Video: World History - Ancient Civilizations

Summary:

Description: This library of videos contains segments about early civilizations in Greece, Rome, and Peru. • Ancient Greek Philosophy (5 min.) • Greek Mythology (7 min.) • Rome: The Early Republic (5 min.) • Spartan Warriors (5 min.) • Alexander the Great (6 min.) • Rise of the Roman Empire (8 min.) • Peru’s Mummies (8 min.) © 2004 Discovery Channel School Grades: 6-8    

Segments:

ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY (05:19)
SOCRATES (02:57)
PLATO (01:19)
ARISTOTLE (01:02)
GREEK MYTHOLOGY (07:27)
GODS AND HEROES IN THE GREEK WORLD (01:12)
HOMER'S ODYSSEY: HEADING HOME (03:51)
ODYSSEUS RETURNS HOME (02:22)
ROME: THE EARLY REPUBLIC (04:50)
DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME (03:06)
THE ROMAN FORUM AND LATIN WRITING (01:43)
SPARTAN WARRIORS (04:47)
TRAINING OF SPARTA'S WARRIOR (02:00)
SPARTA'S ARMY (02:46)
ALEXANDER THE GREAT (05:45)
ALEXANDER THE GREAT: TRAINING AND CONQUEST (03:29)
ALEXANDER THE GREAT'S LEGACY: HELLENISTIC CIVILIZATION (02:16)
RISE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (08:21)
THE ROMAN REPUBLIC GROWS (01:28)
JULIUS CAESAR EMERGES AS DICTATOR OF ROME (01:55)
JULIUS CAESAR ASSASSINATED BRINGING CIVIL WAR (02:41)
PAX ROMANA (02:16)
PERU'S MUMMIES (08:09)
ANCIENT CHIRIBAYA CIVILIZATION IN PERU (03:07)
ANCIENT CHIRIBAYA MUMMIES WITH (03:35)
DATING CHIRIBAYA ARTIFACTS (01:25)