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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...
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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...
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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...
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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?'...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Richard III - The Archaeological Dig
http://www.le.ac.uk/richardiii - Richard III Educational Resources Project manager Richard Buckley from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) discusses the 'Greyfriars Project', the excavation in August 2012 of a council...
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Distorting Madonna in Medieval art - James Earle
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/distorting-madonna-in-medieval-art-james-earle After Rome was destroyed, people were wary of attachment to physical beauty. As Christianity gained traction, Romans instead began to focus on the...