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Unit 3: The Scientific Revolution and the Age of Exploration
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War of the American Indians
History Channel documentary film (43:00) about the events leading up to the founding of the Iroquois Confederation. -
Aztec Culture: Engineering an Empire
In this History Wonders video, brought to you by the History Channel, learn about the founding of the Aztec Empire in Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs really started to control the city when they defeated their overlords, the Tepanecs.
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Aztec Culture: Human Sacrifice
This installment of "Wonders of Latin America" looks at human sacrifice and the mighty Aztec emperor Ahuitzotl, who supposedly orchestrated a massive sacrifice of 20,000 people.
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Incan Culture: Ghosts of Machu Picchu
The breathtaking Inca city of Machu Picchu was built atop the Andes mountains in Peru -
Incan Culture: Rise of the Incans
Inca Emperor Pachacuti rises to power and transforms his kingdom into the largest empire in South America. -
Mayan Culture: Chichen Itza
This four and a half minute video explains the origins and unique nature of the temple at Chichen Itza. -
Mayan Culture: NASA helps find Mayan temples
This NOVA scienceNOW video shows how experts are using NASA satellite photography to find ancient Maya architecture hidden deep in the rain forest of Guatemala. It’s a marriage of 21st-century technology and centuries-old archeological techniques that has already unearthed some striking Maya remains, including a jungle-covered temple containing an extremely rare, 2,000-year-old mural.
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Mayan Culture: The Mystery of Mayan civilization
The growth of the great Mayan civilization is as much a mystery as its disappearance.
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Native Northern American Cultures: Native American Tribes and Cultures Slideshow
Picture gallery representing some of the many different tribes that have inhabited the territories of the US and Canada. -
Native Northern American Cultures: The buffalo
The buffalo was an essential part of Native American life, used in everything from religious rituals to teepee construction. -
Native Northern American Cultures: The Clovis
How did the first people arrive in the Americas? Where did they come from? How do we find out? Clovis points found on the east coast of the U.S. challenge the traditional theory that the Clovis people migrated to North-America via the Bering land bridge.
