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Han Dynasty for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about China's ancient past and the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty.
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Matrilineal Dynasties Part 3 | Who Would Be Head of the House of Garsenda Today?
Matrilineal Dynasties Part 3 | Who Would Be Head of the House of Garsenda Today?
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Towards Historical Truth?
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi gives her candid view that a historian’s principal task is to try to recover as much of the truth as possible despite the fact that we can naturally never recover the whole...
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China, Ancient town Tongli, "The Oriental Venice"
Built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Tongli Ancient Town is nestled to the east of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, by Taihu Lake, Wujiang District, Suzhou, 10 kilometers from Suzhou, and 80 kilometers from Shanghai. Tongli is famous all...
Bedtime History
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China, a 13,000-mile-long tall stone wall running across Northern China, is one of the world’s most famous sites. Emperor Qin ordered construction of the wall over 2000 years ago to help unify the independent states of...
OverSimplified
Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms - Ancient China making Game of Thrones look like a Dr Seuss book
Five Thousand Years
Disney Mulan’s Makeup Explained: Traditional Chinese Makeup
What is the marking on Mulan’s forehead? Does it mean anything? Is it accurate to history? I'm wearing Tang Dynasty style hanfu Qixiong Ruqun. Hanfu, meaning Han Chinese Clothing, or as I'd like to call it Han Couture, is what ancient...
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CLEAN : At the Mucem in Marseille, an exhibition on the "Superstar Pharaohs"
Pharaohs have become international icons, others have disappeared into oblivion: the exhibition "Pharaohs superstars" at the Mucem in Marseille questions the springs of celebrity and posterity by taking visitors through 5,000 years of...
Crash Course
2000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius
John Green summarizes the ebb and flow of dynasties in 2000 years of ancient Chinese history up to the Chinese Revolution of 1911. He discusses the development and influence of the mandate of heaven, as well as an overview of...
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Chinese Empire - The Great Wall, The Qin, Han, Ming Dynasties
Peek into the wonders and accomplishments that marked the Qin, Han, and Ming Dynasties. This clip uncovers amazing Chinese feats such as, the Great Wall of China, Terra Cotta soldiers, maritime technology, and the exploration of Zheng...
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Engineering an Empire - China 1/5
How do you bring water to your troops when a mountain is in the way? You blow up the mountain. Part one of this five-part series explores early feats of engineering that permitted Li Bin, of the Qin Dynasty, to begin unifying ChinaÕs...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ancient Egypt: Lesson 3
This lesson will introduce some of the basic concepts associated with the art and culture of ancient Egypt. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Ancient Egypt."