Barbarians - The Huns

Formato: DVD
Ano: 2003
Versão castelhana: Bárbaros - Hunos

Synopsis: In the fifth century, a people known as the Huns marched from central Asia to Europe and brought the faltering Roman empire to the brink of collapse. Barbarians: The Huns chronicles their infamously violent military strategies and their sophisticated international diplomacy.

CURRICULUM LINKS
This documentary can be used in history classes.

NOTE TO EDUCATORS
This program is appropriate for middle school and high school students. It contains some descriptions of graphic violence.

OBJECTIVES
After viewing this program, students should be able to discuss the strategies and goals, both military and diplomatic, of the Huns and their impact on the Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church.

STANDARDS
This program fulfills the following National Standards for History for grades 5-12: chronological thinking, historical comprehension, historical analysis and interpretations.

PRE-VIEWING QUESTIONS
1. Read through all the questions below in the following two sections. Bear these questions in mind as you watch the video.
2. By the time the Huns were coming into conflict with the Roman empire, they were based in the area that is today the country of Hungary. Locate Hungary on a map. How far is it from Constantinople (Istanbul)? From Rome?

Aetius
Atilla
Bleda
Chalons
Gaul
Honoria
Honorius
Marcian
Pope Leo I
Ravenna
Ruglia
The Balkans
Theodosius
Valentinian