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The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice (Episode One)
This first episode in this BBC series examines the religious, political, economic and social lives of the Celts.
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Cahokia Mounds Historic Site
Introductory video for the Cahokia Mounds State Historic and World Heritage Site. The site preserves the largest prehistoric Native American city north of Mexico and the largest prehistoric earthen mound in the Americas. http://www.cahokiamounds.org...
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The Persian Empire: 7,000 years of History
Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this documentary, by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian, reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian (Persian) history.
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Zoroastrianism
This brief video discusses the key concepts of the ancient Persian religion Zoroastrianism: Zarathustra, Ahura Mazda and the Avesta.
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Overview of Ancient Persia
This brief video explains the origin of the terms "Persia" and Zoroastrianism. It also puts the Median, Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian and Sassanian Empires in context.
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The Achaemenid Empire: Persia
This video delves deeper into the reign of Cyrus the Great as he overthrows the Medians to establish the Achaemenid Empire, the first official Persian Empire.
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The Sui Dynasty
WHAP Movie Maker Project
Justine Engel & Jeshua Malroy
Marzullo per. 1
May 2015
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Ancient Rome: Class and Social System
In this video, the various classes within Roman society, as well as the Conflict of the Orders are discussed.
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Ancient Egypt: Economy
This video is an explanation of ancient Egyptian economy.
Source: Burstein, M. Stanley, "World History: Ancient Civilizations". Social Studies. Holt, California. 2006.
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Ancient Persia and the Arabian Peninsula
This video discusses the civilizations of Ancient Persia and the Arabian Peninsula. In this episode, the grand residences at Persepolis and the imperial palaces of Darius are toured. The second half of the video discusses the Arabian...