Independent Producers
International Border Disputes
Google Maps is playing an unexpected role in modern-day disputes over borders, or so called "border wars." In 2010, Nicaragua claimed the Costa Rican island of Isla Calero and defended its actions by pointing out that Google Maps showed...
Curated Video
Greece, Crete - Minoan culture - Knossos
The centre of Minoan civilisation and capital of Minoan Crete lay 5km south of Heraklion. Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It had large palace buildings, extensive workshop installations and luxurious rock-cut...
Cerebellum
The Middle Ages - Introduction To The Period
This video tells the fascinating story of these thousand years of history, from around 500 A.D. to 1400 A.D. The Middle Ages are an incredibly dynamic period of history. So much of what we are familiar with today, from states to...
The Art Assignment
Why You Don't Like Art History
Was your Art History class an endless succession of names and dates and movements? Art History doesn't have to be that way! We discuss new (and much more compelling) approaches the study of art.
Professor Dave Explains
Astrobiology: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
How many movies have you seen about aliens? Are any of them realistic? Does intelligent life exist elsewhere in the universe or are we totally alone? Both options are rather terrifying, frankly. But there are scientists that spend their...
Curated Video
Mexcio, Chicen Itza Maya site
Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical great cities, or Tollans, referred to in later Mesoamerican literature. The city may have had the most diverse population in the Maya...
60 Second Histories
Maya cities
A Maya warrior describes the city of Chichen Itza and some of its buildings.
Mediacorp
The Last Royals of India
This video explores the remnants of royalty in modern India, where once there were hundreds of kingdoms ruled by kings. The descendants of these rulers still hold on to their identities, even though they have lost their lands and...
60 Second Histories
Who were the Ancient Greeks?
This short video explains where Ancient Greek civilization began and discusses the Minoans and Mycenaeans.
5 Minutes English
Indus Valley Civilization | 5 MINUTES
The Indus River Valley Civilization was one of the main early Eastern civilizations, and of the most widespread. At its peak, its 1000+ cities spanned a huge area stretching from modern Afghanistan, through much of Pakistan, and into...
Independent Producers
The Quest for an Accurate Calendar
This public radio story describes the Julian calendar, developed during the rule of Julius Caesar in Rome in the first century BCE, and how this calendar failed to keep accurate time for the Catholic Church centuries later. You will hear...
Bedtime History
The History of Chocolate
Chocolate is not just a delicious treat, but a relic of the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations where it was first developed. Early indigenous groups ground dried cacao beans into powder to mix with water. Some believed chocolate was a...
Jabzy
Gothic Nationalism - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Gothic Nationalism
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 - Hay-bunau-varilla Treaty (1903)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...
Hip Hughes History
The Indus River Valley Civilization Explained
A look at the Harappa Civilization for students taking World or Global History. Also great for flipping teachers and the cray cray on the internets.
History Hit
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam
Historian Tom Holland shares his fascination at how the events of ancient history can resonate in the modern world. The author of Islam: The Untold Story talks to Dan Snow about the birth of this rich and sophisticated civilisation,...
Weird History
What Life Was Like as a Mayan
You may have scrolled past one of their haunting, crumbling pyramids in the background of your well-traveled friend's Instagram posts. But chances are, you have no idea what everyday life was really like for the ancient Mayans.
Professor Dave Explains
History of Astronomy Part 2: Early Measurements of the Earth
After many centuries of pure observation, it finally became time for mankind to start doing some science to figure out the dimensions of the Earth and other nearby objects. What were these early experiments? What did they tell us? Let's...
60 Second Histories
Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
A Victorian Egyptologist explains who the Egyptians were, when the era began and key points about this amazing civilization.
AllTime 10s
10 Civilizations Wiped Out By Nature
Sometimes, Mother Nature just decides to ruin an entire culture for the hell of it. From an Egyptian city sinking into the ground to ancient Antarcticans being hit with an asteroid, these are 10 Civilizations Wiped Out By Nature.
Mazz Media
Civilization
This live-action video program defines civilization as_a complex society with five characteristics: advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology. Students will learn about the...
Curated Video
Biggest Sri Lankan political delegation in India, meet foreign secretary Vikram Misri
A 24-member delegation of young political leaders from 14 political parties of Sri Lanka today called on Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in New Delhi.
Curated Video
Watch: Mural made by oldest civilisation in the Americas unveiled
Archaeologists have discovered a 3,800-year-old mural which dates back to the oldest civilisation in the Americas, the lost Caral people. The discovery was made at the 5,000-year-old Vichama archaeological site in northern Peru. The...
Curated Video
Hotspot
Leonard Brody, venture capitalist and tech entrepreneur, on what Elon Musk has called it the greatest threat to civilization: artificial intelligence