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![The incredible history of China's terracotta warriors - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen](/uploads/kraked/6/6-817_ci_preview.jpg)
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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...
![What Makes the Great Wall of China So Extraordinary - Megan Campisi & Pen-Pen Chen](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2341_ci_preview.jpg)
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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...
![Soothing Stories with Megan - Lugalbanda and the Mountain Cave](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2899_ci_preview.jpg)
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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
![Soothing Stories with Megan: Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2898_ci_preview.jpg)
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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#
![Cylinder Seal](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1302.jpg?v=1695388743)
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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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Vinland
Vinland (Old Norse VĂnland, 'Wine Land') is the name given to the lands explored and briefly settled by Norse Vikings in North America around 1000 CE, particularly referring to Newfoundland, where a Viking site known as L'Anse aux Meadows...
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Edmond Halley
Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was an English astronomer, mathematician, and cartographer. Halley's Comet is named after him since he accurately predicted its return in 1758. One of the early globetrotting scientists, Halley led several maritime...
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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...
![The big 'O'...Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Miscarriage in Ancient Mesopotamia](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2795_ci_preview.jpg)
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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!
![When will the next ice age happen? - Lorraine Lisiecki](/uploads/kraked/6/6-1383_ci_preview.jpg)
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When will the next ice age happen? - Lorraine Lisiecki
Learn more about TED-Ed Clubs here: https://ed.ted.com/clubs Check out the TED-Ed Clubs YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskU_g7t6b5ecsA1CTS3y9Q View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/when-will-the-next-ice-age-happen-lorraine-lisiecki...