Cambridge For Kids has produced a number of audio and classroom resources aimed at children who are looking to further their knowledge in all things history, ancient history and science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes long, packed full of information that is easy for children to understand. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew John Brooks.
Cambridge For Kids has produced a number of audio and classroom resources aimed at children who are looking to further their knowledge in all things history, ancient history and science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes long, packed full of information that is easy for children to understand. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew John Brooks.
Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
Roman Inventions of Transportation. Ancient Romans traveled by land and sea. From the earliest times, the Romans displayed remarkable skills in building and engineering. They constructed bridges across the river Tiber, aqueducts to supply Rome with water, and sewers to drain the Forum and keep the city healthy.
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The Rise of the Roman Empire:
Episode 1 – Introduction to the Roman Empire
Episode 2 – The Roman Conquest and Expansion
Episode 3 – Romans and the Economy
Episode 4 – Inventions of Transportation
Episode 5 – Architecture and Engineering
Episode 6 – Life as a Roman
Episode 7 – The Arts and the Romans
Episode 8 – Julius Caesar
Episode 9 – Latin Literature and the shaping of modern-day English
Episode 10 – The Legacy of the Romans
Egyptian Art and Architecture. The Ancient Egyptians did things big. They were a deeply religious civilization so the bigger the structure or more profound the art, the greater the reward would be in the afterlife. Huge monuments cut from granite and brightly painted statues with precious jewels were a common theme that continued from the Old to the New Kingdom. In this episode, you will learn about the changes in style spanning over 1000 years. Half-human half-animal cube statues. Tomb art and wall paintings. And legendary temples such as the Temple of Amun and the Great Sphinx of Giza.
Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
The Audiobook of Unit 9 - Art and Architecture. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in this audiobook using the eBook and Comprehension Questions.
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Covered in this Audiobook:
Epic structures
Royal sculptures
The Old Kingdom
The Great Sphinx
The Middle Kingdom
Cube statues
Temples
The New Kingdom
Eternal Egypt
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The Age of The Egyptians Series:
Unit 1 – Introduction to the Egyptians
Unit 2 – The River Nile
Unit 3 – Hieroglyphics
Unit 4 – Inventions
Unit 5 – Cleopatra
Unit 6 – Tutankhamuns Curse
Unit 7 – The Great Pyramid
Unit 8 – Burial Customs and Beliefs
Unit 9 – Art and Architecture
Unit 10 – The Legacy of Ancient Egypt
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Egyptian Customs and Beliefs. Ancient Egyptians believed that each person’s soul was immortal. In order for the soul to reach the afterlife a complex, traditional set of customs was required, sometimes ending with mummification. If these rites were not completed the dead would come back to haunt the living in the form of a ghost. In this episode, you will learn about burial customs and what they represented. The nine aspects of the soul. The use of shabti dolls to work for the god Osiris. And the different realms of the afterlife such as the Hall of Truth and the Field of Reeds.
Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
The Audiobook of Unit 8 - Burial Customs and Beliefs. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in this audiobook using the eBook and Comprehension Questions.
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Listen to this Audiobook Burial Customs and Beliefs
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Covered in this Audiobook:
The Field of Reeds
Mummification
The soul
Burial practices
Rituals
Shabti dolls
Anubis & The Hall of Truth
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A downloadable audio file (mp3)
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The Age of The Egyptians Series:
Unit 1 – Introduction to the Egyptians
Unit 2 – The River Nile
Unit 3 – Hieroglyphics
Unit 4 – Inventions
Unit 5 – Cleopatra
Unit 6 – Tutankhamuns Curse
Unit 7 – The Great Pyramid
Unit 8 – Burial Customs and Beliefs
Unit 9 – Art and Architecture
Unit 10 – The Legacy of Ancient Egypt
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Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
Julius Caesar. One of the greatest military generals in history, he conquered most of Europe, for Rome. He was once kidnapped by pirates, invaded the land of the Britons, had a love affair with Cleopatra, and started a bloody civil war that effectively ended the Roman Republic and started the age of the Emperors. In this episode, you will learn about his family and his many military campaigns. Why he laid siege to Rome itself. The ensuing civil war and how and why he was assassinated.
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A downloadable audio file (mp3)
Comprehension questions (.docx)
Comprehension activities (.docx)
Answer sheets (.docx)
EBook script of the episode (.docx)
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As soon as payment has cleared your downloads will become available
The Rise of the Roman Empire:
Episode 1 – Introduction to the Roman Empire
Episode 2 – The Roman Conquest and Expansion
Episode 3 – Romans and the Economy
Episode 4 – Inventions of Transportation
Episode 5 – Architecture and Engineering
Episode 6 – Life as a Roman
Episode 7 – The Arts and the Romans
Episode 8 – Julius Caesar
Episode 9 – Latin Literature and the shaping of modern-day English
Episode 10 – The Legacy of the Romans
The Legacy of Ancient Egypt. Five thousand years ago, along the Nile River in Africa, lived one of the most extraordinary civilizations in history. They built awe-inspiring mega structures, invented ingenious devices, and pushed human knowledge in areas like science, to new heights. In this final episode, you will learn about the advancements they made in areas like medicine and mathematics. Their influence on the modern world. And how the world changed following the demise of this mysterious and fascinating ancient civilization.
Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
The Audiobook of Unit 10 - The Legacy of Ancient Egypt. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in this audiobook using the eBook and Comprehension Questions.
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Listen to this Audiobook The Legacy of Ancient Egypt
Read along using the eBook (with visuals)
Answer Comprehension Questions and Activities
Covered in this Audiobook:
Unique culture
Egypt’s fall
Advanced
knowledge
Superb Engineers
Influencers
The story of Egypt
Advancing art
Inventions
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The Age of The Egyptians Series:
Unit 1 – Introduction to the Egyptians
Unit 2 – The River Nile
Unit 3 – Hieroglyphics
Unit 4 – Inventions
Unit 5 – Cleopatra
Unit 6 – Tutankhamuns Curse
Unit 7 – The Great Pyramid
Unit 8 – Burial Customs and Beliefs
Unit 9 – Art and Architecture
Unit 10 – The Legacy of Ancient Egypt
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Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
The Legacy of the Romans. The ancient Romans have made a dramatic impact on the modern world. Having already acquired blueprints from the ancient Greeks by force, they added strength and conquest to a Greek worldview. The result was advancements in art, architecture, technology, literature, language, religion, and of course warfare. In this episode, you will learn about their influence on our world today, notably the United States Constitution. The fall of the Empire ushering in the Dark Ages. The Colosseum. And how a new religion called Christianity would change the Roman world forever.
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A downloadable audio file (mp3)
Comprehension questions (.docx)
Comprehension activities (.docx)
Answer sheets (.docx)
EBook script of the episode (.docx)
WHEN CAN I GET IT?
Instantly
As soon as payment has cleared your downloads will become available
The Rise of the Roman Empire:
Episode 1 – Introduction to the Roman Empire
Episode 2 – The Roman Conquest and Expansion
Episode 3 – Romans and the Economy
Episode 4 – Inventions of Transportation
Episode 5 – Architecture and Engineering
Episode 6 – Life as a Roman
Episode 7 – The Arts and the Romans
Episode 8 – Julius Caesar
Episode 9 – Latin Literature and the shaping of modern-day English
Episode 10 – The Legacy of the Romans
10 Audiobooks (100 minutes) | 20 Comprehension Question and Answer Worksheets | 10 Answer Sheets | 10 Ebooks. Apart of the Ancient Civilisations Curriculum.
The Age of The Egyptians Unit:
Unit 1 – Introduction to Ancient Greece
Unit 2 – The Olympic Games
Unit 3 – Government and Law
Unit 4 – Philosophy, the First Thinkers
Unit 5 – Literature and the Theatre)
Unit 6 – Architecture and Art
Unit 7 – Greek Mythology
Unit 8 – Athens and Sparta
Unit 9 – The Olympian Gods
Unit 10 – The Lasting Legacy of the Greeks
It is difficult not to over exaggerate the influence that Ancient Greece had on the development of Western Civilization. Many Ancient Greek ideas have continued, practically unchanged, into the modern era. Areas such as literature and architecture would be unrecognizable without the Ancient Greeks. Their legacy has undoubtedly helped to shape the course of history. Important concepts that they left behind are their systems of government, culture and arts, and science and technology. The Ancient Greeks may have lived over 2000 years ago, but they are still with us today. During the pinnacle of the Greek civilization, Greek culture and ideas spread throughout the Mediterranean. It was first copied by the Ancient Romans and after the middle Ages, the European Renaissance rediscovered many features of Greek culture and used them in art and architecture.
Designed for both classroom & home / independent learning. Aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Audiobooks are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete per lesson. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
Perfect for Special Education and EAL Students
WHAT AM I BUYING?
Downloadable audio files (mp3)
Comprehension questions (.docx)
Comprehension activities (.docx)
Answer sheets (.docx)
EBook scripts (.docx)
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The Ancient Egyptians
The Rise of the Roman Empire
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth
Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
Could We Bring Back Dinosaurs? Recent advances in science have made the idea of cloning dinosaurs more likely sometime in the future. The oldest DNA found intact was from around one million years ago. For dinosaurs, we would need to go back 66 million years. The question is, would a sample survive? In this episode, you will learn about DNA - the building blocks of life. What animals could we bring back today? How the movie Jurassic Park got the science wrong. And how scientists could clone dinosaurs in the future.
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A downloadable audio file (mp3)
Comprehension questions (.docx)
Comprehension activities (.docx)
Answer sheets (.docx)
EBook script of the episode (.docx)
WHEN CAN I GET IT?
