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Ancient History

Within History
Native American person with face paint wears animal feathered headdress. Caption. But the history of American Indians in this land.
A History Of American Indian Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 1
27 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Color illustration of a hunter with long, dark hair aiming a spear at two deer by a lake. Caption. Hurled with a unique and powerful tool.
A History Of American Indian Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 2
28 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth--Portraying the Earth
Advanced Placement Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth
Episode 1
27 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man wearing a pharaoh costume resembling Alexander the Great, person bowing behind him. Caption. Alexander proclaimed pharaoh.
26 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 10
A C, G, I rendering of a rocket-propelled metal bomb with wings approaching a wooden ship in the ocean. The History Channel logo appears in the lower right corner.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 6 / Ep 1
45 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A C, G, I rendering of a large red wooden barge with no sails, 3 stories, and lots of oars.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 4 / Ep 5
45 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Group of men wearing turbans and belted woolen tunics ride horses while using bows and arrows.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 6 / Ep 7
44 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Wooden cart with 2 wheels in the back, 1 in the front center, and 1 extending out in front is on display in a museum. Behind it is a wooden bicycle prototype.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 3 / Ep 2
44 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A C, G, I rendering of an ancient machine within a framed structure that includes a wheel operated by several vertical and horizontal cogs.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 3 / Ep 8
45 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A C, G, I rendering of a metal battering ram on a support structure in front of a huge stone wall of a big fort. It's nighttime with clouds in the sky.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 6 / Ep 3
45 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A C, G, I rendering of a stone wall partially submerged in water. On top is a large wooden structure with ropes, pulleys, and a hook hanging in the center, with a human operating the pulleys.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 3 / Ep 5
45 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A C, G, I rendering of a wooden ship with 3 sails sailing out of a storm into the sun.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 6 / Ep 11
43 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A C, G, I rendering of a large stone wall of the ancient city of Troy. The gate is open and a huge wooden horse on a wheels is being dragged inside with ropes.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 3 / Ep 1
44 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: America's Prehistoric Civilizations--The Mound Builders
Ancient History
Episode 5
28 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: Ancient Britain--Stonehenge to Celtic Iron Age Hill Forts
Ancient History
Episode 4
29 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: Ancient Pueblo People--The Anasazi
Ancient History
Episode 3
27 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: Ancient Rome: Reexamined--Military Triumph and the Death of the Roman Republic
Ancient History
Episode 8
28 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: Ancient Rome: Reexamined--The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
Ancient History
Episode 9
29 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: Ancient Rome: Reexamined--The Rise of the Roman Republic
Ancient History
Episode 7
28 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: Greek Accomplishments
Ancient History
Episode 2
27 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: The Greek City-State and Democracy
Ancient History
Episode 1
27 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: The Incas
28 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: The Maya
Ancient History
Episode 6
41 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Ancient History: The Splendor of Imperial Rome
Ancient History
Episode 10
28 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A C, G, I rendering of 4 stone statues of ancient Egyptian pharaohs sitting in a row. They each have yellow and blue headdresses.
Ancient Discoveries
Season 3 / Ep 6
41 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids
12 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Still image from: Ancient Rome
8 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Ancient Egyptian gold pharaoh mask painted with bright colors is lit up against a black background. Caption. "Tutankhamen's mask--."
Around the World
Episode 44
2 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Looking up from the ground, a large, ancient, brown clay building with the ends of many wooden beams poking out. Caption. "This is the oldest known city in this part of Africa."
Around the World
Episode 17
2 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Ancient yellow-stone building on a hill above a body of water. Caption. "The city of Leptis Magna was a gateway for trade."
Around the World
Episode 24
2 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Inner courtyard of an ancient, round, 3-story building made of brown clay. There are many windows opening to the courtyard, and some clay pots are on the ground. Caption. "The Berber granary is built from local materials--."
Around the World
Episode 10
2 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Brightly colored ancient Egyptian wall painting of Queen Nefertiti interacting with the goddess Isis. Caption. "Here the goddess Isis offers Nefertiti the ankh."
Around the World
Episode 32
2 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
3 brown pyramids, 1 large, 1 medium, and 1 small, with brown dirt surrounding them. Caption. "The pyramids remain an enigma."
Around the World
Episode 7
2 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Around the World
Episode 36
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a busy walkway crowded with pedestrians during the day. Caption. "Merchants would have passed through here 2,000 years ago."
