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Crowd of people wearing dirndls and lederhosen cheer in foreground. Old map and portrait of nineteenth-century couple in background. Caption. The 40,000 guests had such a good time.

Man in beekeeping gear walks away from camera. He holds a can in 1 hand as he passes a row of beehives in a lush, mountainous setting.

Underwater photography of a rocky cavern looking out towards light in the distance.

Large stone castle sitting on top of a hill with trees in the foreground and mountains in the background. Caption. "It's a network of Moorish palaces--the Alhambra."

Silhouette of 2 gothic-style cathedral spires against bright pink clouds lit up by a sunset. Caption. "Chartres Cathedral is a great religious treasure."

Inside of an ornate chapel with carved stone columns, tile floors, and a stone sculpture of 3 people in different poses on display. Caption. "It was created by Michelangelo in the 1520s."

External view of the ancient Pantheon, a circular Roman temple with huge stone columns at its entrance and a domed roof. Caption. "It's the best preserved Roman temple in the world."

Looking between 2 buildings at the watery streets and ornate buildings of Venice. Caption. "It's the main artery of Venice, the Grand Canal."

Modern chandelier hangs inside a large room made of dark brown bricks and white mortar. There's a statue near an archway, and some items against the opposing wall. Caption. "Everything here is carved out of salt by miners."

Animation of silhouetted ancient warriors charging forward on a battlefield against a vibrant red sky. Caption. The skill of their warriors is well-known to the Romans.

Animation of a man wearing a crown and robe standing in a cathedral before a crowded room. Caption. The kingdom of France.

Digital map of the Ottoman Empire and surrounding empires. Caption. The Ottoman Empire is in full expansion.

Animation of a battleship at Dunkirk with soldiers onboard. Caption. And will determine the course of the Second World War.

Animation of a young royal boy standing next to others in an indoor castle setting. Caption. Are on the point of capturing Louis the Fourteenth.

Animation of a woman wearing Victorian clothing looking towards the skyline in 1918 London. Caption. Have won the right to vote.

Animation of Viking warriors standing on a seashore with shields, clubs, and axes, looking at a docked Viking ship. Caption. Is the target of a raid by men from the north, the Vikings.

View of the Centre Pompidou area of Paris looking through a blue metal scaffolding on a hazy day. Skyscrapers appear in the background with lower storied buildings in the foreground.

Woman dressed in dark clothing sits and looks downward while strumming a cello with a bow.

Multi-story rectangular glass building front with triangular glass sides. Building is surrounded by white stone promenades that slope upwards from the bottom to the top side of the building. A pond in the foreground is surrounded by stonework paths.

Etching of a long haired man in night clothes looking through a long telescope supported by a stand. The man is seated behind the scope and the scope extends up to an open window. The room is richly furnished.

Man stands in command hatch of a green army tank among row of tanks. Caption. A war which illustrates how appeasing a bully can fail.

Boy with furrowed brow and white strap over his shoulder stands front and center. 2 boys hold instruments and stand behind him to each side.

3 girls behind music stands play the clarinet in a living room setting. A man in collared shirt and necktie sits on a piano bench across from them. Caption. Kate as Narrator. We always start the lesson by doing scales.

Aerial view of the Gulf of Morbihan's curved buildings surrounding a plaza lined with canopies, outdoor tables, and crowds of people.

Closeup of 2 women in the midst of a group. 1 wears a woven hat and turns away from camera while the other furrows her brow with concern in the background. Caption. Sometimes Giovanni organizes a trek with his association.

Men dressed as Napoleon-era French soldiers stand at attention in line. Text. Marshal Michel ney. Caption. Is sent with a brigade of French soldiers.

An area on the map of Scotland is highlighted, and a mountain range with snow covered peaks are depicted in the background. Caption: Scottish Highlands. Latitude, 57 degrees North. Longitude, 4 degrees West. Average rainfall, 3000 millimeters. Temperature range, minus 2 degrees Celsius.

Rocky island covered in greenery is surrounded by deep blue water. Title card reads, "Puglia, Italy."

Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "Afro-Eurasia is a term used to describe the land masses of Africa and Eurasia together with the adjacent islands as 1 continent."

Girl holds a stuffed animal and faces a man who reaches toward her with 1 hand. A body of water surrounded by trees fills the background. Caption. And getting there is like a mini cruise.

Black and white frame of 5 men looking at a 6th man. Caption. Then you're just the man we want to meet, Signor.

A photo of the rose garden in the backyard of Buckingham palace.

An aerial view of Buckingham palace.

A beekeeper and a scientist fully geared in protective suits move toward a bee rearing station.

Animation of a woman wearing a white sheer dress dancing on a stage for a man wearing a green tunic and gold headband seated behind a small wood desk. Caption. It seems that Paris, a Trojan prince.

Cartoon of Romulus and Remus standing next to each other in an ornate living area with framed art, bronze statues, and a globe. Caption. Romulus and Remus were descendants of Aeneas.

Digital illustration of diverse people exchanging goods for money in a crowded square. Caption. That it formed a new base of power for the Roman Empire.

Digital illustrations on a sheet of parchment titled, The Franks. Page includes an illustrated map of the River Rhine, a soldier with a spear, and group of people wearing medieval attire. Caption. Came from near the Rhine River in today's Germany.

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass hovering over a map of the Mediterranean showing a forest landscape with mountains, a river, and waterfall. Caption. Didn't have the same climate as the Romans.

Low-angle view of the upper half of a Greek sculpture of a bearded man with his left hand outstretched in front and his right hand with palm up behind him. Caption. But the water that flowed contained salt.

Large intricate stone cathedral with 2 towers on the left and a green roof seen from a distance against a blue sky. Several trees and houses surround the cathedral. Caption. Is a bridge leading to the cathedral.

Digital map of the country of Romania, with a red dot in the east marking the city of Tulcea and blue line marking the path of the Danube River. Caption. Near Tulcea, the Danube River divides.

Low angle view of a tall tower with a large round clock sticking up out of a brick building against a blue sky. Caption. The city hall, Palazzo Vecchio.

Sprawling 2-story red palace with many windows and cone-shaped bushes and a green lawn in the front. Caption. Sponsored for this project was Leonardo da Vinci.

Simplified digital map of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on a strip of land separating the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. A larger map of Turkey and surrounding countries is darker in the background.

Low-angle view of the top of a green spire with a gold statue of an angel at its top against a gray sky. Caption. Through different phases of construction.

Digital map of the Middle East with a red dot in approximately Syria and another in approximately Jordan. A blue oval intersects a red oval over the dot in Jordan. Caption. From Mesopotamia to Egypt.

Simplified digital map of Bulgaria with irregular shapes in shades of brown and green and a red blurry circle in the bottom center marking Pirin National Park. Caption. Or 106 square miles.

Digital map of the country of Spain with tan colors in the middle and green colors around the perimeter. 2 red dots are near each other in the upper middle of the country. Caption. It sits in the Castile region.

Closeup of a young girl standing in front of a chain link fence in an outdoor garden setting. She looks down and away from camera with a slight smile. Caption. My family always eats halloumi cheese for breakfast.

Young Italian boy wearing a white chef's apron smiles and looks up to his right in a home kitchen setting.

Closeup of a senior man wearing glasses and a checkered driver's cap speaks to camera. Caption. Grandma's a great cook.

Bronze sculpture at the Belfast Titanic museum of a person with arms outstretched, head tilted back at a ship's bow. Behind this, 2 parallel textured ocean walls with angled glass building slicing through. Caption. After that, our hearts will go on.

Low shot looking up at the ancient tall cylindrical tower at the General Post Office in Dublin. The tower is flanked by 2 lower towers, both with elaborate Celtic stone reliefs of Jesus on the cross.

Closeup on an Italian Renaissance painting of Amerigo Vespucci dressed in Florentine clothing. A thought bubble says, Scusi?

Coastline of two land masses with ocean in between. Caption: North America and Europe are moving away from each other

Sparse vegetation on a rocky hillside. Caption: is the very first piece of the European continent.