Instantly
As soon as payment has cleared your downloads will become available
When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth:
Episode 1 – Evolution and the Origins of Life
Episode 2 – The Dinosaurs
Episode 3 – Biology, the Biggest, the Smallest, and the Strangest
Episode 4 – The Discovery of Dinosaurs Existence
Episode 5 – Modern-day Study of Dinosaurs
Episode 6 – The T-Rex, King of Dinosaurs
Episode 7 – Velociraptor, the Smartest Creature to ever walk Earth?
Episode 8 – The Herbivores
Episode 9 – The Extinction
Episode 10 – Could we bring dinosaurs back?
10 Audiobooks (100 minutes) | 20 Comprehension Question and Answer Worksheets | 10 Answer Sheets | 10 Ebooks. Apart of the Ancient Civilisations Curriculum.
The Rise of the Roman Empire:
Unit 1 – Introduction to the Roman Empire
Unit 2 – The Roman Conquest and Expansion
Unit 3 – Romans and the Economy
Unit 4 – Inventions of Transportation
Unit 5 – Architecture and Engineering
Unit 6 – Life as a Roman
Unit 7 – The Arts and the Romans
Unit 8 – Julius Caesar
Unit 9 – Latin Literature and the shaping of modern-day English
Unit 10 – The Legacy of the Romans
Ancient Rome has had a large influence on the modern world. Though it has been thousands of years since the Roman Empire prospered, we can still see evidence of their culture in our art, architecture, technology, literature, language, law, and religion. As a result, the ancient Romans have forever left their mark on our world. At its essence, Roman culture symbolized power, loyalty, and tradition that were so greatly prized in Roman society. Because the Romans cooperated with the Greeks from the earliest days of their history, the Romans also used certain Greek ideas and transformed them to suit Roman society. The result was an empire and a culture that combined the Roman, no-nonsense approach, with elements of Greek beauty and style. It is due to that unique mixture of strength and splendor that Roman culture continues to inspire and intrigue us today.
Designed for both classroom & home / independent learning. Aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Audiobooks are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete per lesson. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
Perfect for Special Education and EAL Students
WHAT AM I BUYING?
Downloadable audio files (mp3)
Comprehension questions (.docx)
Comprehension activities (.docx)
Answer sheets (.docx)
EBook scripts (.docx)
MORE IN THIS SERIES
The Ancient Greeks
The Ancient Egyptians
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth
Designed for home / independent learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
The Herbivores. 100 million years ago during the Jurassic and the Cretaceous Periods, some of the largest animals lumbered around the Earth. They had small brains with complex digestive systems and only ate plants. Other plant-eaters like the hadrosaurs and stegosaurus had armor and sharp horns to protect themselves from hungry carnivores. In this episode, you will learn about the varying sizes of plant-eaters. Their anatomy and digestive systems. Why the hadrosaurs used their horns as snorkels and why the stegosaurus had body armor like a tank.
WHAT AM I BUYING?
A downloadable audio file (mp3)
Comprehension questions (.docx)
Comprehension activities (.docx)
Answer sheets (.docx)
EBook script of the episode (.docx)
WHEN CAN I GET IT?
Instantly
As soon as payment has cleared your downloads will become available
When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth:
Episode 1 – Evolution and the Origins of Life
Episode 2 – The Dinosaurs
Episode 3 – Biology, the Biggest, the Smallest, and the Strangest
Episode 4 – The Discovery of Dinosaurs Existence
Episode 5 – Modern-day Study of Dinosaurs
Episode 6 – The T-Rex, King of Dinosaurs
Episode 7 – Velociraptor, the Smartest Creature to ever walk Earth?
Episode 8 – The Herbivores
Episode 9 – The Extinction
Episode 10 – Could we bring dinosaurs back?
7 Audiobooks (70 minutes) | 14 Comprehension Question and Answer Worksheets | 7 Answer Sheets | 7 Ebooks. Apart of the Ancient Civilisations Curriculum.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:
Unit 1 - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Unit 2 - The Colossus of Rhodes
Unit 3 - The Temple of Artemis
Unit 4 – The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Unit 5 - The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Unit 6 – The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Unit 7 - The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were spectacles of construction, human creativity, and engineering on a scale that even the greatest minds of modern times would have difficultly reproducing today. These man made creations were all built sometime during the classical period and stretched across the existing known western-world at that time. Only one of the seven ancient wonders still exists today, and perhaps one of the most well-known ones at that, the Great Pyramid of Giza. From a time covering 2650 to the 3rd Century BC, these works of art scattered the landscapes for many reasons. Some were impressive tombs holding the remains of famous kings, colossal statues admiring supreme gods and others were simply to test the limits of what was humanly possible.
Designed for both classroom & home / independent learning. Aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Audiobooks are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete per lesson. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.
Perfect for Special Education and EAL Students
WHAT AM I BUYING?
Downloadable audio files (mp3)
Comprehension questions (.docx)
Comprehension activities (.docx)
Answer sheets (.docx)
EBook scripts (.docx)
MORE IN THIS SERIES
The Ancient Egyptians
The Rise of the Roman Empire
The Ancient Greeks
When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth