Spanish Exploration of the New World investigates the Spanish exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.

Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video introduces the context of Spanish exploration of North America and their...

Spanish Conquistadors, from Columbus to Cortés, reshaped the Americas, immensely impacting Indigenous communities and laying the groundwork for today's nations.

Once upon a time, for thousands of years, the human beings on two continents, Europe and North America, just ignored each other. Then, in the late 980s, a group known as the Norsemen, more famously known as Vikings, left Iceland, heading...

Explorers like John Cabot, Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake played pivotal roles in England's exploration of North America, laying the foundations for settlements that would ultimately dispossess countless Indigenous Peoples.

In which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, thanks to their plunder of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy...

In the 1540s, Spanish explorer Pedro Cieza de León came across ancient ruins in Peru that didn’t match Inca design. Locals said the buildings were made by light, bearded people who lived there long before the Inca. Cieza had unknowingly...

Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Gilded Age uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...

Chocolate is not just a delicious treat, but a relic of the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations where it was first developed. Early indigenous groups ground dried cacao beans into powder to mix with water. Some believed chocolate was a...

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Learn about the ancient and fascinating Kachua language family, spoken by the Kachua peoples in the Peruvian Andes. Dating back to the time of the Inca empire, this unique...

Join us as we explore Pasadena and its unique attractions, from its charming downtown district to its cultural landmarks and natural wonders. Discover why this city in the San Gabriel Valley is a hidden gem worth exploring.

Join us on an epic adventure as we unravel the mysteries of El Dorado, the legendary city of gold! In this video, we'll explore the origins of the myth and the real-life expeditions that fueled the quest for this elusive treasure. Delve...

This video provides a historical account of the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898, which played a significant role in the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. It explores the events leading up to the explosion, the role of yellow...

Meet Nicholas, a young boy from 1768, who dreams of travelling across the ocean to exotic, faraway lands. Join him as he learns about famous explorers like Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama. Discover their exciting and dangerous...

This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. The Christopher Columbus wanted to find out whether boats could travel west wards from Africa to...

This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Louisiana.

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...

Cultural Impact of Early Exploration explains the cultural impact of exploration by researching the travels of Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Sir Francis Drake.

This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.

This video covers the history and characteristics of quinoa, an ancient grain that has gained popularity in recent years. The video also explores the rediscovery of quinoa by Americans in the 1970s and its cultivation in various...

In this video, the speaker explores the origins of the name "Turkey" for the bird native to North America. They explain that the name originated from a misidentification of the bird by Europeans who imported a different bird called the...

Dr. Forrester tells about the voyages to the New World of two famous Spanish explorers, Amerigo Vespucci and Juan Ponce de León.

The California Missions are a long-lasting legacy of Spanish colonization in the Americans. Built to spread Catholicism among Indigenous communities, they still exist today.

In which John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! Why, you may ask, are we covering US History, and not more World History, or the history of some other country, or the very specific history of your home region? Well, the reasons...