet Union construction begins on the Berlin W...

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The Sixties: Khrushchev Removes the Missiles

The blockade of Cuba by the United States works and the Soviet Union backs down. This averts the ...

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The Sixties: Kennedy and Khrushchev Come Together

Some reconciliation takes place between the Soviet Union and the United States as they agree, alo...

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The Sixties: Communism and Vietnam

President John Kennedy deals with communist expansion in Vietnam and promises aid to the South Vi...

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Smithsonian: Women in Egyptian Religion

Examines the role of women in Egyptian religion, especially "God's Wife of Amun," the highest pri...

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Smithsonian: Female Gladiators in Rome

Explains how some women came to challenge and transcend the norms of Roman society as gladiators.

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Smithsonian: Akhenaton's Revolution

Examines the challenges to Egyptian religion and changes undertaken by the Pharaoh Akhenaten and ...

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Smithsonian: Children's Graffiti in Pompeii

A brief examination of the role of graffiti in Roman society and especially what can be inferred ...

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Smithsonian: Shining Pyramids in Giza

Explains how the pyramids in Giza would have looked in ancient times with polished limestone as w...

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Smithsonian: Technology and Archaeology

Modern innovations lead to new archaeological discoveries as seen in this clip which demonstrates...

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Smithsonian: Greece and Cultural Diffusion

Examines cultural diffusion and the influence of Eastern ideas and aesthetics on Greek communitie...

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Smithsonian: Early Agriculture and Health

Explores the changes, especially the health effects, involved with the shift towards settled life...

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Smithsonian: Public Executions in Rome

An overview of public and spectacle violence in ancient Rome and its potential place in maintaini...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Abraham and Monotheism

Recalls the story of Abraham, the first to proclaim monotheism, living in the city of Ur and work...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Inequality in Early Athens

A description of early Athens, the one into which reformer Cleisthenes was born, where the rich a...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: City-States in Ancient Greece

Explains the political structure and relative fragmentation in Ancient Greece compared to the pow...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Battle of Marathon

Recounts the Athenian victory, with its hoplite warfare, at the Battle of Marathon in the first P...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Themistocles and Athen's Navy

Explains the role of Themistocles in building up the navy of Athens, with the most advanced trire...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Xerxes and Greece

Xerxes, the successor to Darius the Great vows to destroy Athens in his expansion of the Persian ...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Oracle of Delphi

Describes Ancient Greek belief in the prophecies of the Pythia, or high priestess at the Temple o...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Athenian Empire

In the wake of the Persian Wars Athens, as the leading member of the Greek Delian League, thrives...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Birth of Science

Greek thinker begin to question assumptions about the earth and the universe proposed by religion...

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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Socrates and the Examined Life

Recounts the philosopher Socrates and his influential presence in Athens, using reason and logic ...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Writing the Bible

Contextualizes the first writing of the Bible, following the exile of many Israelites to Babylon....

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Sacrifice of Isaac

Recounts the Sacrifice of Isaac, in which Abraham appears willing to kill his own son for God, an...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Ten Commandments

Lists out the Biblical principles on rightful behavior and morality and includes further explanat...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: David and Goliath

Recounts David's battle with Goliath, in which the young Israelite takes up the challenge of the ...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Cyrus and the Second Temple

Cyrus the Great, King of Persia, conquers the Babylonians and both allows and encourages the Jewi...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Hellenistic Judea

The Jewish people find themselves swept into a dynamic but unfamiliar world with the arrival of t...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Hellenization and its Critics

In the wake of Alexander the Great the Seleucid Greek Kingdom inherits Judea. Some Jews are willi...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Revolt of the Maccabees

Records the start of the revolt led by the Maccabees against Seleucid rule. The Maccabees would g...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Legacy of the Maccabees

Places the revolt of the Maccabees in a wider context, its impact on Judaism and even Christianit...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The High Priests in the time of the Romans

Explains the centrality of the Temple in Jerusalem and the importance of the priests who performe...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Jesus of Nazareth

Contextualizes the life of Jesus of Nazareth in the tumultuous times of 1st century Roman-occupie...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Prophets, Rebels, and Crucifixion

Explains the Romans' crucifixion of Jesus, just one of many Jewish troublemakers in 1st century J...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Sicarii and the Romans

The Sicarii, a clandestine faction opposed to Roman rule, begin targeting collaborators and Roman...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Siege of Jerusalem

The Romans send the prolific general Vespasian and 60,000 soldiers to put an end to the Jewish re...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Destruction of the Temple

The Romans, after a lengthy siege, finally enter the city of Jerusalem and do not hold back. Many...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Passover Seder

The festival of Passover, once observed as a community at the Temple, changes in the years after ...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Fall of Masada

A final group of zealots takes refuge at Masada, a desert fortress built by King Herod. The Roman...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Judea After the Temple

The unstable calm around Judea after the destruction of the Temple gives way to a reinvigorated a...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Bar Kokhba Revolt Begins

Simon Bar Kokhba, declared Messiah by the most prominent Rabbi in Judea, launches a revolt agains...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Defeat of Bar Kokhba

Bar Kokhba's revolt and short-lived independent kingdom is put down by far mightier force than th...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Christianity Grows Out of Judaism

Christianity begins to flourish around the Roman Empire in Jewish communities. Initially the comm...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: The Legacy of Judaism

Despite the odds, Jewish communities take shape throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa impacti...

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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites: Scholars Compile the Talmud

The teachings of Rabbi Akiva and other religious scholars through the ages on Jewish law, ethics,...

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Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: The Hyksos in Egypt

For the first time Egypt struggles with invaders. The north is conquered by the Hyksos, who arriv...

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Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Egypt Reborn

Ahmose continues his campaigns to create a new Egypt. He pushes the borders ever further, prepari...

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Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Balancing as Female Pharaoh

Hatshepsut tries to strike a delicate balance as an untraditional ruler. She must keep her court ...

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Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: Egypt Becomes and Empire

Thutmosis III defeats a coalition of Mesopotamian powers at Megiddo, extending Egypt's power and ...

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Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire: EgyptAir First Class

An enormous statue of the Pharaoh Akhenaten is flown from Egypt to Europe for display in a museum...