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Ages: 7 - 18
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Hatshepsut
From nationalgeographic.com, produced by National Geographic
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This 2:38 video shows how Hatshepsut was one of the most powerful egyptian female leaders. She was able to protect egypt and initiated trade expeditions. She had many great achievements during her rule. The video shows how science was able to tell wh...at she died from as well as what she accomplished.
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February 5, 2012 at 08:56 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This BBC documentary is suitable for high school students. Centuries before the coming of Islam and before the days of the Songhay, Mali and Ghana Empires, there were some massive cities in the Niger Delta region which rivalled those of Mesopotamia.
August 6, 2009 at 03:27 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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This is a well done student-created video which offers information about the ancient African empires. (10:00)
August 6, 2009 at 03:32 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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This is a well done student-created video which offers information about the ancient African empires. (03:07)
August 6, 2009 at 03:35 PM
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Ages: 11 - 14
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This video shows the assembly of a paper-crafted Egyptian sarcophagus.
( This set shows a set of three nesting boxes.) Teachers could show this to students studying Egyptian history before having them design their own sarcophaguses. ( 4:17)
January 7, 2012 at 12:53 PM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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This two minute video is about the Ghana empire, located in West Africa. It tells how it became a wealthy empire because they were in the center of the caravan routes and taxed other Muslims, during the gold-salt trade. The people of Ghana didn't wan...t to adopt the Muslim religion, but later on, the desert Arabs invaded their territory and forced them to practice the Muslim religion, or else they would be killed.
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February 11, 2012 at 12:16 AM
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Ages: 5 - 18
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Mali Empire
From discovery.com, produced by Assignment Discovery
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Mali empire was the second great empire in African history. Coming after
the Ghana empire, they too became rich by taxing Muslims who travel
their land to sell gold and salt. This 1:12 video provides a good overview.
February 5, 2012 at 08:52 PM
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Ages: 15 - 18
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In this video, Shiya Ribowsky discusses a possible theory in the death of teenage pharaoh King Tut. According to theory, an accident that broke his leg caused the untimely death of teenage pharaoh King Tut. The most famous Egyptian pharaoh contracted... gangrene as a result of his wounds which led to his death. (2:18)
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February 23, 2012 at 05:38 PM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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This is a 28 minute video that deals with the history of Egypt and its dependence on the Nile River to survive and grow. It shows how many of the iconic forms were built and the development of paper and even farming practices. A good introduction vid...eo to the study of this country.
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April 5, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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A two minute video explaining how the production of iron gave rise to the Kush Empire in an area straddling Egypt and Sudan. This video shows how this society developed and flourished and provided women more power than other empires at the time. The... end of Kush may be the result of the deforestation of the area, which makes this video also useful as a topic on conservation as well as ancient history.
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April 5, 2011 at 10:34 AM
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