CH. 21 The Medes and the Persians
A New Empire; Cyrus the Great
The Medes and the Persians; The Median Empire; The Persian Achaemenid Empire; Cyrus the Great; Darius the Great; Zoroaster; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Medes and the Persians; The Median Empire; The Persian Achaemenid Empire; Cyrus the Great; Darius the Great; Zoroaster; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Persepolis column in Sketchup Make (project Persepolis)
Eduplace map - The Persian Empire Virtual panoramic tour - Ruins of Persepolis Mozaik 3D - Persian warrior, Persian monarch Secrets of Archaeology Ep. 20 - At The Court Of The King Of Kings Engineering an Empire Ep. 10 - The Persians UNESCO Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures, Yazd, Iran |
CH. 22 Sparta and Athens
Life in Sparta; Life in Athens
The City-States of Classical Greece; Political Systems; The Great Minds of Ancient Greece
The City-States of Classical Greece; Political Systems; The Great Minds of Ancient Greece
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Article - Ostracism and oysters
Build an ancient Greek temple La journée de Nikos, citoyen athénien Mozaik 3D - Olympia, the Acropolis of Athens, Athenian citizens, Theater of Dionysus Ted-Ed Democracy in Athens Where did it come from? - Ancient Greece: modern ship building Secrets of Archaeology Ep. 4 - Athens: Western Splendor Engineering an Empire Ep. 3 - Greece Ancient Worlds Ep. 3 - The Greek thing Understanding Greek and Roman Technology Episode 4 - The Greek Temple |
CH. 23 The Greek Gods
The Golden Apple
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CH. 24 The Wars of the Greeks
Greece's War With Persia; The Greeks Fight Each Other
First Persian Invasion and the Battle of Marathon; Second Persian Invasion and the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis; Athens, the Hegemon; The Peloponnesian Wars
First Persian Invasion and the Battle of Marathon; Second Persian Invasion and the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis; Athens, the Hegemon; The Peloponnesian Wars
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Xerxes's pontoon bridge; torsion ballista kit
Eduplace map - The Persian Wars Mozaik 3D - The battle of Thermopylae, A Spartan story, The battle of Salamis, Persian pontoon bridge, The battle of Marathon British Museum - Can you command a Greek trireme at Salamis? KA Crash Course World History - Greeks and Persians Understanding Greek & Roman Tech Ep 1 - Technology in the Ancient World (Battle of Salamis) History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective Ep 12 Persians and Greeks, Episode 18 - The Peloponnesian War and the Trial of Socrates, and Episode 23 - Earliest Historians of Greece and China |
CH. 25 Alexander the Great
Philip and His Son; Alexander's Invasions; The Death of Alexander
King Philip of Macedonia Conquers Most of Greece; Alexander the Great Rules; The Hellenistic Period
King Philip of Macedonia Conquers Most of Greece; Alexander the Great Rules; The Hellenistic Period
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Solve or cut the Gordian knot
Mozaik 3D - Macedonian soldier, Greek and Macedonian phalanx, Macedonian siege tower, The Wonders of the Ancient World, Archimedes's military inventions, and Archimedes's screw Map - The Empire of Alexander Engineering an Empire Ep. 4 - Greece: Age of Alexander Secrets of Archaeology Eps 12 & 23 - The Forgotten Civilizations of Anatolia and The Fabulous Centers of Hellenism BBC Ancient Worlds Ep. 4 - Return of the King |
CH. 26 The People of the Americas
The Nazca Drawings; The Heads of the Olmecs; Rabbit Shoots the Sun
The Paleo-Indian Stage; Early Agriculture; Early Civilizations of South America (Norte Chico, Chavín, Nazca); Early Civilizations of Mesoamerica (Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Teotihuacan); North America in the Archaic and Post-Archaic Stages
