This video explores how she embodied both male and female attributes, wearing traditional men's clothing and even a false beard to symbolize her power. Despite being a woman, Hatshepsut was a fierce leader, engaging in military campaigns...

Making mummies in ancient Egypt wasn't for the faint of heart. Mummification was developed thousands of years ago but didn't become standard practice in Egypt until the Old Kingdom (c. 2600-2150 BCE). Embalmers were sacred individuals...

Learn about the photographs of Frederick Douglass with Dr. Noelle Trent.

What was Ptolemy interested in when he was making the map of the world? Why is this a remarkable piece of work? Maps, Our Place in the World, Part 2

There have been many consequences of the political upheaval of the Arab Spring movement in Egypt in 2011. One of them is the severe drop in tourism as a result of the violence. This has hurt the country's camels and horses that used to...

This live-action video program is about the word Pharaoh. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Pharaoh through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

HipHughes explains the major events that encompass the Persian Gulf War.

This video provides a brief history of paper, from its origins in ancient Egypt and China to its global production and use today. It explains the process of paper production and highlights the importance of recycling paper to protect...

A former diplomat and science fiction editor, among other more exotic jobs, Bruno della Chiesa is a linguist trained at the Universities of Bonn and Paris Sorbonne, where he earned a D.E.a. in 1989. After France (60s-70s) and...

This video explores five fun facts about Cleopatra.

Egypt's Islamist president Mohammed Mursi has been removed from power in a military overthrow that has suspended the constitution of the fledgling middle east democracy.

Western values have been extraordinarily successful. Yet now, we seem on the backfoot unsure of ourselves and sometimes embarrassed at our own past. Beset with postmodern doubts, do we need to revive belief in the value and importance of...

Saladin was the famous muslim leader during the time of crusades.

Learn how Napoleon came to power.

This video explores five fun facts about Tutankamun.

In this episode we examine the topic: Who is Horus?

If you are like many people these days, you fawn over the latest episode of The Walking Dead, enjoy movies like the Hunger Games, or lost your mind during Mad Max Fury Road. We seem to think a lot about what the apocalypse for our...

Egypt's Ministry of State of Antiquities says archaeologists have uncovered a mummification workshop that dates back more than 2,500 years.

Is Islam a religion of peace or of rampant militarism? Why is there a certain part of Islam that believes itself to be completely incompatible with western democracy? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 3

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Urabi Revolt

Nefertiti is one of the most fascinating Egyptian rulers in history. She was a queen, but also a priestess - and might have even been a pharaoh. She and her husband, Amenhotep IV (AKA Akhenaten), tossed out the old gods and set up the...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Napoleonic Wars

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Six Day War

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Greco-Persian Wars