Videos

We generally think vey well of democracy. It’s interesting to discover that one of the Ancient Greece’s greatest achievements, Philosophy, was highly suspicious of its other achievement, Democracy. The founding father...

This documentary discusses the onset of Chinese civilization, specifically, the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.E), an odyssey for the flourishing of Chinese culture for millennia to follow.

This video discusses the Shang Dynasty (1760-1520 B.C.E) of the Bronze Age in Chinese civilization.

This video describes the Zhou Dynasty of Chinese history.

In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with...

Join us for our new video series: Hero Chronicles, where we will be taking you back in time reviewing the greatness of your favorite commanders! In this episode we will take a look at Leonidas and the...

This lecture describes the Muromachi period of pre-modern Japan. By: Kanda University of International Studies.

This video explains how court women lived during the Heian period in Japan.

This video details the historic site of a Yayoi village in Japan believed to be one of the first (if not the first) Yayoi period village in Japan dating to 300 BCE.

This lecture discusses the livelihood of those living in Japan during the Heian period. By: Kanda University of International Studies.