Sky News
Interview With Khalid Al Attiyah, Qatar Defence Minister
CLEAN: The deadline for a series of demands imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain has been extended. These include shutting down the news network Al Jazeera and ending alleged terror financing. Interview with...
Khan Academy
Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution
Rather than simply summarizing the events that led to the American Revolution, have your learners listen as John Green offers some interesting points to be used as discussion or writing prompts in your review of the war. Green details...
TED-Ed
Social Animal
Similar to the rebirth of knowledge of the Enlightenment and Renaissance periods, David Brooks claims that today, we are developing a revolution in consciousness, exploring the depths of our nature and coming away with a new humanism....
HISTORY Channel
Pint Size History - French Revolution
The History Channel's "Pub Historian" gives you the quick facts on the French Revolution. Dates, historical figures, and causes are all named. Watch this for a quick overview of key events!
Smart History
Smarthistory: Four Buddhas at the American Museum of Natural History
Video presents a conversation about Buddhism at the American Museum of Natural History between Dr. Laurel Kendall, Curator, Asian Ethnographic Collections and Dr. Monique Scott, Assistant Director of Cultural Education in front of four...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 117: The Enlightenment Part 2
On the podcast today, we continue our discussion of the Enlightenment.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 118 the Enlightenment Part 3
Today we continue our discussion of the Enlightenment.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Deism (Natural vs. Revealed Religion in the Enlightenment)
Short video compares the teachings of "revealed" religion of Christianity vs. the "natural" religion of Deism, two veins of religious thought during the Enlightenment. [3:54]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #18: The New Chemistry
The Scientific Revolution in Chemistry did not begin until the 1770s. Trace the developments in Chemistry from the Phlogiston Theory to the New Chemistry in this video. Learn how chemistry became more quantitative and less qualitative...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 119 the Enlightenment Part 4
In today's podcast, we examine James Madison's idea of the "new science of politics".
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Takeaways From Benjamin Franklin's Life
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss takeaways from Benjamin Franklin's life. [4:39]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Madison's Role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787
Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the role of James Madison at the Constitutional Convention. [7:05]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Historical Context of Neoclassicism
This lesson will present an overview of the historical context of Neoclassicism art and architecture.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chinese Buddhist Art and Architecture: Lesson 1
This lesson will explore the art and architecture of Buddhism in China. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Chinese Buddhist Art and Architecture."