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The political evolution of Greece and the Greek colonization of the Agean and Asia Minor. Alexander the Great's victories and subsequent over-shadowing by the empires of the east. The spread of Roman control over Italy, and the beginnings of the Roman Empire. The conquests of Spain, North Africa, Asia Minor, Egypt, Northern Europe, France and Britain.
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Green toads are the daredevils of the amphibian world, ranging from the cold of the Tibetan mountains to the scorching heat of the Sahara. Each female can lay as many as 15,000 eggs per mating.
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A documentary about the war and post-war experiences of Iraqi children and their families. The documentary takes viewers on a journey through a diverse and broken Baghdad. It features three families, from widely varying religious and economic backgrounds, who recount their memories of the war and are shown dealing with difficulties imposed by the embargo.
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Is the moment of death a time to fear? This program explores how to come to terms with death; does seeing the body help the grieving process, and how should children be involved?.
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Puberty is an important part of living and growing. During these years of a child's life the physical and emotional changes mark one of the most profound human turning points.
There are surprisingly few audio-visual aids to the teacher or parents on this subject. Now BountyVision introduces Growing Up,a film that sensitively, but without coyness, presents puberty in a form suitable for educators.
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Steven Holl is one of America's most renowned and innovative architects, and the winner of many outstanding awards. The Building, opened by Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit in August 2009, the Hamsun Center, off Norway's northwest coast, is one of his most prestigious international achievements and a worthy runner-up to the Oslo Opera House.
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HAMAS VICTORY investigates the appeal of an officially terrorist organization both in the isolated, more traditionally Islamic oriented Gaza Strip, and in the secularized West Bank. The earlier Palestinian popular support of Yassir Arafat's "Fatah" movement has declined as its corruption and scandals punctuated the failure to achieve peace and prosperity, much less totally expel the Israelis - portrayed as alien and brutal occupiers.
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1945 - 1953 During his few weeks as Vice President, Harry S. Truman scarcely saw President Roosevelt, but suddenly he was faced with a host of wartime problems when, on April 12, 1945, he became President. He told reporters, "I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me."
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Anachronisms in the modern world, these strict followers of Judaism comply totally with the precepts of the Torah, Their lives are entirely devoted to the study of scriptures and prayers.
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Take a ride with a storm chaser and follow a twister, then create one yourself on a kitchen counter. What makes Tornado Alley perfect for tornadoes to form?
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Magnetic storms, brilliant light shows, satellites getting knocked out of the sky-space is not as empty as you think. Find out what causes these phenomena. Enjoy the brilliance of the Northern Lights.
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Get up close and personal with two captive whales that are as friendly as puppies. Then, go on a whale watching expedition to meet their wild relatives who are the most ferocious killers in the sea. Learn how whales are similar to humans.
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The brilliant coral reefs and colorful fish can be found in shallow water. The deep ocean is a dark desert with only a few strange creatures huddling around the occasional oasis.
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Travel more than two kilometers underground and see how scientists are trying to capture mysterious dark matter and dark energy, which make up more of the universe than stars and planets.
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Pluto is the first of the dwarf planets. We learn why Pluto has been declassified as a regular planet. Find out what these strange icy worlds are like in the darkness of deep space.
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It could happen any time! But don't worry, we now have ways to see them coming. Our Host Bob shows how scientists are working to prevent asteroids from hitting us.
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Imagine if your car had a jet engine. Ride in some of the fastest cars and find out how you can go even faster on rails. Learn what horsepower is.
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Climb aboard old fighter planes for the ride of your life. How do planes fly? What is the fastest plane? View planes of the future which resembles spaceships.
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Fly in a helicopter to the top of the Rockies and land on a river of ice to see what's happening to the world's glaciers. Understand how glaciers help farming.
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Investigate the cars of tomorrow with wacky new designs and engines that run on electricity, hydrogen or just plain sunlight. This episode isn't about flying cars; it's about cars that are better for the environment!
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Explore the mysterious movements beneath our feet and see how buildings are designed to tolerate the shaking. It's not the earthquakes that harm people, it's the buildings.
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Fly over the mouth of an active volcano to discover how destructive, yet good they are for the land around them. Of course, you'll learn how to make your own eruption. See how the land around Mount St. Helens is thriving.