The Paleo-Indian Stage; Early Agriculture; Early Civilizations of South America (Norte Chico, Chavín, Nazca); Early Civilizations of Mesoamerica (Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Teotihuacan); North America in the Archaic and Post-Archaic Stages
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Nazca lines in the garden; Serpent Mound in the garden; make an atlatl
Khan Academy articles - Mesoamerica and Nasca, an introduction Archaeology.com Caral-Supe NPR - Ancient DNA ties Native Americans from two continents to Clovis Nat'l Geo - Ancient DNA sheds new light on Arctic's earliest people Nat'l Geo Nasca lines Photo gallery, Animation, and Article Eduplace map - Ancient American civilizations The Mesoamerican Ballgame Cyark 3D - Monte Albán, Chavín de Huántar and Teotihuacan Mayan glyph typewriter Mozaik 3D - Teotihuacan History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective - Ep. 34 Early Americas: Resources and Olmecs BBC short - The Nazca lines; BBC Secrets of the Ancients - Olmec heads Digging for the truth - Olmec stone heads PBS First Peoples Episode 1 - Americas Digging for the Truth Ep. 2.1 The Real Temple of Doom and 1.9 The Secret of the Nazca Lines BI Science - Animated map: Charting prehistoric human migration |
CH. 27 The Rise of Rome
Romulus and Remus; The Power of Rome
The Etruscan Civilization; The Founding of Rome; The Seven Kings of Rome; Roman Society (The family - Names - Religion at home - The state religion - The social orders - Patronage - Roman law); The Roman Republic (The magistracies and the cursus honorum - SPQR - Wars and Expansion: The Conquest of Italy, The Punic Wars, The Macedonian Wars, The Jugurthine War, The Gallic Wars, The Cimbrian Wars - The Marian reforms - Rise of the Populists - The End of the Republic : Internal Unrest (Slave Wars and Civil Wars) - Crassus and Pompey - Cicero and the Catiline Conspiracy)
The Etruscan Civilization; The Founding of Rome; The Seven Kings of Rome; Roman Society (The family - Names - Religion at home - The state religion - The social orders - Patronage - Roman law); The Roman Republic (The magistracies and the cursus honorum - SPQR - Wars and Expansion: The Conquest of Italy, The Punic Wars, The Macedonian Wars, The Jugurthine War, The Gallic Wars, The Cimbrian Wars - The Marian reforms - Rise of the Populists - The End of the Republic : Internal Unrest (Slave Wars and Civil Wars) - Crassus and Pompey - Cicero and the Catiline Conspiracy)
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Find a fasces on a dime and on the seal of the US senate; make cecina
Mozaik 3D - The quinquereme and Circus Maximus NOVA - A gallery of Roman mosaics Article - The Etruscan alphabet Wisegeek.com - What is the Difference Between a Republic and a Democracy? History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective - Episode 26 People of the toga: Etruscans, early Rome Secrets of Archaeology - Eps. 5, 8 & 17 - A Place Called Etruria, Greek Cities in Italy, and Ancient Cities Bordering on Latium Ancient Worlds - Episode 5: Republic of Virtue Mozaik 3D video - The founding of Rome Dessin animé Alix l'intrépide Rise and Fall of an Empire pts. 1 & 2: The First Barbarian War and Spartacus |
CH. 28 The Roman Empire
The Roman Gods; The Roman Builders; The Roman Gladiators; The Gladiator School
Notable Romans
Notable Romans
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Build an aqueduct
Mozaik 3D - Roman aqueduct and road; Roman domus; Roman siege engines; Roman Gladiators Visite virtuelle - Le Pont du Gard BBC game - Gladiator: Dressed to kill Web book - You Wouldn't Want To Be a Roman Gladiator Make a Roman mosaic online Scientific American Article - Did the Persians use chemical warfare against the Romans? Eye for Engineering - Building an Empire PBS - David Macaualy: Roman City Understanding Greek & Roman Tech - Ep. 6 Construction Revolution: Arches and Concrete Engineering an Empire Ep. 1 - Rome Where did it come from? - Ancient Rome: The Modern Stadium Excerpt from the movie Gladiator Reconstitution dramatique - Opposition Rétiaire / Secutor, Arènes d'Arles |
