Social Sciences

Living in Medieval Europe (2001)

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This disc features "Living in Medieval Europe," an approximately 20-minute video program featuring age-appropriate content that explores the Middle Ages.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Length:

00:20

The Black Death (2001)

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Looks at the story of the great epidemic plague that struck Europe in the mid-14th century and killed over 25 million. Discusses the causes and symptoms, spread of the plague, why it was so devastating to the population, the role of religion, the results of depopulation on agriculture, the economy, and the feudal system.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

00:15

The Dark Ages: Europe After the Fall of Rome (2001)

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This video features "The Dark Ages: Europe After the Fall of Rome" which explores tremendous political, social, religious and economic transitions brought about by the merging of the classical Roman culture and its new Christian religion with that of the barbarian Germanic tribes.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

00:30

The Dark Ages: Europe After the Fall of Rome

Civilizations in Conflict: Byzantium, Islam and the Crusades (2001)

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This video explores the world's first Christian state and how the Islamic civilization grew. This video includes: The Byzantine Empire, Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, The Moslem Civilization, The Crusades, The End of the Byzantine Empire, and the Impact of the Crusades.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

00:19

Civilizations in Conflict: Byzantium, Islam and the Crusades