60 Second Histories
Saxon law, crime & punishment
A Saxon thegn describes a gemot, witan, the dooms and a Hundred Court together with some of the punishments handed out to those found guilty.
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Writing the Greek Alphabet (Part 5: Modern Greek)
Learn how to write the Greek alphabet. Part 5 of this series teaches you to write and pronounce all 24 Greek letters, both uppercase and lowercase. Visit my Greek language page for more information:...
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Writing the Greek Alphabet (Part 3: Uncials)
How to write the Ancient Greek alphabet. Part 3 of this series teaches you to write the Uncial variants of uppercase Greek letters. Scribes began to use these letter forms early in the Christian era, and the script is often associated...
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Writing the Greek Alphabet (Part 2: Ancient Lowercase, or Minuscule)
How to write the Ancient Greek alphabet. Part 2 of this series teaches you to write the minuscule (lowercase) letter variants. This Greek script became more and more common in later ancient times and the middle ages. Printed Ancient...
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Writing the Greek Alphabet (Part 1: Ancient Uppercase, or Majuscule)
How to write the Ancient Greek alphabet. Part 1 of this series teaches you to write the majuscule (uppercase) variants, the oldest forms of the Greek letters. This Greek script was used on ancient monuments and in older texts. Visit my...
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Writing the Greek Alphabet (Part 4: Byzantine Minuscule)
How to write the Ancient Greek alphabet. Part 4 of this series teaches you to write in the Byzantine minuscule hand. This version of lowercase Greek handwriting became increasingly prominent in the Middle Ages. Stylized forms emerged...
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Byzantine Greek minuscule script - basic ligatures
In the old Greek cursive hand of the Middle Ages, letters join to form ligatures. Here are the types of regular ligatures you will find in medieval & early modern manuscripts: - two letters join with a horizontal stroke - two letters...
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Byzantine Greek minuscule script - accent marks & breathings
Learn to write Greek diacritics in the medieval hand. In this video I demonstrate accents and breathings above vowels. Accents are presented in this order: acute accent (rising pitch), grave accent (falling pitch), circumflex...
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Byzantine Greek minuscule script - unique ligatures
You saw how to write basic ligatures in the previous video. Now learn some of the irregular ligatures found in Medieval Greek manuscripts. The Greek minuscule has seen many ligatures in its long history. I've chosen a handful of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Melissa Goldman - Teachers Make a Difference - Eilene Lawrence and My Students
Melissa Goldman is a Latin teacher with theLos Alamos Public Schools. She has taught many different subjects, mostly languages (French, German, Cultural Language, and Introduction to Latin), Special Education Math (Algebra and Geometry),...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Melissa Tracy - Food Matters
New ReviewMelissa Tracy is a 2023 top ten finalist for the Global Teacher Prize. She teaches at Odyssey Charter School, an innovative and diverse dual-language Greek School founded in 2006 which is currently the second-largest public charter...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Melissa Tracy - Teachers Make a Difference - John Gunnin
New ReviewMelissa Tracy is a 2023 top ten finalist for the Global Teacher Prize. She teaches at Odyssey Charter School, an innovative and diverse dual-language Greek School founded in 2006 which is currently the second-largest public charter...
Professor Dave Explains
Aristotle: The First Scientist
We've covered two figures out of the great trifecta of Classical Greek philosophy, those being Socrates and Plato, so let's move forward and discuss Aristotle, arguably one of the most important thinkers in the history of mankind, and...
Curated Video
Latin Roots
Latin Roots teaches how to expand vocabulary by using knowledge of Latin roots to determine the meaning of unfamiliar complex words.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 11 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 11 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 6 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 6 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 8 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 8 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 9 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 9 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 10 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 10 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 7 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 7 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 5 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 5 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 4 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 4 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 3 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 3 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 2 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 2 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...