C. Events/Epochs

1. Pre-History

a. Indigenous Civilizations in the Americas

2. The Ancient World

a. Babylon

b. China

c. Egypt

d. Greece -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Greece

• The Odyssey (World/Ancient Greece; Mythology; Literature & Literary Devices; Seafaring [14+ for the movie; 11+ for the book. Literary devices analyzed: simile, metaphor, flashback; symbol]

e. Muslim Culture

f. Roman Empire -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Roman Empire

• Julius Caesar (Drama/England; World/Ancient Rome) [12+]
• Spartacus (Biography; World/Ancient Rome) [13+]

3. Middle Ages -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Middle Ages

• The Adventures of Robin Hood (World/England & Middle Ages) [8 - 13]
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Literature/France; World/Middle Ages & France) [10 -12]

4. The Renaissance -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to The Renaissance

• Ever After (World/France and the Renaissance; Myths & Fairy Tales) [10+]
• Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants (Biography; Science-Technology; World/Italy & the Beginning of the Scientific Revolution) [8 - 13]
• Leonardo: A Dream of Flight (Biography; World/Italy & the Renaissance; Science-Technology; Aviation) [8 - 11]
• A Man for All Seasons (Biography/Thomas More; World/England & the Renaissance; Religions/Christianity; Drama/England) [12+]

5. The Enlightenment

• Gulliver's Travels (World/Enlightenment; Literature/Ireland) [7+]
• Goya: Awakened in a Dream (Visual Arts; World/Spain & the Enlightenment; Biography) [8 - 13]
• Isaac Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs (Biography; Science-Technology; World/England & Enlightenment; Mathematics) [8-13]

6. The 1800s to the First World War -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the 1800s to the First World War

• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions; Char. Dev.: Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers) [10+]

7. First World War -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the First World War

• The African Queen (Science-Technology; World/WW I & Africa) [10+]
• All Quiet on the Western Front (World/Germany & WW I) [12+]
• The Dawn Patrol (Aviation; World/ WW I & England) [10+]
• Gallipoli (World/ WW I, Australia & Turkey) [13+]
• Lawrence of Arabia (Biography; World/England, Middle East & WW I) [12+]
• Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye (Biography; World/France & WW I; Medicine; Science-Technology) [8 - 12]
• Paths of Glory (World/France & WW I) [10+]
• Ryan's Daughter (World/Ireland & WW I) [15]

8. Between the World Wars; The Great Depression -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Period Between the World Wars and the Great Depression

• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (Literature/U.S.; World/Between World Wars & Spain) [12+]
• Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions) [10+]

9. Second World War (including the Holocaust) -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to the Second World War

a. The War in Europe

• Ballad of a Soldier (World/Russia & WW II) [10+]
• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• The Great Dictator (Biography/Hitler) [10+]
• The Longest Day (U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II) [10+]
• Mrs. Miniver (World/England & WW II) [10+]
• The Sound of Music (Drama/Musicals; World/ WW II & Austria) [6+]
• The White Rose (World/Germany & WW II) (13+)

b. The Holocaust -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to the Holocaust

• Four Films About Anne Frank (World/WW II & Holland; Biography) [12+]
• Au Revoir Les Enfants (World/France & WW II (Holocaust)) [11+]
• Europa! Europa! (Human Rights; Surviving) [13+]
(In German & Russian with English Subtitles)
• Judgment at Nuremberg (U.S./1941 - 1945, The Law; World/WW II) [10+]
• Schindler's List (Biography; World/WW II) [15]

c. The War in the Pacific -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Second World War in the Pacific

• Hiroshima Maiden (U.S./1941 - 1991; World/WW-II and Japan) [9 - 13]
• Mass Casualties Lesson Plan (Focusing on the Decision to End WW II with Surprise Atomic Attacks on Japanese Cities)) [12+]
• Midway (U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II; Seafaring) [10+]
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (U.S./1941 - 1945; World/Japan & WW II; Seafaring) [10+]
(Portions in Japanese with English subtitles)

d. The War in Other Parts of the World

• Casablanca (U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II, France & Morocco) [12+]

10. The Cold War Era (1945 - 1991) -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Cold War Era

• Fail-Safe (U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Cold War) [14+]
• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• For Love or Country -- The Arturo Sandoval Story (Music/Jazz; World/Cuba and the Cold War Era; Biography) [12+]
• Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions) [10+]
• Thirteen Days (U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Russia & The Cold War) [12+]
• White Nights (Dance; World/Cold War & Russia; U.S./Diversity) [13+]

11. The Post Cold War Era (1991 - Present) -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to the Post Cold War Era

• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions) [10+]
• Hotel Rwanda (World/Rwanda & the Post-Cold War Era; U.S./1991 to present) [14+]
• Sometimes in April (World/Rwanda & the Post-Cold War Era) [14+]

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Table of Contents for Creating World History Lesson Plans from Movies and Film

Continents Africa Asia Australia Caribbean Europe Middle East North America South America Arctic/Antarctic Countries Albania Argentina Australia Austria Brazil Canada Chile China Cuba Denmark England France

Countries Continued Germany Greece Holland Ireland India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Jamaica Mexico Morroco Myanmar/Burma Norway Paraguay Poland Russia Rwanda South Africa Spain Thailand Tibet Turkey

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 Beginning of the Scientific Revolution 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

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