History's Ancient Legacies III (Disc 2)
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Art, Documentary Film
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Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Duration
150 min.
Subject
Civilization, Ancient. Cities and towns, Ancient. India -- History. Japan -- History. China -- History. America -- History. Celts. Great Britain -- History -- To 1066. America. China. Great Britain. India.
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Abstract
Volume 3:
DARK AGE ENGLAND; The nation of England can trace its beginnings to the second half of the First Millennium AD. This was the Dark Age, a period of tribal invasions and conflicts when civilization itself seemed to retreat. For many, the terrifying pagan Vikings symbolizes a bleak period of history. But there are shafts of light that illuminate the English Dark Age, as this fascinating program reveals. It was a time of legendary Kings like Arthur, Alfred, and off a, the builder of the famous dyke. The amazing discovery of the Burial Ship at Sutton Hoo proved that skilled craftsmanship did not die out. The survival of Christianity led to the production of the dazzling Lindisfarne Gospels, and the events of the age are also recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the first great work of English prose.
Volume 4:
CHINA; Human beings have constructed many remarkable monuments, but only one man-made structure can be seen from the surface of the moon. The Great Wall of China remains the greatest creation of a remarkable Asian people, but it is not the only one, as this fascinating program reveals. Beginning with a graphic reconstruction of a Chinese village from seven thousand years ago, the story of the Chinese people is described right up to modern times. The terracotta army of the First Chinese Emperor and Beijing's Forbidden City are just two fabulous treasures created by an ancient nation that continues to flourish today.
DARK AGE ENGLAND; The nation of England can trace its beginnings to the second half of the First Millennium AD. This was the Dark Age, a period of tribal invasions and conflicts when civilization itself seemed to retreat. For many, the terrifying pagan Vikings symbolizes a bleak period of history. But there are shafts of light that illuminate the English Dark Age, as this fascinating program reveals. It was a time of legendary Kings like Arthur, Alfred, and off a, the builder of the famous dyke. The amazing discovery of the Burial Ship at Sutton Hoo proved that skilled craftsmanship did not die out. The survival of Christianity led to the production of the dazzling Lindisfarne Gospels, and the events of the age are also recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the first great work of English prose.
Volume 4:
CHINA; Human beings have constructed many remarkable monuments, but only one man-made structure can be seen from the surface of the moon. The Great Wall of China remains the greatest creation of a remarkable Asian people, but it is not the only one, as this fascinating program reveals. Beginning with a graphic reconstruction of a Chinese village from seven thousand years ago, the story of the Chinese people is described right up to modern times. The terracotta army of the First Chinese Emperor and Beijing's Forbidden City are just two fabulous treasures created by an ancient nation that continues to flourish today.
Description
3 videodiscs (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audio: English, CC
Disc 1: v. 1. Japan ; v. 2. India --
Disc 2: v. 3. Dark Age England ; v. 4. China --
Disc 3: v. 5. The Celts --; v. 6. Empires of America.
Audio: English, CC
Disc 1: v. 1. Japan ; v. 2. India --
Disc 2: v. 3. Dark Age England ; v. 4. China --
Disc 3: v. 5. The Celts --; v. 6. Empires of America.
Biblio Notes
Films on Demand:
https://digital-films-com.swcproxy.swccd.edu/p_Collection.aspx?seriesID=10632
https://digital-films-com.swcproxy.swccd.edu/p_Collection.aspx?seriesID=10632
Number of Copies
1