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This 26-part astronomy and astronautic series takes "tweens" beyond the classics of the Big Dipper and Moon on an informative and entertaining tour of our solar system, the Milky Way and beyond.
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Watch as astronauts train for a space mission. Learn how to make dinner on the Space Shuttle. Pay a visit to Space Camp and the International Space Station.
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Explore other worlds that have some form of H2O. We find a salt water ocean on a moon over 350 million miles away. Will water lead us to life on other planets?
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Fly through the rings of Saturn aboard the Cassini spacecraft and have a snowball fight among the billions of particles circling this beautiful planet. Is Saturn the only planet with rings? Find out how they form.
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Visit the observatory where Pluto was discovered. Join the debate on whether Pluto even deserves to be called a planet.
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The Search for Extratraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Have we found any strange worlds? If we make contact with aliens, what will we say and what language would we speak?
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What kind of rockets will we need in order to travel further into space? Find out why half the people who fly get sick. Could you live in an enclosed chamber for months on end?
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We've come a long way since thinking the earth was flat. Now satellites provide us real-time updates on everything we need to know like weather, ocean currents and forest cover.
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Come explore strange places on Earth, where "extremeophiles" make their home. If life can exist in these places, can similar life be found on other worlds?
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Learn what black holes are, and how you can fall into another universe. How do these objects form? What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Learn about pulsars and neutron stars.
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Does everything in space move but us? No way. We learn about Galileo's quest to understand how the earth and the solar system move throughout the galaxy in this modern astronomy history lesson.
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We used to think that the Earth was the center of our Universe, but we now know that is not so. Is there really even a center? Why are stars and galaxies moving away from us?
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Join the Mars Rovers on their journey to the "Red Planet." Is there life on Mars? How long until we send humans there?
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We travel to Roswell, New Mexico and visit the large aircraft hangar where an alien craft might have crashed. Did the military really find alien bodies? Are there top secret projects going on?
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Check out the inside of a huge lunar habitat, a home on the moon where people will live one day. We'll learn about new types of rockets that will take people into space. See how much fun low moon gravity is.
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Once stars burn out they recycle to become new stars, planets or other things. We'll see what happens when Supernovas take place. We have more in common with stars than you think.
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You don't need to be an astronaut or astronomer to see what space is like. Take a visit to Space Camp! meet some young people who are building a Mars colony.
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We'll go floating in a zero gravity plane and feel just like the astronauts do in space. Learn about the spaceport being designed for tourists.
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Robots have seen more of space than we have. Learn how these robots are made to withstand the toughest elements of space and how they work without human help. It's not as easy as you might think to build one.
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Learn how our weather on earth isn't that bad compared to some other planets, such as a storm three times larger than earth, winds blowing at hundreds of mph, lightning bolts bigger than the US.
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We travel around the sun get to know how it works. Learn how stars are made. Explore dark sun spots, bright solar flares, the invisible solar wind and more.
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Learn how our own atmosphere plays a role in what we see. Visit some of the largest telescopes on the planet and see the clearest images of the universe.
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Learn how tiny we really are compared to the rest of the galaxy. Did you know there are more stars in the galaxy than grains of sand on the beach? Build a model of our solar system that easily fits inside a baseball stadium.
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Learn how the force of gravity influences the shapes of planets. Visit a gravity trap and learn about the ultimate gravity trap, a black hole.
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So you think launching a rocket into space is easy? Think again. Mission planners have plenty of elements to contend with. We profile all sorts of space-aged tricks learning how to do it.
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Fly right through the tail of a comet and pick up some dust to study when we come back to earth. What are they made of? Meet a modern-day comet hunter who has found new ones.
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Meet the astronomers who patrol the skies for asteroids that can potentially strike the earth and cause massive damage. We visit the crater where one fell over 50 thousand years ago.
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This 13-part earth science and astronomy series is a continuation of the best selling Head's Up! 26-part series. Scientist Bob MacDonald takes a close look at 13 different, fascinating subjects that takes teens on many exploratory lessons from tornados to killer whales; everything under the ocean, and places high above our planet. Students will learn why Pluto is no longer called a planet, how to make automobiles greener, and what is happening to the World's Glaciers. So keep your Head's Up and prepare your students for 13 great new learning adventures.
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