Search Videos
Browse Content (p. 90)
Video
The New England Town Meeting in the Early United States
The Town Meeting was a unique form of local participation in government that became popular in New England. This video goes into detail as to how this phenomenon developed, its limitations, and why New England and not other colonial regions...
Video
Interview with Simon from Lithodomos: Ancient World VR
Ancient World VR by Lithodomos is a new website that allows you to explore 22 guided virtual sites! These sites are reconstructed sites, both popular and less known from the Ancient World, Renaissance period, Neolithic period, and even colonial...
Video
Roger Wiliams: A Letter to the People of Providence (1655 CE)
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Roger Wiliams: A Letter to the People of Providence (1648) · Wallace House The Patriot Plan: Growth of Human Rights in Colonial America ℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1958...
Video
Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin)
3D reconstruction of Khorsabad designed by Kais Jacob Ishak.
KHORSABAD (Dur-Sharrukin) Capital of the Assyrian Empire in the ancient world (Mesopotamia) built by King Sargon II in 717 BCE.
Video
Face to Face with the Sutton Hoo Helmet
You didn't think Sue only did swords did you? The excavations at Sutton Hoo during 1939 were unique for a number reasons. We're not sure the exact number of reasons (like Irving, maths really isn't our thing), but there were definitely...
Video
How did Polynesian Wayfinders Navigate the Pacific Ocean
Learn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: https://ed.ted.com/clubs Visit the TED-Ed Clubs YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskU_g7t6b5ecsA1CTS3y9Q View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-polynesian-wayfinders-navigate-the-pacific-ocean-alan-tamayose-and-shantell-de-silva...
Video
How To Navigate Using the Stars
One of the most useful skills in early times was to be able to navigate using the stars. With this ability, sailors and explorers were able to venture through their lands and even discover new ones. Here's a little on how they did it...
Video
How Magellan Circumnavigated the Globe - Ewandro Magalhaes
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-magellan-circumnavigated-the-globe-ewandro-magalhaes On September 6, 1522, the "Victoria" sailed into harbor in southern Spain. The battered vessel and its 18 sailors were all that remained...
Video
Savitri and Satyavan: The Legend of the Princess who Outwitted Death - Iseult Gillespie
Dig into the tale of Princess Savitri and her one true love, Satyavan, and the tragic prophecy that entwined their fates forever. — Princess Savitri was benevolent, brilliant, and bright. Her grace was known throughout the land, and...
Video
A Day in the Life of an Ancient Babylonian Business Mogul
Follow Beltani, a Babylonian priestess and businesswoman, as she investigates who is undermining her barley fields and tavern. — It's 1762 BCE. As dawn breaks in the Babylonian city of Sippar, Beltani— a priestess and businesswoman—...