Around the World
Episode 38
2 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Overhead view of the thousands of red clay sculptures of soldiers in China known as The Terracotta Army. Caption. "This formidable army of Terracotta Warriors."
Around the World
Episode 41
2 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Aerial view of a segment of the Great Wall of China with brown foliage on either side. Caption. "Work began on the Great Wall of China around 220 B, C."
Around the World
Episode 5
2 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Around the World
Episode 13
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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."
Around the World
Episode 34
2 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup view detailing the tan columns and stones that make up the ancient Roman Parthenon. Caption. "The Parthenon was built around 430 B, C."
Around the World
Episode 35
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Aerial view of the ancient mud brick buildings and kivas of Mesa Verde under a sandstone cliff. Caption. "Mesa Verde rewrote the history of the west."
Around the World
Episode 29
2 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Ancient stone building with many stone staircases leading up to it and surrounded by jungle trees. Caption. "Palenque, the great city of the Mayans."
Around the World
Episode 33
2 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Side view of several free standing pillars of brown stone carved to look like warriors against a blue sky backdrop. Caption. "In 750 A, D, they built strange monuments."
Around the World
Episode 42
2 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Top-down view of an ancient tomb built of mud bricks in the ground. Inside are wooden beams, open coffins with bones, other skeletons, and various items. Caption. "The spiritual and military leader of the Moche."
Around the World
Episode 30
2 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Large archaeological site with huge walls of ancient brown clay buildings revealed. Caption. "Chan Chan was 1 of the world's biggest cities."
Around the World
Episode 14
2 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Side view of a row of huge statues with large heads against a backdrop of blue skies with white clouds. Caption. "The giant statues, or moai, on Easter Island."
Around the World
Episode 19
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Around the World
Episode 6
2 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Aerial view of brown plains with an ancient geoglyph etched into them. Caption. "So vast, in fact, you can only see it from the sky."
Around the World
Episode 31
2 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Archaeologist David Hurt Thomas, a man with short gray hair and a white goatee, talks in front of a large bookshelf and a globe. Caption. "A relative or a leader."
Ask a Scientist About
Episode 4
9 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Wide shot of the Acropolis in Greece on a hilltop. Caption. It's time we took a look at the Acropolis.
23 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white illustration of an African tribe speaking with white men wearing tricorn hats in a row boat docked at shore. Caption. One of these travelers.
Black American History
Season 0 / Ep 1
47 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
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.
Butterfly Effect
Season 1 / Ep 11
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Animation of ancient buildings silhouetted against an amber sky. Caption. At the end of October, Alexander takes Babylon.
Butterfly Effect
Season 1 / Ep 2
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Animation of a silhouetted side profile of Confucius seated at a table and writing in an indoor space. Behind him, 2 people are working together in the faded background.
Butterfly Effect
Season 1 / Ep 6
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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.
Butterfly Effect
Season 3 / Ep 12
26 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of a cave painting with amber colored antelope-like animals on pale orange stone. Spanish caption. Esas, esas pinturas tienen casi una luz interior.
Cave Painting (Spanish)
Episode 1
49 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a cave painting with amber colored human shapes on cracked beige stone. Spanish caption. Entre los cinco más importantes del mundo.
Cave Painting (Spanish)
Episode 3
51 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a cave painting with amber colored human shapes on a taupe-colored stone. Spanish caption. Y protección de este colosal, pero fragil patrimonio.
Cave Painting (Spanish)
Episode 2
52 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital illustration of a green plain with huts, trees and a walled town. A river curves next to the plain in the background. Caption. May have unearthed the truth behind the myth of Xia.
China 2000 B.C.
Episode 2
45 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A physical map of Ancient China with 1 region in red. Text on the red region reads, "Shang Territory." Caption. The Shang Dynasty then continued to flourish.
China 2000 B.C.
Episode 1
45 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white closeup of a man with white, glowing eyes and a white beard and mustache.
Clash of the Gods
Episode 3
45 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man with open eyes and gritted teeth wears a leather forehead band, an animal fur around his shoulders, and a leather tunic. He holds an instrument that shoots bolts of lightning while standing on a wooden boat. A snowy landscape is behind him.
Clash of the Gods
Episode 10
45 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Digital map of 450 A, D titled "Battle of Chalons" shows Europe, Asia, and the Middle East with labels for Western Roman Empire, Hunnic Empire, and Eastern Empire, respectively. A white horse gallops from east to west across the Hunnic Empire.
