Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia Explained

YouTube/Hounding History:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTrHeXkjX70&index=1&list=PLk4ZO7GiyeFWUhVPq--NBVIYBwcqtPEgy

What the Ancients Did for Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI0zUReqiKo&feature=emb_title

YouTube/The Royal Tombs of Ur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4uuoHc6k9w

Teacher Tube - From Nomads to Farmers (cartoon):https://www.teachertube.com/video/mesopotamia-from-nomads-to-farmers-44793

Sumer/Cuneiform(cartoon):https://www.teachertube.com/video/ancient-sumerian-247830

Sumerian School Days - Cuneiform tablet - school boy primary source:

https://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/primary-sources/408

The British Museum http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html

Write Like a Babylonian: https://www.penn.museum/cgi/cuneiform.php

Dig Into History/Interactive: http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/interactives/index.html

Mesopotamia: https://kidsdiscover.blob.core.windows.net/kdoassets/uploads/infographics/Mesopotamia-Infographic-Kids-Discover.pdf

Mr. Donn, Mesopotamia for kids:https://mesopotamia.mrdonn.org/

Ducksters-Mesopotamia: https://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/timeline.php

India

Quick Look at India today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf_MlReoHLM

Bitesize from the BBC -- great resource even without embedded videos being available in the U.S.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxn3r82

Youtube Ancient Indus Valley Civilizations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkEo1SoNxu0 (animated)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8suO9GkhEzw&list=PLUfuT8owERuHiieOEnSlsS1ZUPG6LRayY&index=1 (animated/narrated)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zulZTaK9u3M&list=PLUfuT8owERuHiieOEnSlsS1ZUPG6LRayY&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip9DtdYg7yI

The Vedic Age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LYioyRKZT0

(animated)

Teacher Tube/Ancient India: https://www.teachertube.com/video/ancient-india-73126

Mauryan and Gupta Empires Empireshttps://www.teachertube.com/videos/maurya-gupta-empires-397141

Asoka the Great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XojmEmy7kw

Virtual Field Trip to Ancient India

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqcv4313o44

The British Museum:

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/indus/home_set.html

"Sanjay's Super Team Project "(YouTube clip) if you have a Disney subscription you can watch the full movie for free. Full feature available on Youtube,I Tunes and Google Play for $1.99)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS1vgI9dXms

Watchable by rsu57.org.

#Ramayana #StoryofDiwali #Festivals

Ramayana : Story of Diwali

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp59n0So-XE

Ancient History Encyclopedia: https://www.ancient.eu/Indus_Valley_Civilization/

Time Maps: Indus Valley Civilization https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/indus-valley-civilization/

Mr. Donn, Ancient India/Indus Valley for Kids:https://india.mrdonn.org/

Kahn Academy/Indus Valley Civilization: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/ancient-india/v/indus-valley-civilization

World Religions

Map of World Religionshttps://www.mapsofworld.com/world-religion-map.htm

Great for Kids...click on religion you are interested in:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/

or use this site:

World Religions for Kids (great resource -- info on each of the major world religions https://uri.org/kids/world-religions

or, from the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zh3rkqt. (unfortunately the video embedded in these are not available in the U.S.)

Hinduism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlBEEuYIWwY

Buddhism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTI3P9zx-oY

China

Youtube Intro to Ancient China

https://www.edyoutoo.com/video/9582A3E5F969DEE6/ancient-china (great overview -- animated/narrated)

DK Find Out About Ancient China

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/search/ancient-china/

Mr. Donn, Ancient China for Kids: https://china.mrdonn.org/

Ducksters, Ancient China:https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/ancient_china.php

BBC Bitesize Video -Shang Dynasty:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-introducing-the-shang-dynasty/zv79wty

The Shang Dynasty - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E54vJs3kLYY&ab_channel=PeppyLists

Interactive Game -- Can you read Shang?

https://www.pbs.org/story-china/interactive/can-you-read-shang/

Interactive Game: Know Your Dynasties

https://mainepublic.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/know-your-dynasties-story-of-china/know-your-dynasties-story-of-china/

YouTube: Legend of the Chinese Dragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGmsyjLN3FU

The Ancient Chinese Philosophies

TED Ed. video: Who Was Confucius?https://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-was-confucius-bryan-w-van-norden

YouTube: Confucius for Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It6VhK9ztVY&list=PLFUptFBVTnlEsYmKVOP2ptRVLO2mqPbHM&ab_channel=MrDowlingdotcom

YouTube: Taoism: An Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CB7YFsMk3I&ab_channel=MrDowlingdotcom

YouTube: Legalism for kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu3ja6sIr90&t=34s&ab_channel=MrDowlingdotcom

TED Ed video: The Incredible Story of the Terra Cotta Soldiers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP5p4QbvPtc

TED Ed video: What Makes the Great Wall of China So Incredible...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oHqNEqRyo

The Silk Route, World Ahoy! Kid Friendly Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55YYTZew3aw

TED Ed video: The Silk Road Connecting the Ancient World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn3e37VWc0k&t=10s

Ted Ed Video: The Hidden Meanings of Yin and Yanghttps://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-hidden-meanings-of-yin-and-yang-john-bellaimey#review

TED Ed video: The Deadly Irony of Gunpowderhttps://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-deadly-irony-of-gunpowder-eric-rosado

TED Ed. video: The Myth Behind the Chinese Zodiac https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-behind-the-chinese-zodiac-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen

YouTube: Chinese New Year for Kidshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtbp32YyuCs

Video Clip: Ancient Chinese beliefs about the Afterlife:https://myviewboard.com/clips/videos/5ceecd66e96ddb4124e4af49

Four Great Inventions that Changed the World (China):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UkBLC8a1Bc

Video Clip: Summer Solstice: Dragon Boat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlPExNPyPwQ

China: Traditional Religions

https://myviewboard.com/clips/videos/5c54d69cd8eafeecae204f1d

Greece

Who Were the Ancient Greeks? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxytpv4

Activities for kids from Children's Museum of Manchester:

https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/learning-activities/history/ancient-greece/introduction/

Mr. Donn: Ancient Greece for Kids: https://greece.mrdonn.org/

Ducksters, Ancient Greece: https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece.php

TED Ed video: A Day in the Life of an Athenian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar8S6virCwM

TED Ed video: This is Sparta: Fierce Warriors of the Ancient World

TED Ed video: The Ancient Origins of the Olympics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdHHus8IgYA

Rome

Mr. Donn, Ancient Rome for Kids: https://rome.mrdonn.org/

Ducksters, Ancient Rome: https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome.php

Webquest: A Day at the Colosseum : http://www.classzone.com/cz/ot/webquest/u6/intro.jsp

TED Ed video: The Romans Flooded the Colosseum for Sea Battles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB5weRIYhjQ&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=TED-Ed+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9a04cfe0a8-2013_09_219_19_2013_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1aaccced48-9a04cfe0a8-47007549&mc_cid=9a04cfe0a8&mc_eid=2cc04b9269

TED Ed Video: A Day in the Life of a Roman Soldier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5e7cl19Ha0

TED Ed Video: Four Sisters in Ancient Rome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQMgLxVxsrw

TED Ed Video: A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juWYhMoDTN0

Game: Land of the Romans: https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/games/discover-the-romans/discover-the-romans/land-of-the-romans/

Game: Build a Roman Fort:https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/games/discover-the-romans/discover-the-romans/build-a-roman-fort/

Game: Dress a Roman Soldier: https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/games/discover-the-romans/discover-the-romans/dress-a-roman-soldier/