Instructional Video4:23
Curated Video

Montesqueiu's Ideas About Government

K - 8th
Montesqueiu's Ideas About Government

In this video students will learn about Montesquieu one of the foremost political philosophers of the Enlightenment. Viewers will come to understand that his writings explore various forms of...
Instructional Video12:42
Cerebellum

The Age Of Enlightenment - Religion, The Enlightenment, and Heroes Of The Enlightenment

9th - 12th
The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind like the pyramids of Egypt or the Coliseum of Rome, but it has left us an intellectual heritage which is unquestionable in its importance. This video looks at how the...
Instructional Video9:22
PBS

The Origin of Race in the USA

12th - Higher Ed
Do you believe that your race correlates to your skin tone? Because that wasn't always the case. So how did Americans come to believe that race equals certain visible physical characteristics such as skin color and hair? And why is it...
Instructional Video13:48
Cerebellum

The Age Of Enlightenment - Second Generation Of Philosophers

9th - 12th
The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind like the pyramids of Egypt or the Coliseum of Rome, but it has left us an intellectual heritage which is unquestionable in its importance. This video looks at key ideas that...
Instructional Video9:35
Cerebellum

The Age Of Enlightenment - The First Generation Of Philisophers

9th - 12th
The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind like the pyramids of Egypt or the Coliseum of Rome, but it has left us an intellectual heritage which is unquestionable in its importance. This video looks at philisophers that...
Instructional Video4:53
Cerebellum

The Age Of Enlightenment - Introduction

9th - 12th
The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind like the pyramids of Egypt or the Colosseum of Rome, but it has left us an intellectual heritage which is unquestionable in its importance. This video looks at the context...
Instructional Video4:35
Cerebellum

The Age Of Enlightenment - The French Revolution

9th - 12th
The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind like the pyramids of Egypt or the Coliseum of Rome, but it has left us an intellectual heritage which is unquestionable in its importance. This video looks at how one of the...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution

9th - 12th Standards
Rather than simply summarizing the events that led to the American Revolution, have your learners listen as John Green offers some interesting points to be used as discussion or writing prompts in your review of the war. Green details...
Instructional Video17:05
Khan Academy

French Revolution (Part 1), World History

7th - 12th
History comes alive in this engaging video, which artfully sets up the first steps of the French Revolution. Students will relate to the idea of nobility living in luxury while 98% of the French citizens went without wealth or rights....
Instructional Video18:44
TED-Ed

Social Animal

11th - 12th Standards
Similar to the rebirth of knowledge of the Enlightenment and Renaissance periods, David Brooks claims that today, we are developing a revolution in consciousness, exploring the depths of our nature and coming away with a new humanism....
Instructional Video3:21
HISTORY Channel

Pint Size History - French Revolution

9th - 12th
The History Channel's "Pub Historian" gives you the quick facts on the French Revolution. Dates, historical figures, and causes are all named. Watch this for a quick overview of key events!
Instructional Video
Smart History

Smarthistory: Four Buddhas at the American Museum of Natural History

9th - 10th
Video presents a conversation about Buddhism at the American Museum of Natural History between Dr. Laurel Kendall, Curator, Asian Ethnographic Collections and Dr. Monique Scott, Assistant Director of Cultural Education in front of four...
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 117: The Enlightenment Part 2

9th - 10th
On the podcast today, we continue our discussion of the Enlightenment.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 118 the Enlightenment Part 3

9th - 10th
Today we continue our discussion of the Enlightenment.
Instructional Video
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Deism (Natural vs. Revealed Religion in the Enlightenment)

9th - 10th
Short video compares the teachings of "revealed" religion of Christianity vs. the "natural" religion of Deism, two veins of religious thought during the Enlightenment. [3:54]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course History of Science #18: The New Chemistry

9th - 10th
The Scientific Revolution in Chemistry did not begin until the 1770s. Trace the developments in Chemistry from the Phlogiston Theory to the New Chemistry in this video. Learn how chemistry became more quantitative and less qualitative...
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 119 the Enlightenment Part 4

9th - 10th
In today's podcast, we examine James Madison's idea of the "new science of politics".
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Takeaways From Benjamin Franklin's Life

9th - 10th
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss takeaways from Benjamin Franklin's life. [4:39]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Madison's Role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787

9th - 10th
Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the role of James Madison at the Constitutional Convention. [7:05]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Historical Context of Neoclassicism

9th - 10th
This lesson will present an overview of the historical context of Neoclassicism art and architecture.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Chinese Buddhist Art and Architecture: Lesson 1

9th - 10th
This lesson will explore the art and architecture of Buddhism in China. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Chinese Buddhist Art and Architecture."