Video: Civilizations - Fall of Power

Summary:

Description: Rome’s Ruins (35 min.)—Surveys the legacy of art, culture, politics, and medicine from this colossal empire. Lost City of Shang (5 min.)—Investigates China’s first great dynasty and the cause of its demise. Behind the Great Wall (7 min.)—Explores the legacy of the Silk Road and the dynasty of Qin Shi Huangdi. Merchants of China (2 min.)—Looks at how Kublai Khan’s conquest helped make merchants a powerful group. © 2005 Discovery Channel School Grades: 6-8     

Segments:

Rome's Ruins (32:34)
Rome's Ruins: Centuries of Peace (02:51)
Emperors and Gladiators (05:41)
An Ailing Society (04:02)
Christianity and Chaos (03:05)
The Exotic East (02:46)
Battling the Enemy (02:56)
A Christian Ruler (03:36)
Barbarian Threats (04:13)
The Birth of Medieval Europe (03:18)
Lost City of Shang (05:12)
Behind the Great Wall (06:28)
Ancient Chinese Walls (02:53)
Qin's Legacy (03:35)
Merchants of China (01:55)