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History vs. Cleopatra - Alex Gendler
Separate fact from fiction about Egypt's famous queen.
How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman
Learn about the three branches of government.
How sugar affects the brain - Nicole Avena
Understanding sugar's impact on your brain chemistry.
Lessons Worth Sharing
TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.
Why should you read "Hamlet"? - Iseult Gillespie
Discover the enduring power of Shakespeare's masterpiece.
TED-Ed: The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire
Most history books will tell you that the Roman Empire fell in the fifth century CE, but this would’ve come as a surprise to the millions who lived in the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages. This Medieval Roman Empire, today called the Byzantine Empire, began when Constantine, the first Christian emperor, moved Rome's capital. Leonora Neville details the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire.
TED-Ed: What Is McCarthyism?
In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before government panels. Named after its most notorious practitioner, the phenomenon known as McCarthyism destroyed lives and careers. But how did this episode of political repression take off? Ellen Schrecker traces the history of McCarthyism.
The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire - Anne F. Broadbridge
The story of history's largest contiguous land empire.
TED-Ed: A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian
It’s 427 BCE and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its fourth year. Athens is facing a big decision: what to do with the people of Mytilene, a city on the island of Lesbos where a revolt against Athenian rule has just been put down. How did these kinds of decisions get made? Robert Garland outlines a day in the life of Athenian democracy.
