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Charles A. Eastman on Crazy Horse
Charles A. Eastman's biography of Crazy Horse (l. c. 1840-1877) is among the most significant sources on the great Sioux war chief, as Eastman drew on accounts of those who had known and fought alongside him in writing it. The work differs...
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National Geographic Live! - Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo: The Statues That Walked
Easter Island archaeologists Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo offer a radically different theory of the island's history. Upcoming Events at National Geographic Live! http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/ Read the Book http://www.thestatuesthatwalked.com/The_Statues_That_Walked/Home.html...
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The Offering of Ma'at
This is a raised and colored relief within the interior of the Temple of Beit el-Wali, Lake Nasser, Aswan, Egypt (c. 1276 BC). On the left, Ramesses II makes an offering of the goddess Ma'at to the god Amun.
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Pre-Columbian Pottery
Pre-Columbian Pottery, Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica,
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Stone Spheres
Stone Spheres, Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica.
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The hidden life of Rosa Parks - Riche D. Richardson
Learn about the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks— her work with the NAACP, bus boycotts, and her lifelong fight against racial inequality. – Throughout her life, Rosa Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced...
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The Myth of Jason and the Argonauts
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The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman
Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-assyrian-empire-marian-h-feldman Before the sun never set on the British Empire; before Genghis Khan swept...
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The Secret Messages of Viking Runestones
Learn the history of Viking runes, the ancient Norse language of symbols that make up an alphabet called the futhark. — With their navigational skills and advanced longships, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over 300...
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The Tragedy of Oedipus Rex | Mythology w/ Dael Kingsmill
Dael explains the highly disturbing story of a man who loved his mother a little too much. At least it was an accident? Featuring a mid-day soap format, a Sphinx being patronised, and a sneaky Terry Pratchett reference. Head over to the...