CH. 29 Rome's War With Carthage
The Punic Wars
The First Punic War; The Second Punic War (Hannibal marches on Italy - The Battle of Trebbia River - The Battle of Lake Trasimene - Fabius the Delayer - The Battle of Cannae and the Siege of Syracuse - The death of Hasdrubal - Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus - The end of Hannibal); The Third Punic War; The aftermath of the Punic Wars
The First Punic War; The Second Punic War (Hannibal marches on Italy - The Battle of Trebbia River - The Battle of Lake Trasimene - Fabius the Delayer - The Battle of Cannae and the Siege of Syracuse - The death of Hasdrubal - Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus - The end of Hannibal); The Third Punic War; The aftermath of the Punic Wars
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Birmingham Museum Dress a Roman soldier
Choose your own adventure: Battle of Cannae Hannibal of Carthage game (chapter one) National Museums Scotland Build a Roman fort Mozaik 3D - Battle of Zama, Ancient Roman Military Camp, Ancient Roman Infantry Tactics Engineering an Empire Ep. 6 - Carthage History Channel short clip - Hannibal's elephants BBC - Hannibal: Rome's worst nightmare National Geographic - Hannibal v Rome and short clip of the Battle of Cannae Secrets of Archaeology Ep. 18 - Retracing the Tracks of Hannibal TED - Revealing the lost codex of Archimedes TED-ed - Archimedes' principle, Archimedes' Eureka, and The mighty mathematics of the lever Nature - Archimedes' legendary sphere brought to life |
CH. 30 The Aryans of India
Life on the Ganges River; The Castes of Ancient India; Siddhartha
Hinduism and the Vedic Period; The 16 Mahajanapadas and the Achaemenid Empire; Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha; Jainism
Hinduism and the Vedic Period; The 16 Mahajanapadas and the Achaemenid Empire; Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha; Jainism
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Play snakes and ladders / Moksha Patam, and BBC video Snakes and ladders: a morality test
Preparing Basmati rice Rice donation vocabulary game - Freerice.com Eduplace map - Aryan migrations into India Mozaic 3D - Ancient Indian war elephant BBC The Story of India Episode 2 - The power of ideas Animated - Ramayana: the legend of Prince Rama and Mahabharata Animated short - Hindu creation story Asian Art Museum - How a Prince Became the Buddha and The Rama Epic LIVE |
CH. 31 The Mauryan Empire of India
The Empire United; The Jataka Tales
Chandragupta and the Mauryan Empire; Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya Empire
Chandragupta and the Mauryan Empire; Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya Empire
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Mozaik 3D - The Great Stupa (Sanchi)
History of the Ancient World Ep. 21 Unifiers of India: Chandragupta and Asoka KA Crash Course World History - Buddha and Ashoka |
CH. 32 China: Writing and the Qin
Calligraphy in China; Warring States; The First Emperor and the Great Wall; The First Emperor's Grave
Western Zhōu (Xī Zhōu, 西周); Eastern Zhōu (Dōng Zhōu, 东周) and the Spring and Autumn (春秋时代) and Warring States (战国时代) Periods; Qín (秦) Dynasty; The Chǔ – Hàn Contention (楚汉战争); Hàn (汉) Dynasty; Hàn Dynasty arts and sciences
Western Zhōu (Xī Zhōu, 西周); Eastern Zhōu (Dōng Zhōu, 东周) and the Spring and Autumn (春秋时代) and Warring States (战国时代) Periods; Qín (秦) Dynasty; The Chǔ – Hàn Contention (楚汉战争); Hàn (汉) Dynasty; Hàn Dynasty arts and sciences
