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The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire. The selection contains a slide show of photos of the Great Wall of China set to music. (02:32)
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February 28, 2012 at 04:36 PM
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This three minute video explains the history behind the community of Machu Picchu that stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The video is excellent to show the location and insights into the people who lived there.
Found by freealan in History of Latin America
October 25, 2011 at 10:00 PM
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This 11:32 video is the dramatic story of the take over of of Babylon and its reaction to his victory over them. This is an excellent overview of the Founder of the Persian Empire.
Found by freealan in Ancient Persia
February 6, 2012 at 09:38 PM
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This three minute video teaches about the conquistador, Hernando Cortez, and how he conquered the Aztec empire of Mexico, why, and how. A good overview.
Found by freealan in Ancient Aztecs
September 5, 2011 at 09:33 PM
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The story of Heman Cortez and his search for riches in the Americas. Using pictures to illustrate the narration, the video tells of Cortez using an Indian slave as his translator and finding the capital city of the Aztecs. Cortez was thought to be a god and controlled the emperor in his thirst for gold. Eventually the people overthrew the emperor, and the Aztec empire fell. AP history lesson.
Found by laneyk in Cortes, Hernan
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This video is accompanied by text. "The Spanish-American War, the Panama Canal project, and the Roosevelt Corollary ensured extensive U.S. involvement in Latin America. Many Caribbean and Latin American countries seemed to be in a perpetual state of revolution and political upheaval. Due to its close geographic proximity, the U.S. felt compelled to get involved and exert influence in these conflicts. The significant financial investment that resulted from “dollar diplomacy” also required the U.S. to intervene repeatedly in order to protect its citizens and investments. Taft continued Roosevelt’s imperialist policies and increased America’s economic and political empire throughout the world..." (Well-produced video with slides and narration.)
Found by helpingnorth in Theo. Roosevelt's Foreign Policy
December 30, 2009 at 04:54 PM
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Musician and artist Jeffrey Lewis sings about the factors that brought down an empire. (03:12)
Found by freealan in Fall of Rome
February 11, 2012 at 10:47 PM
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Clovis befriended Rome and then struck, winning and making it "imperialistic." The Franks were growing rapidly trying to make a larger empire. This three minute video explains the battles and politics of this period using actors and a narrator.
Found by freealan in History of Continental Europe
February 7, 2012 at 11:21 PM
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This 6:38 video explains how this emperor of India’s Maryann Empire,
who lived in the 3rd century used military power to become the emperor for nearly 40 years. The capital city is Pataliputra. He was a great military trainer and had trained a lot of great soldiers for battles. He also made Buddhism the state religion. A very good overview that shows the importance of planning.
Found by freealan in India
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On December 7, 1941, Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil at Pearl Harbor that kills over 2,000 American civilians and military personnel. This marks the declaration of war against the empire of Japan and the US entry into World War II. (1:49)
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March 7, 2012 at 01:06 PM
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This video is accompanied by text. "The discovery of gold in California in 1848 prompted people from all over the world to seek their fortunes on the Pacific Coast of the United States. The discovery came during a period of political turmoil and economic hardship in China. The Chinese Empire was losing control of the nation and imperial powers from Europe were forcing their way into the country. As a result, many Chinese left their homeland to make a living in America. They sailed to San Francisco, which the Chinese immigrants had named the "golden mountain."
Found by helpingnorth in Asian Immigrants
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In this Wonders of Latin America video, learn why hospitality was a fatal mistake for the Aztec empire. Montezuma and Cortez meet in a peaceful way but with tensions of two different worlds. Montezuma invites Cortez and his men to stay in one of his palaces. (5:39)
Found by CourtneyMorrison in History of Latin America
February 22, 2012 at 02:54 PM
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Sudan is located in northeastern Africa. It is the continent’s largest country and, in the late nineteenth century, Britain added it to its expanding colonial empire. (04:24)
Found by ggurley in Misc. African History
June 28, 2012 at 11:17 AM
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The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. This selection contains a magnificent slide show of photos set to music. (02:25)
Found by michellehoggard in Wonders of the World
February 28, 2012 at 04:41 PM
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A story of the greatest conqueror ever in world history and his Mongol Empire that ruled the world a thousand years ago. Two Alien Cultures Clash, the Mongols and the Chinese. Few Chinese Villages had seen a Mongol Warrior in the 13th century. He had to get over the Great Chinese Wall.
Found by ECP in Mongolia
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This documentary of this ancient empire is told through images and narration and is suitable for high school students.
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The Secret History of the Mongols. A story of the greatest conqueror ever in world history and his Mongol Empire that ruled the world a thousand years ago. How did this illiterate outcast turn the feuding tribes of Mongolia into a powerful nation and how did he turn the Mongol hordes into a fighting machine that conquered Europe.[10:00]
Found by ECP in Mongolia
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In this Ancient Mysteries video clip we learn about the Aztec empire. Their capital city, Tenochtitlan, was one of the biggest of its time. The culture made many new innovations, such as the calendar. However, sacrifice also played a large role. Run time 03:40.
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This video is the first part of the documentary about Palestine. It begins with images from a silent black-and-white film and there is reference to the way in which the British thought of Palestine when it was part of their Empire in the early 20th century. There are images of the primitive land and there are people describing what life was like there. The British, the Arabs and the Jews had different views of Palestine. In the 1920s this started to bring problems. There is an account of the different rebellions that took place in the 30s and 40s due to religion and immigration. There is an introduction to the influence of Hitler over Jews in Germany when he came to power and they way in which Jews started to move to Palestine at that time. (06:36)
Found by helpingnorth in Palestine 1930-1948, Documentary
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Nile 4000
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This two minute video how this 4000 mile river gave birth to all the early empires in Africa. It provides maps and a narrator to help tell the story.
Found by freealan in Middle East Geography
February 10, 2012 at 11:19 PM
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In just two years the Spanish Conquistadors, led by Hernan Cortez, were able to almost completely destroy the Aztecs, one of the most advanced indigenous empires of the Americas. Beware Spaniards bearing measles. Length 3:41
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In this The Presidents video, learn that at a time when the great nations of the world were expanding their empires, many feared that if America did not start taking colonies, it would risk being overpowered.This video does a good job of explaining why America acted as it did and Roosevelt's work in that regard. Gives good detail.
Found by freealan in Spanish-American War
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Professor Kenney Mencher (Art History Stone Age Technology through the Early Renaissance). An analysis of Classic Roman Sculpture from the Republican Period to the Empire. The Pantheon (from Greek: meaning "to every god") is a building in Rome, Italy, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD. (10:32)
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Built in stages over many centuries, the Great Wall of China stretches more than 6,400 kilometers, or nearly 4,000 miles through northern China. China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, began constructing the wall in the 3rd century BC to protect the northern borders of his empire from Mongolians and other nomadic invaders. (Professional video)
Found by JonDonCole in China
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This 40 minute video uses images and narration to explain the Llife of Apostle Paul with Rick Steves
Journey to Turkey and Greece with noted public television host Rick Steves and introduce the Apostle Paul, Christianity’s greatest theologian and missionary.
About two thousand years ago Roman soldiers executed Jesus of Nazareth. The story appeared to be over. But it was just getting started. Within a generation, pockets of Greek, Roman, and Jewish members of a new faith, developed communities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean world. In time, that new faith, Christianity, became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
This is the story of early Christianity’s greatest missionary and leading theologian - the Jewish Pharisee and tent maker from Tarsus who became the Apostle Paul.
Found by freealan in Christianity
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