Command Decisions
Episode 3
20 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cyberchase cartoon. Matt holds both palms out in front of him with an alert expression as Jackie, Inez, and Digit watch him. Caption. A second chance to get Pandora's box back.
Cyberchase
Season 1 / Ep 6
28 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Gold Egyptian relief depicts a woman kneeling and reaching out a hand to touch a boy. Both are wearing ornate Egyptian clothing and headdresses. Caption. And they loved getting dressed up.
17 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Digital architectural rendering. Aerial view of grassy fields surrounding an ancient Egyptian city by the water.
1 hours 31 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Shadow on a wall of an Egyptian tomb. Caption. The burials were plundered, goods removed.
17 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Wide shot of an Egyptian temple rising out of the desert with trees and grasslands in the foreground. Caption. A powerful river civilization emerged.
55 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
A sketch of a dinosaur, and a man is seen standing below. Caption: Argentinosaurus, 35 meters approximately equals 114 feet. 70 metric tons approximately equals 154,000 pounds.
Eons
Season 2 / Ep 51
9 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Eons: How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 18
9 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Eons: How Plankton Created a Bizarre Giant of the Seas
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 25
8 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A cat.
Eons
Season 2 / Ep 42
7 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Eons: The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 15
12 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Eons: The First and Last North American Primates
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 21
8 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Eons: The Oddest Couple in the Fossil Record
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 17
8 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Eons: The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 26
7 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A giant deer roams a grassland.
Eons
Season 2 / Ep 31
6 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A pair of Ichthyosaurs hunting prey in the sea.
Eons
Season 2 / Ep 27
9 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A painting of a flooded forest, and insects are seen crawling on the tree surface.
Eons
Season 2 / Ep 52
7 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Senior man wearing glasses faces camera, surrounded by models of human skulls and full skeleton in background. Title card below reads, "Milford Wolpoff, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor". Caption. A new species, a new line.
10 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Wide shot of 3 Egyptian pyramids at sundown. Caption. The oldest pyramid was more than 25 centuries old.
24 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Person in a loin cloth chiseling a large block of light-colored stone. The block has hashmarks representing "5". Caption: All cut by hand with hammers and chisels.
Greatest Human Achievements
Episode 4
23 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Bronze statue depicts a bearded man wearing a crown, hat, and robes. Caption. Named Homer between 800 and 700 B.C.
18 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Black and white rendering of 6 serpents intertwined with one another. Caption. Life seems to be a succession of tradeoffs.
26 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Still image from: Ice Age Mysteries: Prehistoric to Present
3 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Man in a white turban stands behind a man opening a gated door of an ancient mud brick building. Another person in a brimmed hat stands back next to pile of mud bricks.
57 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Color illustration of early humans wearing animal skins and carrying spears through a mountainous, snow-covered landscape.
Into the Outdoors
Episode 48
26 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Aerial view of a landscape marked by patches of vegetation, a meandering waterway, and plots of dry earth.
Into the Outdoors
Episode 7
24 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Group of teenagers walk through forested area past a sign post that reads,"Ice Age National Scenic Trail."
Into the Outdoors
Episode 6
3 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Closeup of Upper Midwest map with a blue stain covering southwest Wisconsin and a large fuchsia stain on Missouri. Title card reads, "The Driftless," with an arrow pointing toward blue stain.
Into the Outdoors
Episode 3
26 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Interior of a dim ice cave with icicles hanging from ceiling. Man in background exits through brightly lit opening in cave.
Into the Outdoors
Episode 5
3 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Man with glasses raises eyebrows and parts lips mid-speech. Toys and books are on bookshelves in background.
It's Okay to Be Smart
Season 7 / Ep 25
13 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Painting of Merlin dressed in medieval clothing reaching his hands out to a woman holding a baby in her arms. Caption. Merlin told her it was for the boy's own safety.
44 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 kids wearing hard hats and standing in a cave, looking at their surroundings. Spanish caption. Más que todo me gusto porque yo nunca.
25 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Outdoor labyrinth made from shrubs. Caption. Which affect us personally, spiritually, and environmentally.
56 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man dressed as Zeus speaking to a man seated behind a desk with a microphone. Caption. Dwight, this is my wife, Hera.
43 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Freeze frame shows gears for a Mayan calendar. Caption. Was part of their religion.
11 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Gray-bearded man parts his lips as he speaks as a subject expert in a room lined with bookshelves. Caption. That's what archaeologists do.
