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Explore how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid, a tomb created for Pharaoh Khufu which took over 20 years to complete. As soon as Pharaoh Khufu ascended the throne circa 2575 BCE, work on his eternal resting place began. The...

Join siblings Hisham and Asma in medieval Baghdad as they prepare and gather supplies for the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca. It’s 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare...

Trace the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire, which became one of the wealthiest and most powerful states in the early modern world. Though he was descended from some of the world’s most successful conquerors, Babur struggled to gain a...

Dig into the history of the Papal Schism, which caused a split in the Catholic Church while 3 popes vied for supremacy. For almost two millennia, the Pope has been a figure of supreme spiritual authority for Catholics around the world...

Marie Antoinette became a symbol for the evils of excess— but was she a wasteful queen or a convenient scapegoat? You decide. She was the Queen of France, notorious for living in opulence while peasants starved and became a symbol of everything...

Examine the empty land theory, which was created by European colonizers in South Africa to support their claims to the region. From the 1650s through the late 1800s, European colonists descended on South Africa. They sought to claim the...

Dig into the history of the elite mercenaries known as condottieri, who were soldiers for hire for Italy's rich and powerful. During the 14th and 15th centuries, mercenaries known as condottieri dominated Italian warfare, profiting from—...

Humanity didn't always know about the invisible viruses, bacteria, and microbes that can cause disease. But that doesn't mean we didn't come up with some truly bizarre ideas. From the four humors and miasma theory to bloodletting and trepanation...

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-few-scientists-transformed-the-way-we-think-about-disease-tien-nguyen This video was created with support from the U.S. Office of Research Integrity: http://ori.hhs.gov. For several...

Iceland's National Treasure: The Flateyjarbók A presentation of the extraordinary manuscript of Flatey, the largest Icelandic medieval manuscript, made up of no fewer than 225 vellum leaves! How it came into being, what kind of material...