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Trade Connection Of Civilizations To Be Studied
Click on the following video lesson to learn about how trade routes connected the development of the eastern hemisphere and some of the civilizations studied in 6th grade as well as some to be studied in 7th grade.
Unit One - Ancient Greece
a. This video shows the geographic features of Greece and its influence
in ancient times as well as today.
in ancient times as well as today.
b. The geography in different areas of Greece led to city-states developing differently. This sometimes causes conflict among the city-states. An example of this was with the two rival city-states of Athens and Sparta. View to see an overview.
c. View the following video to learn more about the model city-state of Ancient Greece ... Athens.
d. Why were the Greco-Persian Wars important? If you don't know, view the following short video.
e. One of the best known battles of the Persian War was the battle fought by the Spartan 300.
View the video below to see the circumstances.
View the video below to see the circumstances.
f. The following video tells about Athens, during the Age of Pericles as well as before.
g. The Greeks gave the world many legacies. View the following video for some discussed in class as well as some others.
Unit Two - Ancient Rome
a. View this video to learn about Rome's geography as well as some about its founding.
b. This video is in storytelling form. It shares the story of Romulus and Remus and the story of the founding of Rome.
c. This video shows a photo collections of important building accomplishments of Ancient Rome.
d. To learn the story of Julius Caesar's assassination by the Senate as well as why senators did the act, view the following video.
e. View the next three videos to learn why Hannibal of Carthage was such a formidable enemy
to the Romans during the Punic Wars.
to the Romans during the Punic Wars.
f. This pictorial rendition of Roman legacies is accompanied by music. Read the captions to learn about Roman legacies.
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Unit Three - The Byzantine Empire
Click the link to view a pictorial video overview of the Byzantine Empire > youtu.be/raEJkSTPGH0
Click the link to view a pictorial video of Justinian's rule> youtu.be/yKBop-9j0w8
Click the link to view a pictorial video overview of Byzantine history > youtu.be/Ei9xKYXe464
Click the link to view a video lesson on Constantinople as a trade hub > www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+video+city+of+constantinople+trade&&view=detail&mid=46510084BD21BA395A4846510084BD21BA395A48&FORM=VRDGAR
Click the link to view a History Channel video on the importance of Constantinople and its fall > www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+video+constantinople&qpvt=youtube+video+constantinople&view=detail&mid=6B3DB131CCD4FF39A27B6B3DB131CCD4FF39A27B&FORM=VRDGAR
Click the link to view a music video of Constantinople/Istanbul by They Might Be Giants > youtu.be/vsQrKZcYtqg
Unit Four - Arabia & The Islamic World
Click the link to view a video on Arabian's geography and its influence on today > youtu.be/LS4G0bvpwgc
Click the link to view a pictorial video of Ancient & Middle Age Arabia > youtu.be/LtAfdeqjbt0
Click the link to view a documentary on the history of Islam and its influences > youtu.be/Oxwyvd-MJ5Y
Click the link to view a documentary on archeology finds of the Arabian Peninsula > youtu.be/UYrkeo-kUZc
Unit Five - The Mongol Empire
Click the link to view a documentary on Mongolia's geography > youtu.be/Pi6pmdOYGXk
Click the link to view a TEDed video on Genghis Khan > www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Chinggis+Khan+History&&view=detail&mid=3608DD59AF631BA9B3BB3608DD59AF631BA9B3BB&FORM=VRDGAR
Click the link to view a pictorial collection showing about Mongol warriors > youtu.be/JGvg1TlDtAo
Click the link to view a video lesson on Mongol ruler Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty > youtu.be/Tv4o6A-lqY0
Click the link to view a pictorial narration of a book written about the Mongol invasion of Japan > youtu.be/zgN-ZPuCR2E
Unit Six - Feudal Japan
Click the link to learn about the geography of Japan and its influence > youtu.be/Ob7UhHBI7Oc
Click the link to hear a student presentation on diffusion of ideas from elsewhere into Japan > youtu.be/UCfUD0Zz4-s
Click the link to hear a review lesson on the History of Feudal Japan > youtu.be/TlJpDzje-Yo
