Video: Assignment Discovery - When Civilizations End

Summary:

Description: What factors lead to the downfall of a great civilization? Students examine former empires in China, Peru, and Zimbabwe to compare the ways these civilizations met their ends. © 2004 Discovery Channel School Grades: 6-8     

Segments:

The Forbidden City (10:11)
The Forbidden City - Home to the Son of Heaven (01:12)
Journeying to the Forbidden City (01:56)
The Ming Dynasty Builds the Forbidden City (02:35)
The Kangxi Emperor Ascends the Throne (01:44)
Kangxi Relies on a Westerner (02:19)
Kangxi in the Forbidden City (01:58)
Kangxi's Favored Son (02:04)
Kangxi Dies (03:04)
Qianlong - The Warrior Emperor (01:24)
New Western Interests in China (01:27)
China Rejects Trade with the West (03:14)
England Wins the Opium Wars (03:14)
The Dowager Empress Rules (01:12)
The Boxer Rebellion (01:36)
The Last Emperor (01:37)
The Mummies of Peru (08:01)
Ancient Chiribaya Civilization in Peru (03:37)
Ancient Chiribaya Mummies (02:58)
Dating Chiribaya Artifacts (03:36)
Zimbabwe: Lost City of Africa (04:11)
Zimbabwe Ruins Through Racist Eyes (01:26)
Zimbabwe: Center of an African Culture (02:00)
The Scramble for African Colonies (02:19)
European Imperialism in Africa (02:20)
The Congo and The Heart of Darkness (01:39)