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The Kingdom of the Mitanni ~ A Bronze Age Empire
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The Kingdom of the Mitanni ~ A Bronze Age Empire

The Kingdom of Mittani, known to the people of the land, and the Assyrians, as Hanigalbat and to the Egyptians as Naharin and Metani, once stretched from present-day northern Iraq, down through Syria and into Turkey and was considered a great...
How did Jesuit missionaries impact China? | World History Curriculum Sample
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How did Jesuit missionaries impact China? | World History Curriculum Sample

Excerpt from Dave Raymond's Modernity, available for purchase from Compass Classroom http://bit.ly/modernity4u - How did Jesuit Missionaries impact China? What was their role in making the area what it is today? Find out in this sample...
Alexander the Great and Hellenization in the 4th Century BCE
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Alexander the Great and Hellenization in the 4th Century BCE

Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II of Macedon and the man who started the hellenistic era during the 4th century BCE. After inheriting the Macedonian Empire when Philip II died, Alexander the Great extended it into the largest empire...
The Roman Invasion of Scotland - Agricola's Campaign 79-84 CE (Battle of Mons Graupius)
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The Roman Invasion of Scotland - Agricola's Campaign 79-84 CE (Battle of Mons Graupius)

The First Roman Invasion of Scotland lead by Gnaeus Julius Agricola. Note that our primary source of his campaign was written by Tacitus, who was Agricola's son-in-law, so a second-hand account, and very bias on at that. Tacitus clearly had...
Ancient Egypt and other Empires // Why did Ancient Egypt never conquer other empires?
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Ancient Egypt and other Empires // Why did Ancient Egypt never conquer other empires?

Ever wondered why Ancient Egypt did not extend far beyond its borders? Why did the Ancient Egyptian Empire not conquer other empires, even during their strongest period? During the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, the Egyptians still did not...
Sun Tzu's The Art of War | Overview & Summary
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Sun Tzu's The Art of War | Overview & Summary

Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a classic piece of military wisdom, still applied today. This overview will cover the highlights of the 13 chapters and will hopefully help you understand! Sun Tzu's background 00:51 Chapter 1: Laying Plans...
Ancient Chinese Philosophy - Mencius on Human Nature
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Ancient Chinese Philosophy - Mencius on Human Nature

What is human nature? Is human nature good or bad? Can human nature be good even if the world contains some notably bad people? Matthew Walker (Yale-NUS College) looks at the views of the early Confucian thinker Mengzi (Mencius).
THE ULTIMATE FASHION HISTORY:  The Elizabethan Era
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THE ULTIMATE FASHION HISTORY: The Elizabethan Era

As there were so many different fashion moments throughout The Renaissance, The Ultimate Fashion History has decided to break this era down into several shorter lectures, highlighting the dominant male and female fashion looks of the 15th...
Eastern Philosophy - Confucius
Video by The School of Life

Eastern Philosophy - Confucius

This great Chinese philosopher believed in everything we ignore nowadays: tradition, institution, obedience and order. That’s why he matters.
7 Greatest Philosophers in Chinese History
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7 Greatest Philosophers in Chinese History

Meet the greatest philosophers in Chinese history.
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