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Calligraphy - The Art of War on wooden strips; review paper-making at the Suho Paper Museum
Mozaik 3D - The Great Wall of China Archaeology news network - Infectious diseases were carried along the Silk Road Chinese Seal Generator University of Dundee - Made in China: Chinese characters Seismoscope - Zhāng Héng (张衡) The first oil wells in China Smithsonian.com - Terra Cotta Soldiers on the March Origin of Li and Yue: Zhou Dynasty The Emperor's Eternal Army BBC - The Immortal Emperor NTDTV short - The Qin Dynasty CCTV 9 - Origin of Rites and Music and The Great Wall CNTV - Qin unification of the writing system, measurements & currency KA Crash Course World History - The Silk Road and ancient trade |
CH. 33 Confucius
China's Wise Teacher
Confucius (Kǒngzǐ, 孔子) and Rújiā (儒家); Lǎozǐ (老子) and Daoism (Dàojiào, 道教); Hán Fēi (韩非) and Legalism (Fǎ Jiā, 法家); Sun Tzu (Sūnzǐ, 孙子) and The Art of War (Sūnzǐ bīngfǎ, 孙子兵法); Sīmǎ Qiān (司马迁) and the Records of the Grand Historian (太史公书, Tàishǐgōng shū)
Confucius (Kǒngzǐ, 孔子) and Rújiā (儒家); Lǎozǐ (老子) and Daoism (Dàojiào, 道教); Hán Fēi (韩非) and Legalism (Fǎ Jiā, 法家); Sun Tzu (Sūnzǐ, 孙子) and The Art of War (Sūnzǐ bīngfǎ, 孙子兵法); Sīmǎ Qiān (司马迁) and the Records of the Grand Historian (太史公书, Tàishǐgōng shū)
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Tangram; learn some Chinese idioms; play mahjong
Bilingual edition - Analects (论语) Bilingual edition - The Art of War (孙子兵法) Bilingual edition - Dào Dé Jīng (道德经) Ancient Chinese Philosophy Cartoon - The twenty-four filial exemplars 二十四孝 CCTV 9 - The Light of Reasoning and History of Ancient Chinese Weaponry History.com - Sun Tzu documentary NTDTV short - Confucius KA Crash Course World History - The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius |
CH. 34 The Rise of Julius Caesar
Caesar is Kidnapped; The Consuls of Rome; Caesar and the Senate
Cursus honorum and First Triumvirate
Cursus honorum and First Triumvirate
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Mozaik 3D - Roman soldier, 1st c. BC
Roman numerals crocodile game Plutarch, The Parallel Lives - The Life of Julius Caesar Texas A&M - How eating 'mad honey' cost Pompey The Great 1,000 soldiers Political structure of the Roman Republic Rise and Fall of an Empire pts 3 & 4 Julius Caesar and The Forest of Death |
CH. 35 Caesar the Hero
Caesar Fights the Celts; Caesar Crosses the Rubicon; Caesar and Cleopatra; The Death of Caesar
The Gallic Wars; Civil War, Cleopatra, and dictatorship; Caesar's death; Notes on the calendar
The Gallic Wars; Civil War, Cleopatra, and dictatorship; Caesar's death; Notes on the calendar
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Scientific American - Crack the Code! Make a Caesar Cipher
Mozaik 3D - Theater of Pompey, Battle of Alesia, and Alesia Mozaik 3D - Measuring time Un Village Gaulois La Bataille de Gergovie C. Iuli Caesaris - De Bello Gallico en latin, et en traduction française Appian - Excerpt from History of the Civil Wars Cicero's speech: In Catilinam Oratio Prima (in Latin) Cicero's speech : A nation cannot survive treason (in English) Great Courses: Living History Ep. 11 - The final days of Julius Caesar KA Crash Course World History - The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or... which was it? |
CH. 36 The First Roman Prince
Augustus Caesar
From Octavian to Augustus
From Octavian to Augustus
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Cleopatra and Rome
Why Cleopatra probably didn't kill herself with a snake PBS - Augustan Family Tree Great Courses: Living History Ep. 12 - Antony and Cleopatra's death pact National Geographic short - Cleopatra Secrets of Archaeology Ep. 7 - Egypt according to Cleopatra PBS - The Roman Empire in the First Century Ep. 1 Order from Chaos / Years of Trial |
CH. 37 The Beginning of Christianity
