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Hinduism
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Hinduism

Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world, originating in Central Asia and the Indus Valley, still practiced in the present day. The term Hinduism is what is known as an exonym (a name given by others to a people, place, or concept) and...
Solar System by Kornmesser
Image by Martin Kornmesser - International Astronomical Union

Solar System by Kornmesser

An illustration of the solar system by Martin Kornmesser. From The International Astronomical Union.
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (UNESCO/NHK)
Video by UNESCO

Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (UNESCO/NHK)

Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system began in the 3rd century B.C. This system still controls the waters of the Minjiang River and distributes it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu plains. Mount Qingcheng was the birthplace...
How the World's First Metro System was Built - Christian Wolmar
Video by TED-Ed

How the World's First Metro System was Built - Christian Wolmar

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-world-s-first-subway-system-was-built-christian-wolmar It was the dawn of 1863 CE, and London's not-yet-opened subway system — the first of its kind in the world — had the city in an...
Roots: The System of American Slavery
Video by HISTORY

Roots: The System of American Slavery

Historians and experts examine the American system of racialized slavery and the hypocrisy it relied on to function.
Ancient Rome: Class and Social System
Video by Historyden

Ancient Rome: Class and Social System

In this video, the various classes within Roman society, as well as the Conflict of the Orders are discussed.
Arthashastra
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Arthashastra

The Arthashastra is an Indian treatise on politics, economics, military strategy, the function of the state, and social organization attributed to the philosopher and Prime Minister Kautilya (also known as Chanakya, Vishnugupta, l. c. 350-275...
Chandragupta Maurya
Definition by Dr Avantika Lal

Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 - c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrakottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty (4th-2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan-Indian empire. Aided...
Vardhamana
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Vardhamana

Vardhamana (l. c. 599-527 BCE), better known as Mahavira (“Great Hero”) is the sage credited with founding of the nontheistic religion of Jainism, a belief system established in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE in India, which provided adherents...
Documentary the rehabilitation of the traditional irrigation system of Barjas (Cáñar, Granada)
Video by MEMOLAproject

Documentary the rehabilitation of the traditional irrigation system of Barjas (Cáñar, Granada)

After twenty years of abandonment, and even forty in the case of the branch of La Hijuela, the traditional irrigation system of Barjas was rehabilitated in collaboration with the National and Natural Park of Sierra Nevada, and CEAMA. This...
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