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The Controversial Origins of the Encyclopedia - Addison Anderson
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The Controversial Origins of the Encyclopedia - Addison Anderson

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-controversial-origins-of-the-encyclopedia-addison-anderson The first encyclopedia contained 70,000 entries and over 20,000,000 words. It was broken into 35 volumes written over the course...
What Makes the Great Wall of China So Extraordinary - Megan Campisi & Pen-Pen Chen
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What Makes the Great Wall of China So Extraordinary - Megan Campisi & Pen-Pen Chen

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-the-great-wall-of-china-so-extraordinary-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside...
Tycho Brahe, the Scandalous Astronomer - Dan Wenkel
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Tycho Brahe, the Scandalous Astronomer - Dan Wenkel

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/tycho-brahe-the-scandalous-astronomer-dan-wenkel If you think scientists lead boring, monotonous lives, you must not know about Tycho Brahe. The 16th Century CE astronomer who accurately predicted...
History vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler
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History vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-christopher-columbus-alex-gendler Many people in the United States and Latin America have grown up celebrating the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage. But was he an intrepid...
The Past, Present & Future of the Bubonic Plague - Sharon N. DeWitte
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The Past, Present & Future of the Bubonic Plague - Sharon N. DeWitte

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-bubonic-plague-sharon-n-dewitte The bubonic plague, which killed around 1/5 of the world’s population in the 14th century, is still around today — but it now...
The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You - Anthony Hazard
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The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You - Anthony Hazard

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-atlantic-slave-trade-what-your-textbook-never-told-you-anthony-hazard Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the Atlantic slave trade — which forcibly brought more than...
History vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler
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History vs. Napoleon Bonaparte - Alex Gendler

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-napoleon-bonaparte-alex-gendler After the French Revolution erupted in 1789 CE, Europe was thrown into chaos. Neighboring countries’ monarchs feared they would share the fate of Louis...
Where Did Russia Come From - Alex Gendler
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Where Did Russia Come From - Alex Gendler

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-russia-come-from-alex-gendler Russia is the biggest country in the world, spanning one-eighth of the earth’s landmass. But where did it all begin? Alex Gendler explores the epic history...
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...
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