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Table of Contents for World History Learning Guides and Lesson Plans from Movies and Film
Full Length Movies — Short Subjects — Movie Clips — Film Clips — Video Clips — Snippets
Events/Epochs
- Pre-History
- Indigenous Civilizations in the Americas
- The Ancient World
- Babylon
- China
- Egypt
- Greece
- Muslim Culture
- Roman Empire
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- The Enlightenment
- The 1800s to the First World War
- The First World War
- Between the Wars and The Great Depression
- The Second World War
- The Cold War Era
- The Post Cold War Era
Africa
The African Queen
Science-Technology; World/WWI & Africa [10+]
Born Free
World/Africa; the Environment [10+]
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Science (Biology & Physics); World (Africa & Malawi); Biography (William Kamkwamba); ELA; SEL: Male Role Model; Education; Father/Son; Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; [10+]
The Gods Must Be Crazy
World/Africa [6+]
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
the Environment; World/Africa [10+]
Gorillas in the Mist
the Environment; Science-Technology; World/Africa [13+]
Outbreak
Medicine; Science-Technology, U.S./1991 – present; World/Africa [14+]
Roots Vol. I
U.S./1629 – 1750 & Diversity; World/Africa [12+]
Asia
Contagion
(Health; Medicine; Science-Technology; U.S. 1991 – present; World/Asia; SEL: Courage; Surviving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [13+]
The Last Repair Shop
(U.S. 1991 to Current; Music; World: Armenia; SEL: Work/Career; GBLTQ; Human Rights; Taking Care of Yourself; Male Role Model; Female Role Model; Moral/Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring.
Australia
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World History Lesson Plans from Movies and Films Relating to the Middle East
James’ Journey to Jerusalem
World/Israel; Religions [12+]
Lawrence of Arabia
Biography; World/England, Middle East & WWI [12+]
Guns, Germs, & Steel – Jared Diamond’s Theory of the Development of Civilizations
(World History/Cultures; Health) [14+]
World History Lesson Plans from Movies and Films Relating to South America
World History Lesson Plans from Movies and Films Relating to Arctic/Antarctic
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The film clips and short subjects used in Snippet Lesson Plans are less than 40 minutes in length and are ideal for classroom use.
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