My 5th grader will be starting on Story of the World Middle Ages. We are using the audio along with the activity book. My kid also enjoys learning through videos so we are supplementing the activity book with videos. Since we are doing an activity for almost every chapter and we are doing geography along with this, I expect that we will take 2 years to get through the book. This post covers the first 21 chapters in the book.
Chapter 1 – The Glory That Was Rome
Barbarians: The Saxons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuM4Auxml98
Barbarians: The Lombards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5teZY13KW2w
Barbarians: The Goths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcuVJUKZvx4
Barbarians: The Vandals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgAZt65tjHo
Barbarians: The Mongols https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ53WqklIo8
Chapter 2 – The Early Days of Britain
Animated Epics: Beowulf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKjcoFZmKuA
Celts: In the Beginning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU1dKfMIEUQ
Celts: Heroes in Defeat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVovskAh5QA
Celts: Sacred Groves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsHghGwdWNg
Celts: From Camelot to Christ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfY4-2zKY-g
Celts: Legend and Reality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfY4-2zKY-g
Chapter 3 – Christianity Comes to Britain
The True Story of St. Patrick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTYQyv8e-x4
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60s90EZAE3A
Medieval Lives: The Monk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLVWiFwWMR8
Chapter 4 – The Byzantine Empire
Art of Eternity – The Glory of Byzantium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2xF3Bk70NQ
Byzantines: Engineering an Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ0DRhRhAtY
The Decline of the Byzantine Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikFx-XydT5g
Chapter 5 – The Medieval Indian Empire
Legend of Buddha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRstl25nVCw
Indian Mythology for Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VZky_pqsCw
Hinduism: Oldest Religion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n76m19pYCWs
History of Hindu India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZRTzXARWM
History of Hindu India 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kLX2aPgo8
History of Hindu India 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr8Qx0SyrYI
Chapter 6 – The Rise of Islam
History Channel Muhammed the Prophet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w4TH-giaps
The Five Pillars of Islam Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlflvwwtZbU
Chapter 7 – Islam Becomes an Empire
Islam Empire of Faith 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF6VPZsHDZQ
Islam Empire of Faith 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_mqO910jUQ
Islam Empire of Faith 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRMqZrjGNd8
Inside Mecca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwFZucL7PsE
Arabian Nights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvLK9_VCekg
Chapter 8 – The Great Dynasties of China
China Engineering an Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsd05kjnayM
China’s Grand Canal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVwdhIJwGOg
Medieval Chinese Inventions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdlVgyF79W0
BBC China History The Golden Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT6TwsMtTRY
Chapter 9 – East of China
Japan Yamoto Dynasty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tyh7KY98Jc
A Brief History of Korea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut3TLd-FfTw
Chapter 10 – The Bottom of the World
Aboriginals of Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM36OkFOD1I
The Men of the Fifth World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRBMdS4t36c
Easter Island – Links with the New Zealand Maori https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjvjLji5VQ4
History of the Maori People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9GTDIXeVyQ
Chapter 11 – The Kingdom of the Franks
Barbarians: The Franks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muHS32hZZ6Y
Dark Ages Franks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSh6DlXZRWY
Chapter 12 – The Islamic Invasion
Islamic History Tariq bin Ziyad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Eo9g-E6Ltg
An Islamic History in Europe – BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfhZR15QRKA
Chapter 13 – The Great Kings of France
Charlemagne and the Saxons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ci1neQWcIk
Chapter 14 – The Arrival of the Norsemen
Barbarians The Vikings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogj0cARrip8
Ancient Norse Vikings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZpT8v20Pc8
The Vikings Who Were They https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkJy1b4q3WU
History Channel The Vikings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mkib3lYA2s
Chapter 15 – The First Kings of England
Time Team Battle of Hastings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhAXPI3ueW0
Battlefield Britain Battle of Hastings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_rAXH09qRY
Kings and Queens of England: The Normans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PfoYkgoBZQ
1066 A Year to Conquer England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tec8vTnOCIE
1066 A Year to Conquer England part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5yus8Jy8xE
1066 A Year to Conquer England part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inMXmwgzeto
Chapter 16 – England After the Conquest
The Celtic Languages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri1Vw3w1_10
The Christmas Story in Old English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfvCN_F5cg
Medieval Lives: The Peasant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMrvE2CwRsQ
Medieval Lives: The Monk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLVWiFwWMR8
Medieval Lives: The Damsel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQGb1eUTZKY
Medieval Lives: The Minstrel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwEsc6-hHYA
Medieval Lives: The Philosopher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjcCKwgTHsM
Medieval Lives: The Outlaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbHSAZhvWyU
Medieval Lives: The King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArMWBn-eorU
Life in the Middle Ages The Serf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN1GaI8KWHo
Children of the Middle Ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNkEmqZcBkY
Middle Ages Architecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwBi9zwH30
Secrets of the Castle Building the Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydoRAbpWfCU
Secrets of the Castle Defending the Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VHgw6epe14
Secrets of the Castle Inside the Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmpn3nn2qE
Secrets of the Castle A Skilled Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s46qP1l39V8
Chapter 17 – Knights and Samurai
Medieval Lives: The Knight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St9cQUHm24A
Knights Men in Iron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnYIF1dyjq4
Knights For Fame and Honor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XShfmRq0cKo
Knights Last of Their Kind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCHMasy1jgY
The Way of the Samurai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l-xmIokFgg
The Samurai Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6kvI9JBO0
The Samurai Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6kvI9JBO0
Chapter 18 – The Age of Crusades
Crusade Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96lJSM5W5Go
Crusade Episode 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lieGrC32XWY
Crusades The Crescent and the Cross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xCd78E1rC0
The Second and Third Crusades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbh7KiRBNwM
The Muslim Response to the Crusades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t-vfj4r0zo
Chapter 19 – A New Kind of King
Holy Warriors Richard the Lionheart and Saladin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTIYsT-7J5s
Bad King John https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFCWG29t3Hc
The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04LdD7qiVqY
Time Team King John’s Lost Palace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOvoTiuUAyk
Fact or Fiction Robin Hood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yQ38lu-M3w
Chapter 20 – The Diaspora
Jewish History – Jewish Diaspora part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NXuDOGFgW8
Jewish History – Jewish Diaspora part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONelwuRMXfs
Chapter 21 – The Mongols Devastate the East
Genghis Khan The Rise of the Mongol Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAFnxV2GYRU
Genghis Khan Rider of the Apocalypse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW-DIAtbuHo
Wow! This is such a great list, I will definitely be using this page a lot this year. I had such a hard time finding… “globally balanced” information…I guess you could call it. I love your approach to homeschool and your individualized curriculum for your kids. I’ve been bouncing all over your site this week! I especially appreciated your post about the imaginative learner! Thanks for getting us started on the right foot this year!