World History
Here's an engaging BBC Four documentary about the children who built Victorian England.
You will learn, for example, that these children were the first generation to have their thoughts and experiences thoroughly documented, according to Professor Jane Humphries, who hosts the documentary.
Diaries, letters, parish records, government reports, and newspapers all add to the picture of these so-called "white slaves."
The documentary is almost 60 minutes but students can get a lot by watching the first 15 minutes here.
- Archaeologists, Scholars Dispute Jesus Documentary
CNN has this report about a documentary by Academy Award winning director James Cameron. It reveals "two ancient stone boxes they said may have once contained the remains of Jesus and Mary Magdalene." It will air on the Discovery Channel on March 4th....
- Jefferson's Children : The Story Of One American Family
Jefferson's Children : The Story of One American Family. This is a review of the book by Shannon Lanier. It is reviewed by Julie Lorenzen. From the review: Shannon Lanier, author of Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family, has always...
- Tropical Cave Art: Older Than European Art
Here's a short documentary form Nature Video about the discovery of cave paintings in Indonesia that "may change what we know about art." That's because these paintings date back more than 39,000 years ago, which could make then older than the...
- The Indus Valley (the Masters Of The River): Documentary
Here's an interesting documentary about the Indus River civilization made by NHK (Japan) and Canadian TV. It does not focus on the twin cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro but on a lesser known site called Dholavira near Gujarat in western India. "With...
- The Origins Of Civilization: China The Mandate Of Heaven
Here's a great Michael Wood documentary about China. The first 15 minutes, which I plan to show tomorrow, cover Shang and Zhou China, Confucianism and Daoism. Michael Wood also produced the The Story of India, from which the clip in the post below...
World History
The Children Who Industrialized Britain
Here's an engaging BBC Four documentary about the children who built Victorian England.
You will learn, for example, that these children were the first generation to have their thoughts and experiences thoroughly documented, according to Professor Jane Humphries, who hosts the documentary.
Diaries, letters, parish records, government reports, and newspapers all add to the picture of these so-called "white slaves."
The documentary is almost 60 minutes but students can get a lot by watching the first 15 minutes here.
- Archaeologists, Scholars Dispute Jesus Documentary
CNN has this report about a documentary by Academy Award winning director James Cameron. It reveals "two ancient stone boxes they said may have once contained the remains of Jesus and Mary Magdalene." It will air on the Discovery Channel on March 4th....
- Jefferson's Children : The Story Of One American Family
Jefferson's Children : The Story of One American Family. This is a review of the book by Shannon Lanier. It is reviewed by Julie Lorenzen. From the review: Shannon Lanier, author of Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family, has always...
- Tropical Cave Art: Older Than European Art
Here's a short documentary form Nature Video about the discovery of cave paintings in Indonesia that "may change what we know about art." That's because these paintings date back more than 39,000 years ago, which could make then older than the...
- The Indus Valley (the Masters Of The River): Documentary
Here's an interesting documentary about the Indus River civilization made by NHK (Japan) and Canadian TV. It does not focus on the twin cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro but on a lesser known site called Dholavira near Gujarat in western India. "With...
- The Origins Of Civilization: China The Mandate Of Heaven
Here's a great Michael Wood documentary about China. The first 15 minutes, which I plan to show tomorrow, cover Shang and Zhou China, Confucianism and Daoism. Michael Wood also produced the The Story of India, from which the clip in the post below...