Meet the Ologist
Episode 1
4 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Blurry photo of 2 Minoan men running.
17 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of the face and shoulders of one of the Terracotta Warriors. Parts of other Terra Cotta Warriors and one of the horses are visible in the background.
Museum Access
Season 1 / Ep 8
25 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Angled street view of the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art at night. A lit-up water fountain is in front of the ornate Roman-style columns and archways, which are also lit up.
Museum Access
Season 1 / Ep 3
28 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of light reflecting on water and a tangle of branches at bottom right of frame. Caption. Have just crossed the dominant geographical feature.
America's National Monuments: The Historic South
Episode 3
10 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man wearing a pink plaid shirt looks down and touches a piece of yellow leather that another man in a light green hoodie is holding. Hundreds of colorful leather samples are on the wall behind them. Caption. Their leather making skill is world renowned.
Out of the Past
Season 0 / Ep 3
57 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Abstract drawing of a white and a yellow skulls with block teeth surrounded by Aztec designs. The yellow skull's mouth is open. Caption. The alliance destroyed the Aztec empire.
Out of the Past
Season 0 / Ep 8
57 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Computer graphic of a large, ancient palace and its courtyards. The palace is made of multiple cascading levels and is surrounded by courtyards and other similar, but smaller buildings. Caption. The palaces and temples of the royal family.
Out of the Past
Season 0 / Ep 5
57 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Archaeological dig of ancient stone buildings surrounded by historical city buildings and streets. A large dome is visible in the distance. Caption. Eventually led to the discovery of a large complex of buildings.
Out of the Past
Season 0 / Ep 6
57 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Brown computer graphic of a star made of 4 intersecting lines. Text on screen reads, "'an' or heaven." Caption. A star shape, to represent god or heaven.
Out of the Past
Season 0 / Ep 4
57 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Silhouette of a pyramid with the sun peeking out from behind it. Caption. Archaeologists are looking for patterns in the past.
Out of the Past
Season 0 / Ep 2
57 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: Who Made These Giant Desert Figures...and Why?
Overview
Season 1 / Ep 6
7 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Low shot looking up along a white Greek column. Caption. From its columns to its foundations.
51 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 10
Person wearing a costume that resembles King Tutankhamen as a boy, seated on a throne. Caption. They control the boy and are the hidden rulers.
9 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 10
Wide shot of Mediterranean countryside. Words, "Diligent Regime, Hard Work", appear. Caption. Who also practiced crop rotation and used fertilizers.
15 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Ruins of Greek columns with steps leading up to them. Caption. The one constant through it all in Plato's view.
26 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup on lava producing a plume of smoke and ash. Caption. For three days, the volcano's fury blanketed Pompeii.
23 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Treetop view of forested area with rolling hills peeking through in background. Caption. Not the uniformity of summer's full foliage.
America's National Monuments: The Historic South
Episode 1
11 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Clouds roll in over a hilly, forested landscape. Spanish caption. El Infierno Verde.
29 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white photo of person walking through a room with a slotted roof, sun shining through the slats. Caption. But what they came to see was.
15 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Bronze relief of Roman people in robes looking in different directions. Caption. The idea that all people would be ruled by one set of laws.
18 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Wooden sign with white figure aiming a spear-like arrow. Sign reads, "Russell Cave National Monument." Caption. Male as narrator. The monument's sign marks the entrance.
America's National Monuments: The Historic South
Episode 2
11 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Fossilized dinosaur skeleton still partially encased in rock displayed next to a model of the same dinosaur. Caption: Out of those, only a few are really prepared well.
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 10
6 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Irregular pinkish-brown shapes on a white background. Caption: you can actually really see that very fine cellular detail.
Shelf Life
Season 1 / Ep 3
6 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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."
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 7
2 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Map of the world. Africa is highlighted in orange, Asia is highlighted in purple and Europe is highlighted in green. Spanish caption. El concepto do Afro-Eurasia.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 7
2 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Black and white image of a man holding a rifle in 1 hand and an animal carcass on his lap. Caption. Before agriculture, people hunted or gathered their food.
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 1
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Cows graze in a verdant field beneath a pink sky. Spanish caption. Y de los animales domesticados para su vida y su subsistencia.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 1
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "Civilization is a complex society with 5 characteristics. Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology."
