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This episode tells the history of the settlement of Indus and Ganges River valleys and the development of Hinduism and Buddhism in India. Students gain an understanding of how the concept of destiny influenced the development of the caste system a...Read More
From shepherds to conquerors of most of the known world, the Persians ruled with sensitivity to the cultures of others and a tolerance rooted in their acceptance of the Zoroastrian principle of duality. The episode tells how Darius and other Persi...Read More
Students learn how wandering Arabs began to settle around desert oasis and how Mohammed challenged traditional religious teachings. The episode follows the development of a military that eventually overcome the people who had sent Mohammed away fr...Read More
The episode explores the major forces of history as it traces human movement from caves, to cities and towns, and eventually to civilized societies with governments, laws, and religious codes. Students learn of the development of tools from the St...Read More
Part of a series that features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Begins with a simple definition of the term and concludes with a critical thinking question. For this particular vide...Read More
Kids must understand and always keep in mind their rights. They have the right to be heard, to have needs and opinions taken into consideration, and to be respected by adults and by their peers. They also have the right to free and confidential ac...Read More
During puberty, adolescents begin to feel close to their friends. Friends are there when they most need them and together it is much easier to go through this period. In this chapter, the counselors will talk about how friends also help in the re...Read More
Kids normally don’t like to have limits imposed on them or to be told what to do. A lot of times they even get upset or have trouble understanding what adults expect from them. What roll does the family play in helping children navigate expectatio...Read More
Part of a series that features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams, graphics, and labels. For this particular video, students will focus on placing animals in the correct class when identifying their scientific nomenclature. Par...Read More
What happens when the world of art intersects with the world of science? Alberto Rojo, musician and physicist, discusses the role of a researcher in both disciplines. In this episode, he shows parallels between creating paintings and researching ...Read More
What happens when the world of art intersects with the world of science? Alberto Rojo, musician and physicist, discusses the role of a researcher in both disciplines. In this episode, he shows parallels between creating music and researching scie...Read More
What happens when the world of art intersects with the world of science? Alberto Rojo, musician and physicist, discusses the role of a researcher in both disciplines. In this episode, he shows parallels between creating poetry and researching sci...Read More
At the turn of the 20th century, young British adventurer Gertrude Bell left England to travel thousands of miles across Persia, Turkey, and Arabia. Her familiarity with the Arab world allowed her to eventually play a key role in establishing the ...Read More
After making the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson assembled an expedition to explore the new vast territory, led by intrepid explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Over a period of two years, Lewis and Clark successful...Read More
Learn more about the Spanish missionary who helped establish some of the first colonies on the west coast of the United States. Later canonized as a saint for his missionary work, Serra's efforts are now questioned for being more harmful than help...Read More
The English explorer John Smith was crucial to the exploration of and establishment of colonies within what is now the Northeastern United States. The first permanent English colony in the New World at Jamestown owes its creation to Smith, as does...Read More
English explorer Henry Hudson was born at the height of the age of exploration in Europe, as navigators hunted for new routes to Asia. Hudson's multiple voyages in to the arctic in search of a Northwest passage eventually set the stage for British...Read More
