History's ancient legacies III
Subtitle: [Vol. 3-4] : Dark Age England ; China
By: Cromwell Productions in association with Ambrose Video Publishing ; written by David Manson ; producer, Lara Lowe
Contributors: Harper, Kate; Cromwell Productions; Ambrose Video Publishing
Publisher: Ambrose Video Pub.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Civilization, Anglo-Saxon; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Civilization; History
Other titles: Dark Age England; China
Description: Forms part of a series that introduces ancient civilizations through 3D animation sequences which reconstruct ancient scenes, current location footage, and authoritative commentary and analysis. Focuses on architectural monuments and physical artifacts while providing insight into history and people's daily lives. Vol. 3 examines the history of England after the withdrawal of the Roman Empire. Describes the English Dark Ages as a period of tribal invasions when civilization seemed to retreat, but also as a period marked by legendary kings such as Arthur, Alfred, and Offa. Looks at the discovery of the burial ship at Sutton Hoo, the Lindisfarne Gospels, and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Vol. 4 tells the story of the Chinese people from the reconstruction of a village of 7,000 years ago to modern times. Looks at national treasures including the Great Wall of China, the terracotta army of the first Chinese emperor, and Beijing's Forbidden City.
Notes: Videodisc release of a program originally broadcast in 2000.

Narrator, Kate Harper.

Grades 6 and up.

DVD.

Container states that DVD is closed-captioned. Closed-captioning does not work on all DVD players.
Table of contents: title: v. 3. Dark Age England. Introduction; title: Romans depart from England; title: Death of King Ryd-Wald; title: Arrival of the Vikings; title: King Eadred's army retakes York; title: v. 4. China. Introduction; title: Shang Dynasty; title: The Great Wall of China; title: Silk Road; title: Han Dynasty.