CH. 1 The Glory That Was Rome
Wandering through the Roman Empire; The Fall of Rome
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BBC interactive - Dig it up: the Romans
BBC Bitesize - Roman Britain Mozaik 3D - Pantheon, Baths of Caracalla and Provinces and Settlements of Ancient Rome Lund University - Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire History World - History of Migration 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 GC History of the Ancient World Eps. 31 - 33 - Han and Roman Empires Compared KA Crash Course World History - Fall of Rome the Roman Empire Open Yale Courses: The Early Middle Ages n.7 - The Barbarian Kingdoms University of Edinburgh - Barbarian Movements Vox.com - 40 maps that explain the Roman Empire |
CH. 2 The Early Days of Britain
The Celts of Britain; Barbarians come to Britain; Beowulf the Hero
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Build a seaworthy model of the Geats' ships
Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids Mozaik 3D - Late Roman Soldier Comic - Wulfgar the Bard: Beowulf Caerleon Net - King Arthur: How the legend developed Washington Post - Ancient Irish genome reveals a massive migration from the east University of Michigan - Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory Monty Python - Holy Grail Seamus Heaney Beowulf pts. 1 & 2 BBC - Britain AD Eps. 1, 2 and 3 GC King Arthur: History & Legend Ep. 1 - The Origins of King Arthur KA - Sutton Hoo ship burial Virtual flythrough - Dowth Megalithic Tomb, Bru na Boinne, Ireland |
CH. 3 Christianity Comes to Britain
Augustine Comes to England; Medieval Monasteries; Writing Books by Hand
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Color an illuminated manuscript with home-made pigments
The Getty Museum - About Illuminated Manuscripts Brainpickings - Oh, My Hand: Complaints Medieval Monks Scribbled in the Margins of Manuscripts Naughty Nuns, Flatulent Monks, and Other Surprises of Sacred Medieval Manuscripts Oxford University Press - Miniature: Podictionary Word of the Day Mozaik 3D - Pauline monastery, Abbey of Saint Gall, and Benedictine abbey Mozaik 3D video - The monasteries Trinity College Dublin - The book of Kells Getty Museum - Making Manuscripts Gregorian chant - Tantum Ergo Sacramentum |
CH. 4 The Byzantine Empire
The Beauty of Constantinople; Justinian, the Just Emperor; The Empress Theodora; The Church in the East
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Mozaik 3D - Hagia Sophia and 6th c. Byzantine emperor
Getty Museum - Heaven + Earth: Art of Byzantium Engineering an Empire Ep. 13 - The Byzantines Secrets of Archaeology Ep. 12 - The Forgotten Civilizations of Anatolia History Channel Ancient Discoveries Ep. 25 - Greek Fire: The Byzantine Ultimate Weapon (short clip) TED-Ed - It's a church. It's a mosque. It's Hagia Sophia Religions of the World Ep. 2 - Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christianity |
CH. 5 The Medieval Indian Empire
A King Named Skandagupta; Monks in Caves
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Google Earth - Ajanta Caves
Glencoe - Interactive map of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires Simthsonian 3D - Vairochana, the Cosmic Buddha UNESCO - Ajanta Caves BBC The Story of India Episode 4 - Ages of Gold |
CH. 6 The Rise of Islam
Muhammad's Vision; Muhammad Flees to Medina; The Koran: Islam's Holy Book
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Mozaik 3D - Kaaba, 6th century Arab warrior, and 7th century Arab caliph
KA Crash Course World History - Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars Business Insider - Animated map: The spread of world religions |
CH. 7 Islam Becomes an Empire
The Fight for Mecca; The Spread of Islam; The City of Baghdad; Sinbad in the Valley of Snakes
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Mozaik 3D - Medieval Arab flying machine, water pump and torpedo
Interactive map - The spread of Islam State Library of Victoria - Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond Smithsonian Freer and Sackler - Haft Awrang interactive Archive.org - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Moscow Symphony - Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade |
CH. 8 The Great Dynasties of China
Yang Chien Unites North and South; The Tang Dynasty
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Build a 3D model junk
Asian Art Museum - Brush painting online China Online Museum - Chinese ceramics Smithsonian.com - The demonization of Empress Wu Learnchinesehistory.com - Tang Dynasty Emperor Taizong Engineering an Empire Ep. 11: China Where did it come from? - Ancient China: Agriculture GC History of the Ancient World Ep. 43 - China from chaos to order under the Tang TedEd - The deadly irony of gunpowder History Channel - Machines of Ancient China History Channel - War in the Ancient World: Chinese Super Ships KA Crash Course World History - The Dark Ages... how dark were they, really? KA & Asian Art Museum - Appreciating and decoding Chinese calligraphy KA & Asian Art Museum - Seated Buddha (338 CE), Longmen Grottoes, N. Qi Bodhisattva, KA & Asian Art Museum - Chinese Buddhist Cave Shrines, and Liao Dynasty Arhat Chinese Arts Channel - Tang Dynasty Porcelain Christie's - Pinnacle of Tang Dynasty Art NTDTV - Li Bai: China's Immortal Poet |
CH. 9 East of China
The Yamato Dynasty of Japan; A Tale of Three Countries: Korea, China, and Japan
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Smashingmagazine.com - Writing systems and calligraphy of the world
Minneapolis Institute of Arts - The art of Asia: ceramics BI Science - Animated map: the spread of the world's first writing systems KA & Asian Art Museum - Reviving traditional Korean celadons Freer Sackler - Porcelain for Emperors Cultural Trilogy - Ceramics |
