Crash Course
Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners
Learners discover the Age of Exploration by comparing and contrasting the explorations of Zheng He, Christopher Columbus, and Vasco da Gama in this engaging history episode. The narrator discusses who may be considered the greatest...
Curated OER
Lewis and Clark
Discover more about Lewis and Clark in this creative video. Students use wonderful graphics as they narrate important facts.
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - China 5/5
Did you know that the brick and stone facing of The Great Wall is held together by mortar made of sticky rice and burnt lime? Did you know that China was the first super power of the worldÕs oceans? Admiral Zheng He commanded a fleet...
History Tube
The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World
The key ideas in this 50-minute video lecture is that commerce and trade transformed the seventeenth century, that wars previously fought over religious beliefs transformed into wars over economic resources, and that the quest...
Curated OER
A (Brief) History of Democracy Part 2
The concluding segment of this two-part student project video begins with the Renaissance and ends with an homage to John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Pierre Trudeau.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: Comparing European/ Native American Culture
In this video, Kim discusses how mutual misunderstandings between Europeans and Native Americans often defined the early years of interaction and trade as each group sought to make sense of the other. [7:09]
Other
Maps and Globes
A reading of the book Maps and Globes by Jack Knowlton. It covers the history of maps, how globes came to be, differences between maps and globes, and map and globe features. [14:29]
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Vasco Da Gama Explorer
Features interesting details about the life of explorer Vasco da Gama and covers his voyages to India.