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 9
3 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Portal side of a Gothic cathedral framed by leafy branches in the foreground. Spanish caption. Fue necesario establecer gobiernos.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 9
3 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Closeup of rows of painted hieroglyphics carved into stone. Caption. Egyptians had more than 2,000 characters of hieroglyphs.
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 5
3 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Closeup of an ancient line drawing on parchment. Spanish caption. Hemos aprendido mucho acera de las civilizaciones antiguas.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 5
3 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Title card on rusty brown background reads, "Pharaoh is a title that refers to the rulers of ancient Egypt." Caption. What is a pharaoh?
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 22
3 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Closeup of an ancient Egyptian relief sculpture. Spanish caption. El primer faraón de Egipto fue el rey Narmer.
Social Studies Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 22
3 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Planets orbiting around the sun. Their elliptic are visible and there is a connection indicated between the two planets shown. Caption: Kepler explained those retrograde loops.
Spacefiles
Episode 2
11 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Marble statue side profile of a Spartan soldier wearing a helmet with plumes of horse hair. Caption. They did not encourage trade or wealth.
13 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Globe Theatre stands behind bare trees at the edge of the River Thames. Caption. This is a view of the Globe Theatre.
Stages Of Theater: From The Greeks To Shakespeare
Episode 2
20 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Lines of Mesopotamian letters with English language letters translated.The English language sounds of ra, ja, va and h appear under 4 Mesopotamian letters. Caption. At around 3100 B, C, E.
Civilization and Ideas
Episode 1
22 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Color illustration. 4 men in white robes use wood beams to carry the Ark of the Covenant through an ancient town. Caption. Joshua makes the ark a righteous weapon.
8 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Relief depicts an ancient Middle Eastern warrior on horseback holding up a bow and arrow directed out in front of him.
30 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Colorful sculpture of the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl, depicted as a feathered serpent with wide eyes and large teeth. Caption. Legend said he would return one day.
25 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman wearing a sleeveless white top with black bow smiles as she looks forward and stands in front of an orange backdrop. Caption. Let's start with examining their origins.
Civilization and Ideas
Episode 4
14 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Host Emily talks to Lance Grande at the Fossil Lake in Wyoming. Caption: One of the longest-lived lake systems we know of
The Brain Scoop
Episode 22
6 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two people sitting side by side at a table working on something under a bright light. Caption: Then you scrape the matrix from the fossils.
The Brain Scoop
Episode 26
5 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person holding a fossil of a spiral shaped animal. Caption: Hildoceras bifrons is an extinct species of ammonite
The Brain Scoop
Episode 53
5 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Illustration of a giant shark dwarfing the whales it swims with and is about to bite into one. Caption: megalodon was maybe 50 feet, or 15 meters, in length.
The Brain Scoop
Episode 23
3 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Sarcophagus covered in faded paint. Caption: a male from the 25th dynasty, about 2,700 years ago,
The Brain Scoop
Episode 30
7 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Person gesturing towards preserved remains of a dinosaur. Caption: This shape tells us that it's a meat-eating dinosaur.
The Brain Scoop
Episode 16
7 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Vintage labeled map of Europe. Army positioned between Portugal and France, stretching out along the border to Hungary, and up to the German Empire. Caption. He led his own army on a 3-year crusade.
1 hours 29 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup on a page from the Dead Sea Scrolls written in Hebrew using black ink on papyrus. Caption. The scrolls yield intriguing clues.
8 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Excavated preserved status of a person collapsed on the ground. Caption: And these are the last terrible moments of Pampeii--
8 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Group of Chinese people viewing the terracotta army under a wooden pavilion. Caption. It would have to be a grave unlike any other.
39 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Computer rendering of a Florentine church. Caption. The church of Santa Reparata was renovated and modified.
52 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Color illustration of a Hun warrior tribe on horseback using whips and arrows to fight European soldiers with knives and spears on foot.
25 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Color illustration of a battle scene. Some men are wielding weapons on horseback and others are using spears on foot.
30 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Empty sand beach. Caption: When the Maori arrived to New Zealand in 900 AD it was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans.
WildFIRE PIRE
Episode 10
7 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of Ancient Rome, showing tall white marble buildings with pillars and archways. Caption. Rome itself had become the greatest city in the world.
25 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Wide shot of 3 Egyptian pyramids in the desert. Caption. The middle pyramid of the three great structures at Giza.
28 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 11
Wide shot of Piazza San Marco in Venice looking towards Saint Mark's Basilica and Campanile. Caption. But how did this fairy tale setting come into being.
