Gresham College
Ten Things You Really Should Know About Ancient Greek Democracy - Professor Paul Cartledge
Professor Paul Cartledge explores the democracy in ancient Greece and the origins of the word, and how that distinguishes from todays notion of democracy...
Gresham College
Education, Research, and Government in the Ancient Greek World - Professor Eleanor Dickey
What is the purpose of education ? In the ancient societies have answered this question in different ways, shaping the futures of those societies. Different types of education in the ancient Greek world will be considered....
History Hit
Michael Scott on Classical Connections: Pan-eurasian trade in the ancient world
How come the east and west connections were not originally seen before in the ancient world? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 1
Curated Video
How to Draw a Pentagon
In this video, the teacher explains how to draw a Pentagon by connecting five straight sides. The lesson covers the importance of straight lines, closed shapes, and vertices. The teacher dispels common misconceptions about the appearance...
Packt
Numbers & the Math Object
JavaScript Language Fundamentals: Numbers & the Math Object This clip is from the chapter "JavaScript Language Fundamentals" of the series "Modern JavaScript from the Beginning".In this section, you will learn the important fundamentals...
Curated Video
What is a Citizen? From Ancient Athens to the US
Citizenship allows people to participate in the democratic process, but the road to inclusive citizenship has not been a smooth one.
Science360
Experimentation - Anything can go in the microwave...What?
Physics teacher Mark Paricio brings his love of research and his passion for trying new things to his students. Paricio is a recipient of the 2013 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Curated Video
The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History
In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John...
English Tree TV
What Time Is It? Song
A fun and simple song to teach kids how to tell the time in English! Learn how to ask and answer, “What time is it?” "It's nine O'clock." "It's ____ O'clock." Great for children, ESL/EFL students, toddlers or babies. It’s slow and EASY...
Curated Video
The Road to Athenian Democracy
What forms of government preceded democracy and how did this pave the way for the ancient Athenians to invent democracy?
Curated Video
The Birth of American Democracy
We’re often taught that it was the ancient Greeks who invented our democracy. What they didn't mention is the group of Native Americans who helped showed us the way.
Next Animation Studio
China’s Spring Festival: World’s largest human migration beginning amid Omicron outbreaks
China’s 40-day Spring Festival travel rush began on January 17, with the start of the world’s largest human migration event coming as the country faces growing concerns over omicron outbreaks.
Bozeman Science
LS1C - Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Sustaining life requires substantial energy and matter inputs. The complex struc- tural organization of organisms accommodates the capture, transformation, trans- port, release, and elimination of the matter and energy needed to sustain...
Curated Video
Greek Direct Democracy
This video will explain the way in which Greece became a direct democracy and the problems that the system created for the Greek people.
Language Tree
Introduction to Verbs in French
Kids will enjoy continuing their French lessons with French for Kids. It takes your child on an unforgettable learning journey with Pénélope and her cuddly French puppy, “Pezi”. Along the way, your child will learn words and phrases...
History Hit
Michael Scott on Classical Connections: The ancient world sweet shop
How long were the Silk roads stable during the interconnection of east and west? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 6
60 Second Histories
Democracy in Ancient Greece
A Greek philosopher explains how democracy began in Ancient Greece including the oligarchy system of rule
AllTime 10s
10 Shocking Facts About The Ancient Greeks
From throwing 'undesirables' off clips to tasting urine to check for diseases, the Ancient Greeks has some pretty unusual and disturbing practices.
Curated Video
The Parthenon: Symbol of Athenian Democracy
The Parthenon is a renowned symbol of Athenian democracy and a testament to ancient Greek architecture. The structure served as a temple to the goddess Athena for over a millennium before being repurposed as a church and a mosque, among...
History Hit
Michael Scott on Classical Connections: Global interactivity
Why did we grow up thinking east and west were completely separate from each other in the ancient world? How has nomadic tribes influenced the ancient world at this time as well? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest...
History Hit
Michael Scott on Classical Connections: Humanities interest then and now
How different is the ancient world from the modern world? Why is cherry picking history not a good thing compared to looking at the big picture of it? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on...
History Hit
Michael Scott on Classical Connections: Trade journeys
Learn why stories of journeys in the ancient world is mostly patchy and unknown. ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 3