Bridging World History
Maps, Time, and World History (#101)
What tools do world historians use in the study of history? This unit begins the study of world history by examining its use of geographical and chronological frameworks: how they have shaped the understanding of world history and have been used to chart the past. [28 minutes]
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- 9-12+
- Curricular Areas
- Social Studies
- Series Length
- 26 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 28 minutes
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Series Description: Bridging World History, provides a comprehensive introduction that reflects multiple perspectives on the world's pasts. The series constructs a meaningful context that reveals a shared human past, and helps students and teachers develop a global framework that makes the past both relevant and accessible.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Colonial Identities (#121)
How did colonialism and eventual decolonization mutually affect the colonizer and the colonized? From Zanzibar to India, colonial and post-colonial identities are examined through clothing. [28 minutes]
- Fri, May 31, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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Global War and Peace (#122)
How “global” were the World Wars? This unit examines Japanese imperialism, the Belgian Congo, and twentieth century peace institutions to study how local, national, ethnic, and religious conflicts... [28 minutes]
- Fri, May 31, 3:30 AM on IPTV
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People Shape the World (#123)
What is the impact of the individual in world history? This unit examines the role of individual and collective action in shaping the world through the lives of such diverse figures as Mao... [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 7, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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Globalization and Economics (#124)
How have the forces of globalization shaped the modern world? This unit travels from the Soviet Union to Sri Lanka and Chile to study the role of technology and the impact of economic and political... [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 7, 3:30 AM on IPTV
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Global Popular Culture (#125)
From World Cup soccer to Coca Cola, modern icons reflect the intertwined cultural, political, and commercial dimensions of globalization. This unit listens to and looks at the music and images of... [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 14, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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World History and Identity (#126)
How have global forces redefined both individual and group identity in the modern world? This unit examines the transnational identity that emerged from the Chinese diaspora, and compares it to a... [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 14, 3:30 AM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of Bridging World History aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Imperial Designs (#120)
- Global Industrialization (#119)
- Rethinking the Rise of the West (#118)
- Ideas Shape the World (#117)
- Food, Demographics and Culture (#116)
- Early Global Commodities (#115)
- Land and Labor Relationships (#114)
- Family and Household (#113)
- Transmission of Traditions (#112)
- Early Empires (#111)
- Connections Across Water (#110)
- Connections Across Land (#109)
- Early Economies (#108)
- The Spread of Religions (#107)
- Order and Early Societies (#106)
- Early Belief Systems (#105)
- Agricultural and Urban Revolutions (#104)
- Human Migrations (#103)
- History and Memory (#102)
- Maps, Time, and World History (#101)
- World History and Identity (#126)
- Global Popular Culture (#125)
- Globalization and Economics (#124)
- People Shape the World (#123)
- Global War and Peace (#122)
- Colonial Identities (#121)