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World History - 1450-1799

Within History
Woman raises eyebrows and opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. That it was a time when the tradition of tolerance.
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 1
28 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white image of a swamp with lush trees in the foreground and birds in the background. Caption. But 500 years ago, it was home to swamps.
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 2
28 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
ASL
Portrait of Columbus in a gold frame with map as backdrop. Caption. Probably the only holiday celebrating a big goof-up.
All About the Holidays
Episode 31
1 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Hawa Mahal. Caption: Also known as the Palace of Winds,
Around the World
Episode 23
2 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Tan stone domes, pillars, and arches at top of the Taj Mahal against a gray sky background. Caption. "Of Indian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic influences."
Around the World
Episode 8
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Inside of an ornate chapel with carved stone columns, tile floors, and a stone sculpture of 3 people in different poses on display. Caption. "It was created by Michelangelo in the 1520s."
Around the World
Episode 28
2 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Silhouette of a large stone statue of a man wearing armor and a helmet on a rearing horse against a cloudy sky backdrop. Caption with male narrator, "St. Petersburg was the vision of one man."
Around the World
Episode 39
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Animation of a man standing in front of a table holding a stone tablet. Caption. Manages to unlock the mystery of hieroglyphics.
Butterfly Effect
Season 3 / Ep 9
26 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Animation of a conquistador on horseback surrounded by fire. Caption. The Aztec Empire collapses.
Butterfly Effect
Season 2 / Ep 11
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Animation of pagodas and green trees against a partly cloudy sky during Japan's Edo period. Caption. Will lead to a united Japan and 250 years of civil peace.
Butterfly Effect
Season 1 / Ep 9
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Butterfly Effect
Season 2 / Ep 3
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Animation of a young royal boy standing next to others in an indoor castle setting. Caption. Are on the point of capturing Louis the Fourteenth.
Butterfly Effect
Season 2 / Ep 4
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Etching of a long haired man in night clothes looking through a long telescope supported by a stand. The man is seated behind the scope and the scope extends up to an open window. The room is richly furnished.
Civilization: Is the West History?
Episode 2
47 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Image collage, including a painting of the Roman Senate and a closeup photo of the mask of KIng Tutankhamun. Caption. Would help to improve human life and reduce society's problems
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 1
12 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
English soldiers march through the fog, moving towards a distant blaze. Caption. Mad Anthony's troops indiscriminately destroy.
27 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Closeup of a side of the Roman Coliseum against a blue sky. The side has multiple stone levels with arches and other decorative stonework. Caption. What happened to Rome?
Civilization and Ideas
Episode 2
18 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
An old globe. Caption: Scientists were coming to their own conclusions
Civilization and Ideas
Episode 3
14 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white frame of Merle Oberon dressed in a dark ruffled gown with a cameo necklace. Caption. Monsieur Chauvelin, the French ambassador.
1 hours 37 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Wide shot of Piazza San Marco in Venice looking towards Saint Mark's Basilica and Campanile. Caption. But how did this fairy tale setting come into being.
52 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
ASL
Illustration of explorer Ferdinand Magellan leaning over a desk writing in a large book with his right hand. He is looking at a golden ball that he's holding up with his left hand. Caption. Magellan was born to a noble Portuguese family around 1480.
World Explorers
Episode 12
5 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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