52 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painting of a Spartan soldier wearing a gold and white horsehair plume and gold helmet, holds a sword and shield. To his right, men embrace, holding crowns of leaves. To his left, men are fighting in battle.
30 minutes
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Digital illustration of ancient artifacts from the Shang dynasty including a stone dragon and oracle bone script with early Chinese calligraphy. Caption. Because the rulers were all from the same family.
The Time Compass
Episode 1
19 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Simple map with brown edges is labeled, "Dinastía Qin." Spanish caption. Qin Shi Huang se proclamó emperador.
The Time Compass
Episode 2
17 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Color illustration of ancient Egyptian people standing in a garden with water running through it. Text on image reads, "Irrigation system. Shaduf." Caption. Which let them grow more crops.
The Time Compass
Episode 5
19 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Color illustration of fish swimming in water next to a green platform with water running through it. Text on image reads, "Sistema de riego. Shaduf." Spanish caption. Narrador. Los egipcios necesitaron mucho ingenio.
The Time Compass
Episode 6
16 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
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.
The Time Compass
Episode 9
19 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Computer rendering of a few Greek statues and artifacts made to look like they have been placed on display on top of a grassy field. Spanish caption. Los griegos se hicieron esa misma pregunta.
The Time Compass
Episode 10
16 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
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.
The Time Compass
Episode 13
19 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of a stone facade with Greek columns, archways, and a balcony. Full size painting of Julius Caesar fills the archway and balcony, as if he is speaking to a crowd. Spanish caption. En sus comienzos, Roma fue gobernada por reyes.
The Time Compass
Episode 14
15 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Computer model of the city of Caral. The Incan city is tiered with a stairway connecting from the amphitheater at the bottom to a grouping of walled structures at the top. Next to this, an animated alpaca and sign that reads, "Caral year 3,000 B, C."
The Time Compass
Episode 7
18 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of South America with Chile highlighted in a light color. Labeled countries along Chile's Eastern border from top to bottom include, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Spanish caption. Hasta el norte de Argentina y centro de Chile.
The Time Compass
Episode 8
14 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of an ancient Indian city with the snow-dusted mountains in the distance. In the foreground, people are wading in a body of water. Caption. Where each drop, just like each person.
The Time Compass
Episode 29
19 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of Hindu god Brahma wearing necklaces and a bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a body of water, steep green mountains, and tropical flowers. Spanish caption. La que me transmite los secretos del Brahma.
The Time Compass
Episode 30
16 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of dozens of colorful castle towers in Mecca. Caption. 1 that would become 1 of the richest.
The Time Compass
Episode 23
19 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of 2 Arabic paper dolls standing in a pop-up book in front of the Great Mosque of Mecca. Spanish caption. Mucha gente peregrinaba a la Meca.
The Time Compass
Episode 24
16 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of Mesopotamia located in West Asia within the Tigris and Euphrates river system. The region has mountains to the north and borders the Mediterranean Sea. Caption. And lots of fresh water coming from the mountains.
The Time Compass
Episode 15
20 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of an ancient city and the surrounding mountain landscape. A train of dark figures stretches from the top of a mountain pass to the town. Spanish caption. Estos bajaron de las montañas del norte de Mesopotamia.
The Time Compass
Episode 16
16 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of 3 people in robes seated on a terrace with Jerusalem's Temple of Solomon in the distant background. Caption. This great act is how the Jews were allowed to return.
The Time Compass
Episode 25
20 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of a group of Persian soldiers dressed in full armor and helmets guarding the castle walls. Spanish caption. Que pretendían tomar por asalto la ciudad.
The Time Compass
Episode 26
18 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of a man labeled Abraham wearing a white robe, a green tunic, and white head and neck scarf. He's standing on top of a mountain and gesturing to his left. Caption. The son of a sculptor from the city of Ur.
The Time Compass
Episode 21
18 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Digital illustration of a man with long white hair and a beard wearing a black yarmulke. He's writing at a desk in a bedroom setting with a menorah on the shelf behind him. Spanish caption. Este fue el pueblo hebreo.
The Time Compass
Episode 22
14 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of Central America. The map is within a decorative gold frame and appears between 2 other historical maps. In front of the frame is a digital image of a computer keyboard resting on a desk.
The Time Compass
Episode 11
19 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of an Aztec warrior wearing a suit and hood that resemble an eagle. He holds up a wooden spear and shield, looking out in front of him as he prepares to throw the spear.
