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World Poetry Day: The Female Ancient Poets Sappho, Enheduanna and Zhuo Wenjun
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World Poetry Day: The Female Ancient Poets Sappho, Enheduanna and Zhuo Wenjun

In honour of World Poetry Day which is celebrated on March 21st, we are introducing three prominent Female Poets from the Ancient World! Enheduanna is the first author that we know of by name, and she was writing in Mesopotamia between 2285-2250...
History vs. Andrew Jackson - James Fester
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History vs. Andrew Jackson - James Fester

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-andrew-jackson-james-fester Andrew Jackson (1767–1845 CE) was both beloved and loathed during his presidency. In this imaginary courtroom, you get to be the jury, considering and...
History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler
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History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-vladimir-lenin-alex-gendler Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924 CE) overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas II (1868–1918 CE) and founded the Soviet Union, forever changing the course of Russian politics...
Music & Creativity in Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen
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Music & Creativity in Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/music-and-creativity-in-ancient-greece-tim-hansen You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry...
Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy & Fact - Michael Molina
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Vampires: Folklore, Fantasy & Fact - Michael Molina

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/vampires-folklore-fantasy-and-fact-michael-molina The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-Century CE Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the...
The Five Major World Religions - John Bellaimey
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The Five Major World Religions - John Bellaimey

Explore the intertwined histories and cultures of the major religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. It's perfectly human to grapple with questions, like 'Where do we come from?' and 'How do I live a life of meaning?'...
How We Conquered the Deadly Smallpox Virus - Simona Zompi
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How We Conquered the Deadly Smallpox Virus - Simona Zompi

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-we-conquered-the-deadly-smallpox-virus-simona-zompi For 10,000 years, humanity suffered from the scourge of smallpox. The virus killed almost a third of its victims within two weeks and left...
The History of Marriage - Alex Gendler
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The History of Marriage - Alex Gendler

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-marriage-alex-gendler A white, puffy dress. Eternal love. A joint tax return. Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex...
The True Story of Sacajawea - Karen Mensing
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The True Story of Sacajawea - Karen Mensing

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-true-story-of-sacajawea-karen-mensing In the early 19th Century CE, a young Agaidika teenager named Sacajawea was enlisted by explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to aid her husband...
The Story Behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree
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The Story Behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree

Discover what led American colonists in 1773 CE to toss tea into the Boston Harbor in what became known as the Boston Tea Party. — Before the Revolutionary War, American colonists were taxed heavily for importing tea from Britain. The...
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