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#V6160
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6 Volume Set
Grades 7 & Up
43 minutes each
Closed-captioned [cc]
Set: $179.70, Each: $29.95
The Arab World provides a sweeping look at Arabic
culture and civilization from ancient times to the modern
times through the use of historic Arabic monuments and
architectural marvels located in Europe, the Middle East
and North Africa. Students will visit the ancient cities
of Cairo and Damascus, explore the cultural centers of
Timbuktu and Cordoba, and travel legendary trans-Saharan
trade routes. Through stunning footage of World Heritage
Sites as identified by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational,
Scientific & Cultural Organization) for their lasting value
to humanity, students will develop an understanding of the
importance and cultural history of the Arab world.
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Journey to three of the world’s most venerable cities,
located on the crossroads of historically important trade
routes. From Syria’s capital of Damascus to the country’s
second largest city, Aleppo — two of the world’s longest
continually inhabited cities — to Petra, Jordan, a remarkable
desert metropolis carved into limestone rock and once the
home of the ancient Nabateans, students will learn much about
Arab culture and obtain a first-hand look at architectural
marvels that are part of our common global heritage.
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“He who hath not seen Cairo hath not seen the
world.” From The Thousand and One Nights.
In this handsomely shot episode, students will explore
one of the world’s most legendary cities, made rich by
the spice trade and featuring famous mosques, madrasas,
hammams and fountains. From there, journey to Yemen, and
the ancient cities of Shibam, “The Manhattan of the
Desert,” and Sana’a, which once served as a
commercial center and caravanserai for weary traders
traveling across the Arabian Desert.
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Travel to three of the ancient world’s most treasured
destinations, where wealth and power converged to create
important commercial hubs. Travel from Zanziabar, where
the Omani Sultan presided over a vast trading network of ivory,
spices and slaves, to Dhofar, Oman, where frankincense
was king, and then on to Ghadames, Libya, one of the
oldest pre-Saharan cities that became the trans-Saharan
caravan junction for all of North Africa.
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In this vivid look at the realms of three Arab dynasties,
students will explore the ancient capitals of Persepolis,
Iran, which features the impressive palace of Darius I,
king of ancient Persia and ruler of the Achaemenid dynasty,
and Isfahan, Iran, the ancient town that Shah Abbas I
of the Safavid dynasty chose to make the capital of Persia in
the 16th century. Finally, journey to the mysterious desert
oasis of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, a celebrated city on the
Silk Road and home to the spectacular blue-domed Registan
Mosque, built during the Timurid dynasty.
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Bukhara, Timbuktu and Djenne – three famed cities
of the ancient world where artists, scholars and architects
made their mark. In Bukhara, examine famous works of ceramic
artists and mosaic experts, such as the Mir-i Arab
madrasa – the most renowned Islamic college in all
of Central Asia. In Timbuktu, Mali, discover a magical,
mysterious city in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighted
by the increasingly vulnerable earthen mosques of Djingareyber,
Sankore, and Sidi Yahia, while a visit to Djenne, Mali
features the Grand Mosque, the largest clay building in the world.
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The area around the Straits of Gibraltar has long been
influenced by Islamic culture, and in this intriguing
title, students will get a firsthand look at the
ancient cities of this historically rich area. From the
Great Mosque in the city of Cordoba, the capital of
Islamic Spain, journey to The Alhambra in Granada,
Spain, where the sprawling Alhambra Palace stands as
a physical testament to notions of Islamic paradise. Then,
it’s off to Marrakesh, Morocco, where viewers will
explore many tombs, mosques, monuments and palaces,
which represent some of the finest examples of Islamic
architecture in North Africa.
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