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The Chinese Myth of the Meddling Monk - Shunan Teng
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The Chinese Myth of the Meddling Monk - Shunan Teng

Will Bai Su Zhen, the white snake demon, and her love, Xu Xian, ever be free of the meddling monk? (Part Two of the myth of the white snake). — Xu Xian had just received an invitation to the opening ceremony of a new temple. His wife...
From Slave to Rebel Gladiator: The Life of Spartacus
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From Slave to Rebel Gladiator: The Life of Spartacus

Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/from-slave-to-rebel-gladiator-the-life-of-spartacus-fiona-radford Spartacus was a slave — one of millions...
Is There Any Truth to the King Arthur Legends
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Is There Any Truth to the King Arthur Legends

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-any-truth-to-the-king-arthur-legends-alan-lupack King Arthur has risen again and again in our collective imagination, along...
The Myth of Loki and the Master Builder
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The Myth of Loki and the Master Builder

Dive into the Norse myth of how Loki tricked a stranger into building the great wall of Asgard to keep the realm safe from giants. — Asgard, a realm of wonders, was where the Norse Gods made their home. There Odin's great hall of Valhalla...
Did Ancient Troy Really Exist
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Did Ancient Troy Really Exist

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The Aztec Myth of the Unlikeliest Sun God
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The Aztec Myth of the Unlikeliest Sun God

Discover the myth of how the weak and pimply Aztec god Nanahuatl sacrificed himself to become Lord Sun and created a new world. — Nanahuatl, weakest of the Aztec gods, sickly and covered in pimples, had been chosen to form a new world...
A Day in the Life of an Aztec Midwife
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A Day in the Life of an Aztec Midwife

Join the Aztec midwife Xoquauhtli as she tends to her patients and honors the warrior goddess Teteoinnan at a festival ushering in the season of warfare. — The midwife Xoquauhtli has a difficult choice to make. She owes a debt to her...
The Myth of Jason and the Argonauts
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The Myth of Jason and the Argonauts

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A Day in the Life of a Mongolian Queen
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A Day in the Life of a Mongolian Queen

Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mongolian-queen-anne-f-broadbridge As dawn breaks over a moveable city of ten...
How the Normans Changed the History of Europe
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How the Normans Changed the History of Europe

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-normans-changed-the-history-of-europe-mark-robinson In the year 1066, 7,000 Norman infantry and knights sailed in warships...
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