History Hit
Maps: Our Place in the World
Many of us can’t help but be obsessed with maps – including Dan. They tell us where we are in the world and let us know how our environment has changed overtime. History, geography and philosophy – maps cross all these fields of study....
The March of Time
Greeks try to defend border
MOT 1940: SOLDIERS AT BORDER: Greek soldiers on hillside road soldiers walking road w/ mules. MAP: Greece. Greek Mountain Battallion walking on road going over maps (behind) Two soldiers firing artillery.
Curated Video
What Ptolemy's Map Reveals About Ancient Germania
Researchers in Berlin have recently deciphered the second-century map of Germania by Ptolemy. Ptolemy, an ancient Greek Egyptian scholar, created the first map that used longitudinal and latitudinal lines, but his depiction of Germania...
Curated Video
History of Maps: How Eratosthenes Became the Father of Geography
Find out how Greek mathematician and astronomer Eratosthenes came to be known as the Father of Geography. People and places - Mapping - History of maps A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning beyond the curriculum.
friEdTech
Getting Started with Google Classroom 2017
*How to get to Google Classroom *How to add students to Google Classroom *How to add a question or announcement *How to add an assignment And more! All the basic skills you need to get started with Google Classroom in 2017 AND (toward...
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Exploring Desert Biomes
This video introduces the Exploring Desert Biomes series. In this video, we will explore the extreme conditions of desert biomes and how plants and animals survive in these harsh environments. We will discuss the basic characteristics of...
History Hit
Maps, Our Place in the World: A snapshot of human activity
What was Ptolemy interested in when he was making the map of the world? Why is this a remarkable piece of work? Maps, Our Place in the World, Part 2
The March of Time
1948: GREEK GENERALS & OFFICERS: INT VS Greek Generals & Officers pointing to map in meeting. MS Officer talking. MS General talking, pointing to map w/ stick. Athens, Greece, Cold War
MOT 1948: GREEK GENERALS & OFFICERS: INT VS Greek Generals & Officers pointing to map in meeting. MS Officer talking. MS General talking, pointing to map w/ stick. Athens, Greece, Cold War
Curated Video
We are Greek Song 🎶| Groovy Greeks | Horrible Histories
Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribe If you're ever unsure about where something came from, chances are it was thought up by a Greek! [Aristotle] You know the caveman gave us woad Roman soldiers...
The March of Time
1948: GREECE: COLD 'SHOOTING' WAR: MS British, American & Greek Generals, Officers on hill looking at map. MS American officer looking w/ binoculars. WS Greek soldiers carrying wounded on stretcher on hillside. Mountain warfare
MOT 1948: GREECE: COLD 'SHOOTING' WAR: MS British, American & Greek Generals, Officers on hill looking at map. MS American officer looking w/ binoculars. WS Greek soldiers carrying wounded on stretcher on hillside. Mountain warfare
The March of Time
1940 Map: Hitler attacks covers
MOT 1940: MAP: Animated map showing Greek army (arrow) stopping Italian Fascist moving into Greece from north through Albania. Arrow showing Hitler's troops invading from Bulgaria Nazis cover Greece.
The March of Time
1948: WASHINGTON, D.C.: THE WHITE HOUSE: *HA WS BEHIND People sitting, theater screen rotating out & into position, LIGHTS OUT, FADE IN: March of Time European map & Greek guerrilla training camp (Battle For Greece, 14.10), TU WS Projection booth.
MOT 1948: WASHINGTON, D.C.: THE WHITE HOUSE: *HA WS BEHIND People sitting, theater screen rotating out & into position, LIGHTS OUT, FADE IN: March of Time European map & Greek guerrilla training camp (Battle For Greece, 14.10), TU WS...
NativLang
The day the Greeks invented vowels - History of Writing Systems #8 (The Alphabet)
Your vowels were invented in Greece, giving birth to the first "true" alphabet. Watch as your new toga-clad friend turns your consonant abjad into a consonant-vowel alphabet. It's such a useful mapping of letters to sounds that neighbor...
Epic History TV
Alexander the Great Part 1
Find out why many still consider Alexander the Great to be the greatest military leader of all time. Animated maps chart the full story of his brilliant 10-year campaign across Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and to the borders of...
Epic History TV
Alexander the Great Part 4
Find out why many still consider Alexander the Great to be the greatest military leader of all time. Animated maps chart the full story of his brilliant 10-year campaign across Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and to the borders of...
Epic History TV
Alexander the Great Part 3
Find out why many still consider Alexander the Great to be the greatest military leader of all time. Animated maps chart the full story of his brilliant 10-year campaign across Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and to the borders of...
Epic History TV
Alexander the Great Part 2
Find out why many still consider Alexander the Great to be the greatest military leader of all time. Animated maps chart the full story of his brilliant 10-year campaign across Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and to the borders of...
Financial Times
Turkey, Greece and the dash for gas
FT energy editor David Sheppard uses maps of the eastern Mediterranean to explain why there is such interest in gas deposits. The Turkish exploration vessels searching for them are not using conventional drilling platforms while the...
The March of Time
General Staff meeting Officers training
MOT 1946: ATHENS GREECE: Greek General Staff w/ British officers in meeting. Greek flag flying above Officers School. Officers-in-training placing hats on rack attending class in auditorium measuring on map.
Cottereau
Timelapse of Every Battle in History
This video shows every battle referenced on Wikipedia (10,624). Every battle is represented by a dot. Dots stay on the map for a while and then disappear. List of every battle on Wikipedia :...
Two Minute Music Theory
FAQ #1: How Did The Notes Get Their Names?
I've gotten a lot of questions over the last 5 years. Some of them more than others, so today I'm starting an FAQ series. The note names in Western Music seem to be a little off? Why is the key with no sharps or flats C major and not A...
Periodic Videos
Dysprosium
The name dysprosium came from the Greek word dysprositos, meaning hard to get. An episode of a series on each of the elements of the periodic table explores dysprosium. Chemistry professors share the properties and applications of the...
TED-Ed
Did Ancient Troy Really Exist?
Because the monsters Scylla, Charybdis, and Polyphemus in Homer's Odyssey are fictional, scholars may assume the Iliad is also entirely fictional. A carefully researched video describes Heinrich Schliemann's discovery of the...
Geography Now
Geography Now! Malta
It's Catholic, Arabic, French and Italian—in short, Malta's identity is a complex amalgamation of its historical influences. The island archipelago off the coast of Italy is so scenic, it's regularly used for filming television shows and...