Join us on a captivating journey through the ancient and vibrant city of Jerusalem! Jerusalem is an ancient city going back to more than 3000 years. It is layered with so many years of history while also being a modern city. Jerusalem...

Watch the fascinating story of the deadliest warrior in the Spanish Conquistadors - Hernon Cortes. The man responisble for the massacre and decline of the Regional Empire. Highlighting the strategies developed to over power and creating...

This video is a lesson on the Olmec civilization, one of the earliest civilizations in the Americas. It discusses the mystery surrounding the origins and name of the Olmec people, as well as their achievements and cultural practices. The...

What was silks place in the Buddhist realm? How did the Buddhist use of silk create competition with others?<br/>
The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 4

Religion and faith are an integral part of people’s lives worldwide. But in many countries the number of people who believe in God is in decline. We examine the changing role of religion around the world.

Nat Turner - known as the prophet in his enslaved community, led a violent uprising that changed everything.

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video we look at the...

The Inca Empire was a large and powerful civilization that covered a region from Ecuador to Chile and had 12 million inhabitants at its height. Was quinoa their recipe for success?<b<br/>r/>

Quinoa part 3/5

In Acts 17, St. Paul famously stands on Mars Hill, or the Areopagus, to speak to a Greek crowd about Jesus. What is the historical context of this passage?

A Maya warrior describes the game of ulama, the Ancient Maya sport played in a ball court.

A Royalist soldier gives his point of view and explains why he follows the King

For those unaware, I'm a really big fan of Dungeons and Dragons. More people are today than there ever has been. but back in the 1980s, a moral panic tried to equate pastimes like Dungeons and Dragons with evil satanic rituals and abuse.

So what did the ancient Egyptians people eat? What gave them the strength to build the pyramids, to spread out from the Nile, to forge one of the most influential empires the world has ever seen? The answers might surprise you.

Ask a hundred people what they think religion is and you'll probably get a hundred different answers. However, to study religion we have bring together more general ideas about what religion is and what it does. This film, with Professor...