History
Questions
1. Is history important to you?
2. Did you like studying history at school?
3. What period of history interests you most?
4. What do you know about the early history of your country?
5. What do you think of the recent history of your country – the past fifty years?
6. Do you think history repeats itself?
7. What period of history would you like to go back and live in?
8. What do you know about your family history?
Videos
Trace the history of how wolves, one of humanity’s oldest rivals, evolved into the domesticated dogs we call “man’s best friend.”
Since their emergence over 200,000 years ago, modern humans have established communities all over the planet. But they didn’t do it alone. Whatever corner of the globe you find humans in today, you’re likely to find another species as well: dogs. So how did one of our oldest rivals, the wolf, evolve into man’s best friend? David Ian Howe traces the history of humanity’s first domesticated animal.
Lesson by David Ian Howe, directed by Cabong Studios.
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Since their emergence over 200,000 years ago, modern humans have established communities all over the planet. But they didn’t do it alone. Whatever corner of the globe you find humans in today, you’re likely to find another species as well: dogs. So how did one of our oldest rivals, the wolf, evolve into man’s best friend? David Ian Howe traces the history of humanity’s first domesticated animal.
Lesson by David Ian Howe, directed by Cabong Studios.
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Category: History & Culture | Nature & Environment
The year is 15 CE, and the Roman Empire is prospering. Most of the credit will go to the emperor, but this success wouldn’t have been possible without loyal soldiers like Servius Felix. Robert Garland illuminates what life was
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like for a solider in the Roman army.
Lesson by Robert Garland, animation by Brett Underhill.
Lesson by Robert Garland, animation by Brett Underhill.
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Category: History & Culture
If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica. So how did we get from a bitter beverage to the
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chocolate bars of today? Deanna Pucciarelli traces the fascinating and often cruel history of chocolate.
Lesson by Deanna Pucciarelli, animation by TED-Ed.
Lesson by Deanna Pucciarelli, animation by TED-Ed.
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Category: Controversial
In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And unlike dogs, who have undergone centuries of selective breeding, modern cats are genetically very similar to ancient cats. How did these solitary, fierce
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predators become our sofa sidekicks? Eva-Maria Geigl traces the domestication of the modern house cat.
Lesson by Eva-Maria Geigl, directed by Chintis Lundgren.
Lesson by Eva-Maria Geigl, directed by Chintis Lundgren.
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Category: History & Culture | Nature & Environment
In 1974, farmers digging a well near their small village stumbled upon one of the most important finds in archaeological history – vast underground chambers surrounding a Chinese emperor’s tomb that contained
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more than 8,000 life-size clay soldiers ready for battle. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen shares the fascinating history of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Lesson by Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen, animation by Zedem Media.
Lesson by Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen, animation by Zedem Media.
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Category: Geography & Travel | History & Culture