Click the link view the UNESCO site video on the Himeji Castle from Middle Ages Japan > youtu.be/FkByuvVANKw
Click the link to view a pictorial display on the samurai > youtu.be/6AvZXsoa1sQ
Click the link to view a lesson on the samurai code of conduct called Bushido > www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+video+bushido+code+of+feudal+japan&&view=detail&mid=26D67CCD948972C46D8126D67CCD948972C46D81&FORM=VRDGAR
Click the link to learn about the secret warriors of Feudal Japan, the Ninja > youtu.be/CKYBN7PU__U
Unit - Seven - Sub Sahara Africa
Click the link to hear about the geological history of Africa > youtu.be/yG906kPxYqM
Click the link to view a pictorial display of the geographical regions of Africa > youtu.be/uUxLiPpgxe8
Click the link to view a documentary on the influence of the Niger River on African civilizations > youtu.be/b9LkpJdll9A
Click the link to see an overview about the civilization of Ghana > youtu.be/pP-sh7KMUQY
Click the link to view an overview of Mali, the civilizations that replaced Ghana in West Africa > youtu.be/RuhVN5b8AFY
Click the link to view the Ethiopian stone churches of Lalibela and history of the civilization > youtu.be/me2onCyMxJQ
Click the link to view a student created documentary on Great Zimbabwe > youtu.be/q_NiqasKWm8
Click the link to view a pictorial presentation of the Swahili city-state's culture > youtu.be/KvL2MuEGqa0
Click the link to learn how the slave trade began in Africa before Arabs and Europeans got involved > youtu.be/IKjuu1ZOF-o
Unit Eight - Medieval Europe
Click the link to learn about Europe's geography and its influence > youtu.be/Z8brpoU_HNI
Click the link to learn how feudalism worked during Medieval Europe > youtu.be/Gd4lopIPObA
Click the link to find out about the Church's role in the Middle Ages > youtu.be/Ra2t3S8jp8w
Click the link to view a documentary for students on the Crusades of the Middle Ages > youtu.be/dBim4Ma0QKA
Click the link to learn about the reemergence of trade towns in Medieval Europe > study.com/academy/lesson/the-reemergence-of-towns-and-commerce.html
Click the link to see a History Channel video about the effects of Black Plague during the Middle Ages > www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+videos+black+plage+middle+ages&&view=detail&mid=6985E4C8587E3363A8096985E4C8587E3363A809&FORM=VRDGAR
Click the link to learn the history of the Magna Carta and its importance > youtu.be/7xo4tUMdAMw
Click the link to check out a demonstrated overview of the Middle Ages > youtu.be/6EAMqKUimr8
Click the link to find out how feudalism gave way to strong monarchs in the Late Middle Ages > youtu.be/gMCBe9p35Sc
Click the link to find out about the effects of Peasant Revolts in helping end the Middle Ages > youtu.be/zJ0H3ICrVqY
Unit Nine - The Renaissance & Reformation
Click the link to see an overview of the Renaissance documentary > youtu.be/UsKSB-aT3ys
Click the link to view a video on the city-state of Florence and the Medici family > youtu.be/0enkNIMAPHU
Click one of the following links to view a pictorial video on famous Renaissance works of art > youtu.be/rVQBVE9BzYk
or > youtu.be/RJh6UQwUNQA
or > youtu.be/RJh6UQwUNQA
Click the link to view a documentary on in technology innovations of the Renaissance > youtu.be/v8GGurp7KI8
Click the following information showing the importance of Gutenberg's printing press > youtu.be/XZN_X6gPjEc
Click the link to see an overview about the Protestant Reformation and Martin Luther > youtu.be/gi5qR7tflG0
Click the link to find out about King Henry VIII's life, Anglican Church, and wives > youtu.be/cagZe9k3wn4
Unit Ten - The First Global Age: Scientific Revolution & Exploration
Click the link to view a lesson on the motives for exploration and discovery > youtu.be/RLhgx0Zh2U4
Click the link to view a pictorial selection on early explorers of the oceans > youtu.be/FpNGKx20vPc
Click the link to view information on Christopher Columbus's effect on the Americas > youtu.be/wsMGICONtb8
Click the link to view a documentary on the Columbia Exchange > youtu.be/jTEFR1B3MnI
Click the link to watch a documentary on the Spanish conquistadors > youtu.be/j2LlciIeloM
Click the link to learn more about the lost English colony of Roanoke > youtu.be/P24hapbHjKw
Click the link to learn the truth about England's first permanent colony, Jamestown > www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+video+founding+of+jamestown&qpvt=youtube+video+founding+of+jamestown&view=detail&mid=3C104CF1396791C96FCC3C104CF1396791C96FCC&FORM=VRDGAR