Curated Video
The Rise of Islam in Ancient India
For a long time, Hindu civilization had isolated itself. The leaders, believing in their cultural superiority, discouraged sea travel and did not invest in sea defenses, leaving them vulnerable to invasions. This vulnerability was...
Curated Video
A Journey Through India's Ancient History
The history of India is deeply intertwined with its geography, particularly in the fertile plains of the Indus and Ganges rivers, where the heart of ancient Indian civilization thrived. Despite the passage of time, these lands continue...
Professor Dave Explains
Ancient India Part 1: The Indus Valley Civilization (3500 – 2000 BCE)
So far we've been focused predominately on Mesopotamia and the Near East. But the Indian subcontinent is also home to one of the earliest civilizations in human history, the Indus Valley civilization. When did this begin? Where were...
Curated Video
The Aryan Influx and the Evolution of Early Indian Civilization
The Indus Valley civilization began to decline around 2000 BC. This decline coincided with the arrival of the Aryans, nomadic warriors who spread across the fertile Indian plains. Their society, divided into three classes—farmers,...
Curated Video
Exploring Belize: From Ancient Mayan Ruins to the Great Blue Hole
South America:We’re going to South America to see one of the largest cenotes in the world. This Great Blue Hole is part of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. We’ll know the ruins of the monuments of the ancient Mayan civilization...
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Ruins Off the Coast of Dwarka Revive Stories of an Ancient Kingdom
According to Hindu legend, a mystical kingdom with 900 palaces made of gold was believed to have existed, with some claiming it to be located underwater off the coast of modern Dwarka, Western India. This ancient city, part of the Char...
Curated Video
The Ancient City of Petra: A Journey into History and Culture
Exploring Petra, Jordan's Ancient Wonder:Our journey begins in the ancient city of Petra, nestled in the heart of Jordan. Prepare to be awe-struck as we explore the ruins of this remarkable city, hailed as one of the Seven Wonders of the...
Curated Video
The Ancient Ruins and Historic Sites of Mexico City
Exploring Mexico City, Mexico:Our journey concludes in the historic streets of Mexico City, where we'll embark on a quest to uncover the remnants of ancient civilizations, including the Aztec Empire. Explore the fascinating ruins and...
Curated Video
Exploring the Ancient Ruins and Natural Wonders of the Yucatan Peninsula
Yucatan, Mexico:"We head to Yucatan, the land where the ancient Mayans flourished to visit its majestic pyramids and discover this ancient civilization."
Crash Course
Buddha and Ashoka Crash Course World History
In which John relates a condensed history of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Buddhism. He also gets into the reign of Ashoka, the Buddhist emperor who, in spite of Buddhism's structural...
Professor Dave Explains
Ancient India Part 2: The Vedic Period (1500 – 500 BCE)
The first era of Indian civilization that left a written record behind is known as “Vedic” because it produced the Vedas, which is Sanskrit for “knowledge”. These are the earliest works composed in Sanskrit and the oldest texts of...
National Geographic
Ancient Indus Valley Civilization Cemetery Unearthed in India | National Geographic
Archaeologists unearthed skeletons and pottery in an ancient cemetery near Haryana, India. The burial ground is believed to have belonged to the Indus Valley civilization, a Bronze Age civilization that once spanned an area greater than...
Mr. Beat
Why Do We Have to Go to School?
In the beginning, for hundreds of thousands of years, we didn't go to school. During the hunter gatherer days, when humans just gathered wild plants or chased wild animals, that's pretty much the main thing we did, and we learned it at a...
Curated Video
The Lost Pagodas of Mahabalipuram
The 2004 tsunami off the coast of southern India unveiled massive underwater ruins near Mahabalipuram, stirring excitement about the potential discovery of the six legendary lost pagodas. Controversies soon began regarding the dating of...
Curated Video
Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History
In which John relates a condensed history of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Buddhism. He also gets into the reign of Ashoka, the Buddhist emperor who, in spite of Buddhism's structural...
Bedtime History
Indus River Valley Civilization
Explore the fascinating world of the Indus River Valley Civilization—one of the earliest and most advanced ancient civilizations in human history. In this easy-to-understand video, you'll learn about the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and...
History Hit
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality: Comparative history to Christianity
How much comparative history does the author have to look at to test the ideas of how revolutionary Christianity is? How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 4
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How did ancient civilizations make ice cream? | Vivian Jiang
Ice cream has a unique role in our world’s history, culture, and cravings. The first accounts of cold desserts date back to the first century, in civilizations including ancient Rome, Mughal India, and Tang Dynasty China. Yet the...
Curated Video
Athens: A Journey Through History
Exploring Ancient Civilization in Athens, Greece:"Our journey begins where much of our history began. We will visit the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Considered one of the most important monuments of the millenarian western civilization....
Curated Video
Tikal: Mayan Ruins, Spanish Colonization, and Guatemalan Coffee
Exploring Guatemala's Mayan Heritage:Embark on an adventure through the lush forests of Guatemala as we journey to the ancient Mayan temples. Prepare to uncover the secrets of tombs and explore the remnants of an ancient city, where...
History Hit
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality: The civilization crisis
Tom Holland concludes by explaining how much Christianity is a cultural civilizational phenomenon. How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 7
The Daily Conversation
Last King of Rome: Revolutions, Part 1
New ReviewThe Roman Kingdom falls and a Republic is born--Part 1 of history's greatest revolutions that created our modern civilization.
TED Talks
Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for a lost language
Rajesh Rao is fascinated by "the mother of all crossword puzzles": how to decipher the 4000-year-old Indus script. He's enlisting modern computation to try to read this lost language, the key to understanding this ancient civilization.
Professor Dave Explains
Old World Archeology Part 2: The Eastern World
While human civilization was getting started in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, there was also a lot of activity in Asia. The Indus Valley civilization of India and Pakistan as well as Chinese civilization around the Yellow River...