The Time Compass
Episode 12
16 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
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.
The Time Compass
Episode 3
19 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Color illustration of a faded battle scene with an arc of gold objects passing through it. Spanish caption. Estas tremendas guerras que comenzaron en el año 1096.
The Time Compass
Episode 4
15 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
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.
The Time Compass
Episode 27
20 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of an emperor seated on a throne holding a crown over his head, a religious figure bowing before him. Spanish caption. Lo coronó emperador del Imperio romano germánico.
The Time Compass
Episode 28
18 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of the world with a dotted line stretching from Greece, labeled Athens, to Southern Mexico, labeled Mayans. Caption. It would be 2,000 years before anyone.
The Time Compass
Episode 17
19 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of Central America, showing the borders of Mexico, Guatemala, Belice, and Honduras. Southern Mexico and the rest of the labeled countries are shaded in red. Spanish Caption. Y la península de Yucatán, en México.
The Time Compass
Episode 18
14 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
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.
The Time Compass
Episode 19
19 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of the U, K with labels for Jarrow, Lindisfarne, and Monkwearmouth in northeast England. A line connects from there to western Ireland to an X labeled Inishbofin. Spanish caption. Y el monasterio de Inishbofin en el territorio irlandés.
The Time Compass
Episode 20
16 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Low clouds rolling in from left over a steep, pointy, snow capped mountain range on a sunny day. Caption. The Amazon River flows from the steep Andes mountains.
World Heritage
Episode 19
25 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
4 women with colorful hijabs and 1 small child converse while riding in the open back of a truck. 3 men in dark jackets ride in front of them, and 1 looks back at the women. Caption. The capital city was called Hattusha.
World Heritage
Episode 16
25 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Map of Central America with Mexico highlighted and 2 red markers in Southern Mexico.
24 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustrated man reading large poster. Caption: The printing press meant books could be mass-produced.
Timeblazers
Season 3 / Ep 14
24 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Soldiers wearing 19th century British military dress uniforms. They are marching in twos with rifles down a grassy hill.
Timeblazers
Season 3 / Ep 3
24 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Young woman dressed in a costume that resembles Elizabeth the 1st knits by candlelight in a library room. Caption. Here we are, ready for the woman who terrified the world.
Timeblazers
Season 3 / Ep 4
20 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Painting of an ancient Mayan stone building with stacked rows of stone reliefs. Caption. They developed this amazing hieroglyphic writing.
Timeblazers
Season 3 / Ep 13
24 minutes
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Young girl walking out of a door. Caption: I'm taking it to the experts-- the post office.
Timeblazers
Season 1 / Ep 12
24 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Man writing with a quill in a candle lit room. Caption: Matter of fact, he studied and studied and studied.
Timeblazers
Season 2 / Ep 13
24 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
A bear laying across train tracks with two people standing above it. Caption: Train robberies were a big problem in the Wild West.
Timeblazers
Season 1 / Ep 10
24 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Painting of a man wearing a long white tunic and white pants walking down a narrow, empty 17th century London street. Caption. Over 3,500 of its citizens lost their lives.
Timeblazers
Season 3 / Ep 12
24 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Rear view shot of 2 men dressed in medieval clothing tilting their heads to the left and looking at a partially built leaning tower of Pisa with scaffolding around it. Caption. You just gotta lean a little to the left.
Timeblazers
Season 3 / Ep 7
24 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
A train in a subway station. Caption: the subway uses electricity to keep rolling.
Timeblazers
Season 1 / Ep 4
24 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Closeup of ancient artwork that depicts Sumerians holding battle axes and traveling on chariots and horseback. Caption. And shows Sumerian armies with weapons and captives.
Timelines Of Ancient Civilizations
Episode 1
15 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Painting of a partially constructed biblical Tower of Babel, a cylindrical stone structure with several tiers that gradually taper in as they rise, high above the flat green landscape that stretches for miles.
Timelines Of Ancient Civilizations
Episode 2
16 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
C, G, I rendering of a tan pyramid being built using several modern cranes with a mountain range in the background.
Where Did It Come From?
Episode 3
43 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Angled view of a large, brown wooden ship with many oars and several ropes hanging down from tall masts while sailing on open water.
Where Did It Come From?
Episode 1
44 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man crouches, looks down at an archaeological dig site. Caption: Narrator. Mark Lehner is professor of Egyptian archaeology.
24 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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