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Eight, 15-minute video programs for Grades 7 through 12 in Social Studies, World History, World Geography & Cultures.


Please visit our Program Guide for availability


Through dramatic recreations, 3-D animations, insightful scripts, and worldwide location
footage, this series connects both action events and key concepts that shaped each
of the great ancient civilizations. These visual representations give students the sense of
ancient daily living that reveal philosophical, political, economic, religious, and social
ideas in each culture. It also compels higher-level thinking skills by challenging viewers
to analyze some of the universal historical conflicts between ideals and real events.

Program titles are linked to the teacher guides, which are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader

 Program 1 Egyptians: Conflicting Visions of Immortality
Program 2 Minoans: Public Peace & Ritual Violence
Program 3 Phoenicians: the Alphabet & Carthage’s Hannibal
Program 4 Greeks: Olympic Mind-Body Legacy
Program 5 Romans: Inclusive Conquest & Loyal Citizens
Program 6 Khmers: Creating Heaven on Earth
Program 7 Mayans: Deception by Temple Rituals
Program 8 Incas: Oppression Self-Destroys an Empire