Instructional Video6:51
Curated Video

History of the Alphabet for Kids

K - 5th
Have you ever wondered where the letters we use every day come from? In this video, we’ll take a journey through time to explore the fascinating history of the alphabet! From ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics to the Phoenician alphabet, and...
Instructional Video0:30
Wonderscape

The Rich History of the Greek Language

K - 5th
Preschool Prep - Alphabet and Languages from A-Z V1-0008

This video highlights the significance of the Greek language, spoken in Greece and Cyprus, with a rich history dating back over 3000 years. It emphasizes the extensive...
Instructional Video47:25
NativLang

Thoth's Pill - an Animated History of Writing

9th - 11th
My animation takes you through the birth and evolution of writing. Watch the story of the world's scripts unfold, from the early cave days to modern writing systems. But only if you choose to take Thoth's Pill... This animated...
Instructional Video3:47
NativLang

The day the Greeks invented vowels - History of Writing Systems #8 (The Alphabet)

9th - 11th
Your vowels were invented in Greece, giving birth to the first "true" alphabet. Watch as your new toga-clad friend turns your consonant abjad into a consonant-vowel alphabet. It's such a useful mapping of letters to sounds that neighbor...
Instructional Video4:36
NativLang

Semitic's vowel-smuggling consonants - History of Writing Systems #9 (Pointing & Matres Lectionis)

9th - 11th
Semitic languages like Hebrew and Arabic evolved a unique way to write vowels... with consonants! See how in this episode of Thoth's Pill: an Animated History of Writing. You're back in the ancient Middle East, where seemingly everyone's...
Instructional Video11:44
Easy Languages

How to Pronounce Well Known Greek Words in Greek | Easy Greek 97

12th - Higher Ed
How to Pronounce Well Known Greek Words in Greek | Easy Greek 97



Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our...
Instructional Video4:29
NativLang

CAPS Unlock - the history behind uppercase & lowercase letters

9th - 11th
The ancient alphabet was a single scratchy list of letters. So where did BIG UPPERCASE and little lowercase forms of our alphabet come from? Take a look at the history of our strange writing system and wonder... Who came first? Was it...
Instructional Video1:55
60 Second Histories

The Rosetta Stone

K - 5th
This short history video explains what the Rosetta Stone is; its discovery and why it was important in helping scholars discover the meaning of the Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Instructional Video3:10
Curated Video

The Evolution of Secret Communication: From Ancient Alphabets to Caesar's Cipher

12th - Higher Ed
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert (Oxford and NUS) highlights the importance of having an alphabet for encoding written messages.
Instructional Video16:03
Religion for Breakfast

Coptic: The Final Ancient Egyptian Language

12th - Higher Ed
00:00 Intro<br/>
00:52 Phases of the Egypti<br/>an Language
2<br/>:19 Dialects of Coptic<<br/>br/>4:36 Origins of<br/> Coptic Script
7:55 Genres of Coptic Lit
12:22 Later History
Instructional Video12:24
Curated Video

The Influence of Latin on English: From Romans to Renaissance

12th - Higher Ed
This video explores the profound influence of Latin on the English language throughout history, from the Roman times to the modern era. It delves into how Latin words have shaped English vocabulary, from everyday words to scientific...
Instructional Video3:36
Alliterative

Glamorous Trivia: The Endnotes

9th - 11th
Some more educational etymologies and information about the trivium and quadrivium. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters! Please check out our Patreon='https://www.credits.ImageseEndlesWebsitetPodcast_orank' rel='nofollow'>Patreon...
Instructional Video11:16
CuriosaMente

¿Quién inventó el ABECEDARIO?- CuriosaMente 211

9th - 12th
¿Cuál es el origen de las letras que usamos todos los días? ¿Hau diferentes tipos de alfabetos?

The history of writing has evolved over time. It began with symbols, numbers, and pictograms in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt....
Instructional Video4:12
National Geographic

Ancient Greece 101 | National Geographic

Pre-K - 11th
From artistry to politics, ancient Greece left a considerable impression on world history. Learn why Greek and Roman gods share so many similarities, how the alphabet got its name, and how the legacy of ancient Greece has evolved over...
Instructional Video4:13
Alliterative

Endnotes Spelling Bee: When 'ch' says 'sh'

9th - 11th
Another follow-up to "Spelling", about the many sounds of "ch". Thank you to all our Patreon supporters! Please check out our Patreon='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' targstorebWebsiteeBlogoTwitter>Facebook/a> EndlPlusKnot...
Instructional Video3:35
Alliterative

Music & ConLangs: The Endnotes

9th - 11th
Solresol, Esperanto, Karinthy, Swift, & Defoe -- some extra linguistic tidbits about constructed languages, connected to our video about Music ( Thank you to all...