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The Cherry Blossom Festival: Celebrating Friendship and Beauty
The Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC is a vibrant celebration of the friendship between the United States and Japan, marked by the blooming of thousands of cherry blossom trees. Learn about the activities it offers, variety of...
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Saint Patrick's Day: The Worldwide Celebration of Irish Culture
This video provides a brief overview of Saint Patrick's Day, highlighting its worldwide celebration and the Irish traditions associated with it. It explains the origins of the holiday, the significance of wearing green, and the various...
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Mardi Gras: The Colorful Celebration of New Orleans
Mardi Gras (or "Fat Tuesday") is New Orleans, United State's version of Carnival. It's a three-week long festival of indulgence before the Christian season of Lent. Learn about the history, symbolism, and customs of the festivities - and...
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Building an Egyptian pyramid - part 2
A pyramid worker explains how the Egyptians moved the immense stone blocks.
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Modeling Everyday Social Skills- Reciprocal Conversation
In this video students model good listening skills and demonstrate how to have a successful and reciprocal conversation.
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Dia de Muertos: Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones
This video explains Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Mexican tradition that honors the deceased. It explains the cultural significance of the holiday, including the belief that spirits of the dead are reunited with their loved ones....
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Andreas Vesalius and The Fabric of the Human Body
Vesalius describes how he came to publish the Fabric of the Human Body
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Maya cities
A Maya warrior describes the city of Chichen Itza and some of its buildings.
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Maya building techniques
This short video explains some of the building techniques and the tools the Ancient Maya used
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Maya hieroglyphs
An explorer looks at the Ancient Maya form of writing, the hieroglyphs and a mention of the Dresden Codex
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Who were the Ancient Maya?
This short video gives an overview of the Maya people: where they originated and where they lived.
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Who were the Ancient Greeks?
This short video explains where Ancient Greek civilization began and discusses the Minoans and Mycenaeans.
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Awa Odori: Japan's Vibrant Dance Festival in Tokushima
This video explains the origins of the Awa Odori Festival, its connection to the Obon Festival and the Tokushima Castle, and the unique dance style of Awa Odori. The video also highlights the family reunions, lantern ceremonies, and the...
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Lindisfarne a Viking's view - part 2
Part two of a Viking warrior's account of the raid on Lindisfarne monastery. He describes how violent the Vikings were towards the monks and explains how they took some monks as slaves as well as all the treasure and valuables they could...
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Heavyweight crossbow
A medieval bowman describes the more powerful heavyweight crossbow which uses a complex windlass mechanism to load it.
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The Middle Passage - part 1
A slave recounts his first encounter with a slave ship; the stench from the hold almost makes him vomit. Part 1 of 2
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Henry VIII; the Pope says ‘No’
Henry VIII gives his own account of his divorce and breaking with Rome - part two
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Victorian sport - football
A description of the many sports available to the Victorians, in particular, football and the formation of the Football Association.
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WW1 British soldier's uniform
A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15
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Women’s Social and Political Union
Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the WSPU; the Women’s Social and Political Union
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Captain Cook - part 1
A veteran sailor recounts Captain Cook's first voyage on the Endeavour.
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The Zulu Wars - part 2
This video gives an introduction to the invasion of Zululand by the British and the terrible massacre at the battle of Isandlwana
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Maya sport - the ball court
A Maya warrior describes the game of ulama, the Ancient Maya sport played in a ball court.