History is more than a list of famous people, more than a series of events to memorize. It is a story -- of societies and nations, cities and villages, families and individuals. A network of connected and intertwined narratives. By exploring the past, we can better understand our present and imagine
Young British officers might have come from polite society, but the trenches of World War I were far from a posh environment. In this video, Andrew Wallis, of the Guards Museum in London, demonstrates the “streetwise” weapons that British officers used in close-quarters combat. Website: https://ww
Trench warfare in the First World War was horrific enough, but mustard gas really sent it over the top. In this short video, Andrew Wallis, of the Guards Museum in London, exhibits the shockingly inadequate gas hoods that British soldiers relied on to survive the horrors of chemical warfare. Websi
Bill Gates is just one of many people who are fascinated by the questions asked in big history and the way the course connects the knowledge of many disciplines. Learn more about the Big History Project http://bit.ly/1d0uxWn. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/oerprojectlearning
One of the oldest known high cultures is Uruk in Mesopotamia, today's Iraq. The first major city in world history was built there in the 4th millennium BC. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Film Produktion Stein e.K./Alexander Hogh/Martin Papirowski/Timm Westen, Roxana Ardelean/Golem Studio/Alexander Leuck/Frau
It was the quietest quiet there has ever been. Then suddenly, out of nothing, everything begins. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/oerprojectle
Intuition. Authority. Evidence. Logic. This provides a powerful framework for your students to test claims like these. Sign up today to bring the Big History Project to your classroom: https://bh-p.co/2V3YcLW Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistorypr
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered an immense cloud of hydrogen evaporating from a Neptune-sized planet named GJ 436b. The planet’s atmosphere is evaporating because of extreme irradiation from its parent star. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see
The Modern Revolution began about 200 years ago and created the world we live in today. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/oerproject
A closer look at the life on Earth and the techniques scientists use to study living organisms. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/oerpro
Explore climate change on a geologic time scale, and consider recent human impacts on climate and the atmosphere. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro Click here to see more videos: https://alugha
Learn why humans, more than any other species, have made such a profound impression on the biosphere. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bighistoryproject Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHistoryPro Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/
