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Empires of early Africa / produced by Tapestry International Productions, Ltd. for the Discovery Channel ; Discovery School. ; producer/writer, Steve Drake.
Penn Museum Library - Media DVD DT20 .E526 2005
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Azern, Joanna, author.
- Series:
- Discovery school. Social studies
- Discovery school social studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trade routes.
- History.
- Africa--History--To 1498.
- Africa.
- Nile River Valley--History.
- Nile River Valley.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--History--To 1884.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, active 14th century B.C.
- Nefertiti.
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Egypt.
- Antiquities.
- Trade routes--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Islam--Africa.
- Islam.
- Tombouctou (Mali).
- Mali (Empire)--History.
- Mali (Empire).
- Documentary films.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Silver Spring, MD : Discovery Education ; New York, NY : Distributed by Insight Media, [2005]
- System Details:
- DVD-R.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Segments on Africa discuss the Nile River Valley; searching for the mummy of Nefertiti; the bringing of Islam to Africa via the trade routes; and the importance of Timbuktu as a center of learning.
- Contents:
- Nile, where Egypt began (5:18 min.)
- Nefertiti resurrected (32:09 min.)
- Sub-Saharan survey (5:06 min.)
- Islam comes to Timbuktu (4:16 min.).
- Credits:
- Segment producer/writer, Joanne Azern ; editor, Joseph Blink ; music, Michael Whalen ; narrators, Thom Kikot, Leyna Juliet Weber ; camera, Paul Jacobson.
- Notes:
- Distributor from label on disk surface and on container.
- Videodisc release of the programs originally aired on the Assignment Discovery television program.
- Bonus features include curriculum units with viewing questions and additional tools at discoveryschool.com.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1595271767
- 9781595271761
- OCLC:
- 60572969
- Publisher Number:
- 743252501078
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