The Birth of Jesus; Jesus is Crucified and Resurrected
The life of Jesus; The spread of Christianity
The life of Jesus; The spread of Christianity
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Mozaik 3D - The Colosseum
PBS - The Roman Empire in the First Century Ep. 2 Winds of Change / Years of Eruption Rise and Fall of an Empire pt 5 The Invasion of Britain NOVA - Colosseum: Roman death trap PBS - Secrets of the Colosseum and From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians |
CH. 38 The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation
The Destruction of the Temple
The Siege of Jerusalem; The Temple of Jerusalem; Jerusalem after the Ottomans; Notes on some ancient Jewish sects; Masada
The Siege of Jerusalem; The Temple of Jerusalem; Jerusalem after the Ottomans; Notes on some ancient Jewish sects; Masada
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How to play dreidel
Eduplace - Jewish Diaspora interactive map Mozaik 3D - Solomon's Temple PBS - Kingdom of David pts 3 & 4: The End of Days and The Gifts of the Jews |
CH. 39 Rome and the Christians
Nero, the Evil Emperor; Christians in the Catacombs; The Emperor is a Christian
Julio-Claudian Dynasty; Year of the Four Emperors; Flavian Dynasty; Nerva-Antonine Dynasty; The Christians
Julio-Claudian Dynasty; Year of the Four Emperors; Flavian Dynasty; Nerva-Antonine Dynasty; The Christians
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PBS - The Emperor of Rome Game and Which Roman Emperor Are You?
Pompeii interactive Rome's ancient underground neighborhoods Mozaik 3D - Early Christian Necropolis Marcus Aurelius - Meditations Discovery - Pompei: Back from the dead Secrets of Archaeology Ep. 1 - Pompeii: A city rediscovered ScienceDaily - New life found in ancient tombs Rise and Fall of an Empire pts 8 & 10 - Wrath of the Gods and Constantine the Great KA Crash Course World History - Christianity from Judaism to Constantine |
CH. 40 Rome Begins to Weaken
The British Rebellion; Rome Divided in Two
The decline: From the Year of the Five Emperors to the Crisis of the Third Century; The Tetrarchy and the Constantinian Dynasty
The decline: From the Year of the Five Emperors to the Crisis of the Third Century; The Tetrarchy and the Constantinian Dynasty
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BBC - Romans in Scotland interactive
BBC Bitesize - Roman Britain Birmingham Grid for Learning - Boudicca's Revolt Eduplace interactive map - The division of the Roman Empire, AD 395 Livescience article - History of the Celts Rise and Fall of an Empire pts 11 & 12 - The Barbarian General & The Puppet Master Secrets of Archaeology pt. 16 - The Roman Empire in Africa BBC Teach - Life during the Roman Invasion |
CH. 41 The Attacking Barbarians
Attila the Hun; Stilicho, Roman and Barbarian; The Coming of the Visigoths
Attila and the Huns; The Germanic barbarians; Stilicho; Overview of the major barbarian tribes
Attila and the Huns; The Germanic barbarians; Stilicho; Overview of the major barbarian tribes
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Livescience article - Who Were the Ancient Goths?
Webchron - The Germanic Tribes History World - History of Migration University of Edinburgh - Barbarian Movements Mozaik 3D - Late Roman Soldier Rise and Fall of an Empire pt 13 - The Last Emperor History channel - Barbarians: The Goths, The Huns and The Vandals |
CH. 42 The End of Rome
The Last Roman Emperor; The Legacy of Rome
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BBC interactive - Dig it up: the Romans
Mozaik 3D - Pantheon and Baths of Caracalla Smithsonian mag - Why the Pantheon hasn't crumbled Secrets of Archaeology Ep. 19 - Roman Imprint On the West Where did it come from? - Ancient Rome: The Modern Stadium Video short - Emperors of Rome: Romulus Augustulus Secrets of Archaeology Ep. 19 - Roman Imprint on the West |