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The incredible history of China's terracotta warriors - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen
This is a very good video on the Terracotta Warriors of China from the Qin Dynasty. It is less than five minutes long but provides a very thorough history lesson on who Shi Huangti was, why he had the terracotta army built, and how the tomb...
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What Makes the Great Wall of China So Extraordinary - Megan Campisi & Pen-Pen Chen
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-the-great-wall-of-china-so-extraordinary-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside...
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Soothing Stories with Megan - Lugalbanda and the Mountain Cave
After a long hiatus, Soothing Stories is back! This time, Megan reads the legend of Lugalbanda and the Mountain Cave, in which Lugalbanda manages to not die!
Translation from ETCSL: http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr1821.htm
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Soothing Stories with Megan: Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
Megan's next soothing story from Mesopotamia! Join her as she reads 'Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird'. The translation used can be found here:
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=t.1.8.2.2#
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Noah - Official Trailer (2014)
Noah Official Trailer (2014) Release Date: March 28, 2014 Genre: Drama Director: Darren Aronofsky Writer: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, John Logan, Martin Csokas Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Saoirse Ronan, Douglas...
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Cylinder Seal
Cylinder Seals were impression stamps used by the people of ancient Mesopotamia. Known as kishib in Sumerian and kunukku in Akkadian, the seals were used by everyone, from royals to slaves, as a means of authenticating identity in correspondence...
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Ashurbanipal's Collection of Sumerian and Babylonian Proverbs
Ashurbanipal's collection of Sumerian and Babylonian proverbs formed part of the famous Library of Ashurbanipal (7th century BCE) established at Nineveh for the express purpose of preserving the knowledge of the past for future generations...
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RMS Empress of Ireland
The RMS Empress of Ireland was a transatlantic passenger ship that sank early in the morning of 29 May 1914 on the St. Lawrence River killing 1,012 of the 1,477 people on board. It is considered Canada’s worst maritime disaster and one of...
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The big 'O'...Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Miscarriage in Ancient Mesopotamia
Megan and Dr. Al-Rashid share their personal experiences with miscarriage, and talk about how gynecological issues were handled in Ancient Mesopotamia. Bonus appearance by baby Oliver!
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The Rise and Fall of the Celtic Warriors
Trace the rise and fall of the ancient Celts, a group of hundreds of independent warrior tribes defeated by the Roman Empire. — One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of...