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History’s first empire built the world’s first cities, created the first writing system, and even invented the wheel. How did such an impressive civilization fall? | TED-Ed

History’s first empire built the world’s first cities, created the first writing system, and even invented the wheel. How did such an impressive civilization fall? | TED-Ed

1.4M viewsOct 14, 2020

Was Rome’s first emperor a visionary leader who guaranteed his civilization’s place in history, or a tyrant who destroyed its core values? You decide: | TED-Ed

Was Rome’s first emperor a visionary leader who guaranteed his civilization’s place in history, or a tyrant who destroyed its core values? You decide: | TED-Ed

398.5K viewsJul 17, 2018

Not everything about chocolate is sweet, including its history: | TED-Ed

Not everything about chocolate is sweet, including its history: | TED-Ed

13M viewsMar 16, 2017

Catherine the Great presided over a golden age of Russian expansion — but was she a dedicated ruler determined to move Russia into the future, or a ruthless monarch who oppressed anyone who questioned her? Put this controversial figure on trial: | TED-Ed

Catherine the Great presided over a golden age of Russian expansion — but was she a dedicated ruler determined to move Russia into the future, or a ruthless monarch who oppressed anyone who questioned her? Put this controversial figure on trial: | TED-Ed

42.2K views6 months ago

Hats aren’t just for keeping heads warm or making a fashion statement— they’ve been used throughout history as a symbol of status, power, and politics. Trace the illustrious history of headwear: | TED-Ed

Hats aren’t just for keeping heads warm or making a fashion statement— they’ve been used throughout history as a symbol of status, power, and politics. Trace the illustrious history of headwear: | TED-Ed

101K views2 months ago

How pandemics spread

How pandemics spread

3.5M viewsMar 12, 2012

History vs. Andrew Jackson - James Fester

3.4M viewsJan 21, 2014

Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment - Susan M. Reverby

742.2K viewsJun 8, 2021

History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler

6.4M viewsApr 7, 2014

History vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler

7.3M viewsFeb 2, 2017

The Age of Exploration

105.8K viewsSep 15, 2016

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How languages evolve - Alex Gendler

3.4M viewsMay 27, 2014

History vs. Sigmund Freud - Todd Dufresne

2.5M viewsMar 31, 2020

Why History Matters | Patrick Allitt | TEDxEmory

109.7K viewsJun 27, 2019

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History vs. Genghis Khan - Alex Gendler

7.1M viewsJul 2, 2015

The lie that invented racism | John Biewen

1.3M viewsNov 1, 2020

How did teeth evolve? - Peter S. Ungar

779.7K viewsFeb 5, 2018

How containerization shaped the modern world

633.2K viewsMar 12, 2012

A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

6M viewsJun 15, 2021

How Thor got his hammer - Scott A. Mellor

14M viewsJan 7, 2019

How inventions change history (for better and for worse) - Kenneth C. Davis

1M viewsOct 17, 2012

The history of keeping time - Karen Mensing

268.3K viewsAug 16, 2012

What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs

660.4K viewsJun 17, 2021

The history of African-American social dance - Camille A. Brown

851.4K viewsSep 27, 2016

The controversial origins of the Encyclopedia - Addison Anderson

482.4K viewsFeb 18, 2016

The 2,400-year search for the atom - Theresa Doud

3.2M viewsDec 8, 2014

How the world's first metro system was built - Christian Wolmar

2M viewsApr 19, 2018

When did humans start getting divorced? - Rod Phillips

933.3K viewsJan 28, 2021

How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus - Simona Zompi

9.1M viewsOct 28, 2013

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