Research Guides: HUM 101 Prehistory through the Medieval Period: Media

Streaming Video

Streaming videos, through a web-based searchable platform, are closed-captioned and viewable in segments. Subject-specific collections including history, and more.

Narrow results by World History; Ancient Civilizations

Both databases include transcripts. Use the following format for MLA 8 citations using a hanging indent:

The Silk Road: Where East Met West: Episode 1, Films Media Group, 2016. Films on Demand, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=98847&xtid=124992.

Websites

LibriVox
Audiobooks in the public domain
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Locate classics by Browse The Catalog-->Genre/Subject-->Classics (Antiquity)

Streaming Video Content

Films on Demand
Browse for videos on humanities topics in the Art and Architecture or Music and Dance collections. (Closed Captioned)
Films on Demand - World History - Ancient Civilizations
Kanopy Streaming Video Service
Browse Subjects: The Arts or Social Sciences-->History - Ancient
Mesopotamia : I have conquered the river (59:08)
Includes discussion of cuneiform, the Code of Hammurabi, and the Epic of Gilgamesh.
West Africa (48:31)
In addition, Casely-Hayford meets with local historians, village elders, and craftspeople from hereditary guilds still using an ancient mix of metallurgical skill and spiritual practice to create traditional works of art.
Key Groups in Ancient China (18:35)
Includes Ancient China government (:51) and administration (1:19)

DVDs to check out

Time Life's Lost Civilizations
Call Number: DVD 970.3 T583 2002
4 disc set
History's ancient legacies II
Call Number: DVD 930 H629 II
6 DVD set