14 Wonders of Our World Series
Grade Level: 6-12
The Taj Mahal & Petra and the Silk Road
The Taj Mahal & Petra and the Silk Road
Series Sampler
The Taj Mahal & Petra and the Silk Road
Social Studies World History World Geography & Cultures
The Taj Mahal is one of the world's most beautiful and iconic buildings. Shah Jahan was a 17th Century Mughal ruler who married a Persian princess. His love for her inspired him to build a monument to her after she died. The Taj's story reveals the glory and decline of this period in India's history.
Petra, in present-day Jordan, was carved out of sandstone walls by Arabic ancestors called Nabbateans, as an oasis refuge on the famous Silk Road, on which highly-valued silk cloth produced in Ancient China was traded. These exchanges promoted some of the world's first great cultural interactions between the East and the West, including that of Marco Polo.
Key Benefits:
- Correlates to all states’ World History and Geography-Cultures Social Studies standards, typically begun in grades 6-7 and continued in grades 9-10, as well as Advanced Placement in grade 12
- Ancient Civilizations come to life in visually compelling reenactments and computer reconstructions
- Recently shot on-location footage conveys a rich mix of geography and culture
- Maps and other geographical data are designed to convey clear information for student retention
- Numerous onscreen captions define key vocabulary words and historical concepts from the various civilizations and will familiarize viewers with unfamiliar names and places
- Computer graphics and animation recreate vanished structures to show how they reflect the technological level of each civilization
- Series enhances students' understanding and appreciation of the cultural, political and religious values of each civilization