We've covered the first civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and other nearby areas. Now it's time to cover the earliest known civilizations in the region known as Canaan, so we will be looking at the Canaanites and Israelites. The...

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In this video, the author discusses the importance of politics in worldbuilding and how it can add depth and complexity to the world being created. The video discusses types of political systems that can be incorporated into a world. You...

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The English Bill of Rights curbed the power and influence of the English monarchy and gave more power to their subjects. It’s the basis for the rights and freedoms we enjoy today.

In the late 1770s, U.S. patriots banded together to declare independence from Great Britain. But why did they want their independence and what kind of country did they want the United States to be?

The federal government of the United States of America is split into three separate and distinct branches. But what do the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary do and why are they necessary?

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What are unalienable rights and why are they so important? In this video, we explore why Thomas Jefferson included them for the first time in the Declaration of Independence.

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