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Genghis Khan - The Rivalry of Blood Brothers - Extra History - #2
When Temüjin (later known as Genghis Khan) needed help to find his kidnapped wife, Börte, his blood brother and friend Jamukha came to his aid, and the two eventually combined their camps and families. But peace would not last long...
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Genghis Khan - Temüjin the Child - Extra History - #1
As a child, Temüjin was afraid of the world, saddened by its cruelty and an outcast from his own tribe. But his mother, Hoelun, passed on her risk-taking personality to him, a boy who would one day become the famed conqueror Genghis Khan.
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History vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler
He was one of the most fearsome warlords who ever lived, waging an unstoppable conquest across the Eurasian continent. But was Genghis Khan a vicious barbarian or a unifier who paved the way for the modern world? Alex Gendler puts this controversial...
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Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17
In which John Green teaches you, at long last, about the most exceptional bunch of empire-building nomads in the history of the world, the Mongols! How did the Mongols go from being a relatively small band of herders who occasionally engaged...
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Ten Minute History - Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers the situation in the Eastern Steppe and the inter-tribal warfare there which saw the ascendancy of the Mongols. Led by Genghis Khan they waged a series of wars which...
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Eric Cline | 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed February 25, 2015 Dr. Eric H. Cline Professor of Classics and Anthropology Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Director of the Capitol Archaeological...
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Galen and Hippocrates - Who were they?
This was the very first video to appear on here, and focussed on the Greek doctor Hippocrates, and the Roman doctor Galen. What exactly did they ever do for us? NOTE: This was based off of content for the GCSE History syllabus provided...
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The Greek Hero Jason and the Argonauts
The powerful Greek Hero Jason is an incredibly popular figure in Greek myth, especially his famed expedition with the Argonauts on board the ship Argo in search of the golden fleece. The golden fleece was the fur of a winged ram which belonged...
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The Rise & Fall of the Mongol Empire - Anne F. Broadbridge
Trace the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire which, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, became the largest contiguous land empire in history. — It was the largest contiguous land empire in history— stretching from Korea to Ukraine...
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Ancient Greece - Gods of Olympus
The twelve gods of Olympus are the main gods of Greek mythology who lived at the top of Olympus. The Olympian gods gained power by defeating the Titans in the Titanomachia. In fact, the ancient Greeks did not have a particular twelve, but...