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TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The rise and fall of history's first empire | Soraya Field Fiorio

Pre-K - Higher Ed
History's first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall to nourish crops, without trees or stones for building. In spite of all this, its inhabitants built the world's first cities, with monumental architecture and...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Where and Why Did the First Cities and States Appear?

9th - 10th
Fueled by surplus crops, agriculture led to the formation of the world's first large-scale civilizations. [10:45]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Human Prehistory 101 Part 3: Agriculture Rocks Our World

9th - 10th
Fourth in a series of videos that introduces human prehistory, this video describes the origins of agriculture and its far-reaching effects on human history. [7:00]