CH. 10 The Bottom of the World
The First People of Australia; The Long Journey of the Maori
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Mapping the World with Art - Polynesian stick charts
Maori Maps AIATSIS - Map of Indiginous Australia Exploratorium - Never Lost: Polynesian navigation Mozaik 3D - Moai (Easter Island, 16th c.), Polynesian catamaran Science - Epic pre-Columbian voyage suggested by genes GC History of the Ancient World Ep. 37 - Hunter-Gatherers and Polynesians National Geographic - Songlines, Dreamtime, and the Visionary Realm of the Aborigines National Geographic - The Wayfinders of Polynesia Dreamtime stories - How the Kangaroo Got Its Pouch National Geographic - Water-holding frogs TopTenz - Top 10 terrifying facts about Maori warriors BBC David Attenborough - The Lost Gods of Easter Island Kon-Tiki |
CH. 11 The Kingdom of the Franks
Clovis, the Ex-Barbarian; Four Tribes, One Empire
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France TV - La naissance du Royaume de France de Clovis à Charlemagne : jeu de bouche-trous
Logicieleducatif.fr - Clovis, les Francs et les Mérovingiens History Channel - Barbarians: The Franks Histoire de... - Mérovingiens Chanson - Le bon roi Dagobert |
CH. 12 The Islamic Invasion
Islam in Spain and Africa
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Geometric art - Metropolitan Museum: Islamic Art and Geometric Design and Géométriquement
Alhambra - Virtual tour TEDEd - The complex geometry of Islamic design GC Turning Points in Middle Eastern History Ep. 6 - Arab Invasion of Andalusia 711 BBC - Ibn Battuta: The Man Who Walked Across the World Roman numerals vs. Arabic numerals and Roman numerals When the Moors ruled Europe Rick Steves - Granada, Spain: The Exquisite Alhambra |
CH. 13 The Great Kings of France
Charles the Hammer; The Greatest King: Charlemagne
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Mozaik 3D - The rise of the Catholic Church and Hierarchy of the Medieval Christian Church
Mozaik 3D - Palace of Charlemagne (Aachen 9th c.) La Chanson de Roland Interactive map - The Frankish Kingdom Carte interactive - La formation du Royaume de France Dartmouth Ancient Books Lab - How to Write Caroline (Carolingian) Minuscule BNF - Trésors Carolingiens Les paysans au Moyen Âge - Les outils KA - Charlemagne and Charlemagne and the Carolingian revival |
CH. 14 The Arrival of the Norsemen
The Viking Invasion; Eric the Red and "Eric's Son"; The Norse Gods; Thor and the Giant King
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Viking ship; Rune puzzles
Livescience article - Viking History: Facts & Myths Mozaik 3D - Viking Settlement, Viking Stave Church and Viking longship Gizmodo.com - Why You Should Never Listen To Ride of the Valkyries While Driving Nova - Write your name in runes Specialdictionary.com - 63 Norse Proverbs ThorNews - The Viking Calendar Canadian Geographic - Reverse Colonialism: How the Inuit Conquered the Vikings National Geographic - Discovery Could Rewrite History of Vikings in New World TED Ideas - The search for a fabled Norse site... with satellites and Globalxplorer Norse creation History Channel - Leif Eriksson vs. Christopher Columbus Science - Why did Greenland's Vikings disappear? Anna Russell - Analysis of Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' Wagner - Götterdämmerung, Boulez, Bayreuth '79 Crash Course World History II - The Vikings! PBS Nova - Vikings Unearthed TED Talks - Jared Diamond: Why do societies collapse? |
CH. 15 The First Kings of England
The Vikings Invade England; Alfred the Great; The Battle of Hastings
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UK National Archives - Domesday book game
Domesday book online - Open Domesday Mozaik 3D - The Battle of Hastings BBC - The Battle of Hastings game The Animated Bayeux Tapestry BBC - The Bayeux Tapestry History Channel - Alfred the Great BBC - The Search for Alfred the Great Lagan History - What was the Domesday Book? |
CH. 16 England After the Conquest
The English Language; Serfs and Noblemen; Stone Castles
CH. 17 Knights and Samurai
The English Code of Chivalry; The Samurai: Japanese Knights
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Knighthood ceremony
Mozaik 3D - Medieval knight, Samurai, and Himeji Castle Heraldry game Make Your Coat of Arms National Archives UK - Joust! game Iris - Seismic monitor History Channel - Ep. 1 Full Metal Jousting Video short - Medieval Jousting at Hever Castle The Guardian - Snow monkeys soak in hot springs of Japan Japanese Onsen Manners Queen Elizabeth investiture ceremony TopTenz - Top 10 ways your image of a samurai is wrong Samurai sword vs. knight broadsword NOVA - Secrets of the Samurai sword Crash Course World History II - Japan in the Heinan Period and Cultural History GC Foundations of Eastern Civilization Ep. 43 - Medieval Japan: Samurai and Shoguns |
CH. 18 The Age of Crusades
A Command from the Pope; Recapturing Jerusalem; Saladin of Jerusalem; El Cid and the "Reconquest of Spain"
CH. 19 A New Kind of King
Richard the Lionhearted; John Lackland and the Magna Carta; Robin Hood; Robin Hood and the Butcher
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British Library - Magna Carta
Australian Human Rights Commission - Magna Carta Terry Jones' Medieval Lives - Playlist Goodbye-Art Academy - Medieval Art History PBS (short) - Magna Carta: Rule of Law Mythbusters Season 4 Ep. 12 - Myths reopened |
CH. 20 The Diaspora
The Scattering of the Jews; A Tale of the Diaspora; The Clever Rabbi of Cordova
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ClassZone interactive map - The Jewish Diaspora AD 70 - 500
PBS - Visual timeline : Explore the Diaspora LiveScience - Genes tell intricate tale of Jewish Diaspora Essential lectures in Jewish history - Jews in the Medieval economy |