World History
Ever wonder how feudal lords fought each other in so much armour?
Take a look at this cool clip from The National Museum of the Middle Ages in Geneva in which actors demonstrate some of the movements and techniques of the fighters.
You can read more about them at Open Culture where I saw the clip, which is in French.
- Middle Ages
Middle Ages Contains overview of life during Middle Ages including life in the towns, manors, the royal court, barons, medieval soldiers, peasants, and feudal system. From the site: The Middle Ages stretched roughly from the fifth century to the...
- How The Khufu Eqyptian Pyramid Was Built Part Ii
Jean-Pierre Houdin speculates that the pyramids were built "with an external ramp, and the upper portions with internal ramps." You can read more from the Open Culture post where I found this clip. You can also read more about Houdin's theory at...
- Stephen Colbert, Moocs, And The Head Of Edex
Saw this entertaining clip on Open Culture. ...
- Cave Paintings, Maybe World'sfirst Cinema
This comes after the unit on pre-history but is still worth watching. French archaeologist and film maker, Mark Azema, put together this clip using paintings from the Caves of Lascaux. Below is a clip from the the radio news show, the World, about Azema's...
- Pinterest And Collaborative Teams
I know that Ken made a post about Penterest a couple of months ago but I've just started using it and love it as a resource for our teams. For example, I am developing boards for each unit that we study in World 1. The one above...
World History
How Feudal Lords Fought in Armour
Ever wonder how feudal lords fought each other in so much armour?
Take a look at this cool clip from The National Museum of the Middle Ages in Geneva in which actors demonstrate some of the movements and techniques of the fighters.
You can read more about them at Open Culture where I saw the clip, which is in French.
- Middle Ages
Middle Ages Contains overview of life during Middle Ages including life in the towns, manors, the royal court, barons, medieval soldiers, peasants, and feudal system. From the site: The Middle Ages stretched roughly from the fifth century to the...
- How The Khufu Eqyptian Pyramid Was Built Part Ii
Jean-Pierre Houdin speculates that the pyramids were built "with an external ramp, and the upper portions with internal ramps." You can read more from the Open Culture post where I found this clip. You can also read more about Houdin's theory at...
- Stephen Colbert, Moocs, And The Head Of Edex
Saw this entertaining clip on Open Culture. ...
- Cave Paintings, Maybe World'sfirst Cinema
This comes after the unit on pre-history but is still worth watching. French archaeologist and film maker, Mark Azema, put together this clip using paintings from the Caves of Lascaux. Below is a clip from the the radio news show, the World, about Azema's...
- Pinterest And Collaborative Teams
I know that Ken made a post about Penterest a couple of months ago but I've just started using it and love it as a resource for our teams. For example, I am developing boards for each unit that we study in World 1. The one above...