Crash Course
Serpents and Dragons: Crash Course World Mythology #38
This week, Mike is teaching you about the most mythic of mythological creatures: Dragons. Cultures across the world (and across Westeros) tell stories of dragons, and their power to destroy, their power to prop up kings, and their power...
TED-Ed
The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death | Soraya Field Fiorio
In 1849, in the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq, archaeologists sifted through dusty remains, hoping to find records to prove that Bible stories were true. What they found instead was a 4,000-year-old story inscribed on crumbling clay...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How aspirin was discovered - Krishna Sudhir
4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular kind of tree and ate it, their pain disappeared. Little did they know that what they'd found was destined to influence the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Who was the world's first author? - Soraya Field Fiorio
4,300 years ago in ancient Sumer, the most powerful person in the city of Ur was banished to wander the vast desert. Her name was Enheduanna, and by the time of her exile, she had written forty-two hymns and three epic poems— and Sumer...
Crash Course
Pantheons of the Ancient Mediterranean: Crash Course World Mythology
In which Mike Rugnetta begins our unit on pantheons, which are families of gods. We further define pantheons and talk about why they're important. Then, we discuss pantheons from the myths of the ancient Mediterranean, starting with...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The rise and fall of history's first empire | Soraya Field Fiorio
History's first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall to nourish crops, without trees or stones for building. In spite of all this, its inhabitants built the world's first cities, with monumental architecture and...
One Minute History
152 Worlds Oldest Joke - One Minute History
Comedy existed long before Saturday Night Live and Netflix specials. In fact, the world’s oldest joke can be traced all the way back to 1900 BC. Thanks to a UK study led by humor expert Dr. Paul McDonald, we now know that humans have...
One Minute History
The World's Oldest Joke VERTICAL - One Minute History
Comedy existed long before Saturday Night Live and Netflix specials. In fact, the world’s oldest joke can be traced all the way back to 1900 BC (1900 BC). Thanks to a UK study led by humor expert Dr. Paul McDonald, we now know that...
Curated Video
leyes de la ciencia
This live-action video program is about the word laws. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word laws through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Curated Video
Civilizacion
Este programa de video de accion en vivo es sobre la palabra Civilizacion. El programa esta disenado para reforzar y apoyar la comprension y retencion por el estudiante de la palabra Civilizacion mediante el uso de secuencias de video,...
Mazz Media
Civilización
Este programa de video de acción en vivo es sobre la palabra Civilización. El programa está diseñado para reforzar y apoyar la comprensión y retención por el estudiante de la palabra Civilización mediante el uso de secuencias de video,...
One Minute History
The World's Oldest Joke - One Minute History
Comedy existed long before Saturday Night Live and Netflix specials. In fact, the world’s oldest joke can be traced all the way back to 1900 BC (1900 BC). Thanks to a UK study led by humor expert Dr. Paul McDonald, we now know that...
Mazz Media
Civilization
This live-action video program defines civilization as_a complex society with five characteristics: advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology. Students will learn about the...
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 6 Sumer: Cradle of Civilization
Rob Monaco's History of Our World podcast [31:24] discusses Sumer, considered as the cradle of civilization, and brings us to the point at which ancient civilizations developed writing as a tool.
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 7 the Epic of Gilgamesh
Podcast [45:34] with host, Rob Monaco, in which he makes the Epic of Gilgamesh come to life for his listeners and teaches us about literature of the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Art and Architecture of Sumer
This lesson will consider the art and architecture of Sumer including a video, a video transcription, and a list of terms.