Check back regularly! I’ll be adding lots of resources as I come across them!
DISCLAIMER: It is your responsibility determine whether you are in compliance with copyright laws with regards to using any of these resources in a classroom (especially videos). You should also preview each resource in its entirety to determine if it is appropriate for your students before using it.
Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent
Ancient Mesopotamia – Video 4:09
Writing Cuneiform – Video 2:22
Ancient Israel
History of Ancient Israel and Judah Explained in 5 Minutes – Video 5:39
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt 101 – Video 6:13 — Great summary!
The Excavation of Tutankhamun’s Mummy, King Tut in Color – Video 4:46
Life a Day in the Life of King Tut – Video 2:39
The Mummification Process 101 – Video 4:28
360 Travel Inside the Great Pyramid – Video 3:34
What Does the Rosetta Stone Say – Video 3:33
What Happened to the Great Sphinx’s Nose – Video 3:05
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece 101 – Video 4:11
Troy Movie: Paris vs Menelaus – Video 4:16
This is Sparta: Fierce Warriors of the Ancient World – Video 4:27
Studying the Mysteries of Stonehenge – Video 6:43
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome 101; National Geographic – Video 5:38
Top 8 Ancient Roman Technologies; National Geographic – Video 8:53
The Impressive Engineering of the Roman Arch – Video 4:14
The Great Conspiracy Against Julius Caesar – Video 5:57
How Octavian Successfully Rebranded Himself – Video 3:29
Gladiator Clip “Barbarian Horde Battle” – Video 5:10 ***I only show up to about 2:20 because it gets very graphic after that (someone gets cut in half, etc.)
Gladiator Clip “Maximus vs. Tigris of Gaul” – Video 5:05
Ancient China
Qin Dynasty in Five Minutes or Less – Video 4:52 I probably wouldn’t show this in class, but it would be great for a student who was not in class.
How and Why the Great Wall of China was Really Built – Video 4:52
The Incredible History of China’s Terracotta Warriors – Video 4:31
Miscellaneous
Hinduism 101: Religions in Global History – Video 9:30
Who are the Slavs? – Video 3:16
Church History in Ten Minutes – Video 10:26
What Life Was Like for a Medieval Crusader – Video 12:03
Rules of the Joust – Video 0:55
Plague 101: National Geographic – Video 4:16
The Black Death Explained in 8 Minutes – Video 8:40
Absolute Monarch Overview – Video 6:28 (The video isn’t flashy, but gives great information.)
Peter the Great – Video 2:19
History 101: The Protestant Reformation National Geographic – Video 4:27
Bet You Didn’t Know: World War 1 – Video 2:14 A brief summary and a mention of the Christmas truce.
How a Wrong Turn Started World War I – Video 3:24
Chernobyl Disaster – Video 4:20
Surviving Chernobyl: Former Liquidator Tells His Story 30 Years Later – Video 9:30