[FILM] 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets - starring Sir Ben Kingsley (English Version)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDe9DCx7Wk

Resumo

TLDRThe classroom activity involves students researching different historical eras to determine their impact on the modern world. One group focuses on the Middle Ages, initially seen as dull and unimportant. However, their interaction with a knowledgeable librarian and historical figures reveals that this era, often called the Dark Ages, was rich with scientific and technological advancements. The students learn about influential figures like Al-Jazari, Ibn Al Haytham, and others who contributed significantly to various fields, such as engineering, surgery, and astronomy, making the Dark Ages a time of enlightenment rather than a stagnant period. Ultimately, the students recognize the importance of this era in shaping the modern world and the misconceptions surrounding it.

Conclusões

  • 📜 Ancient history matters!
  • 💡 Dark Ages was a time of innovation.
  • 🔭 Ibn Al Haytham's contributions led to cameras.
  • ✈️ Abbas Ibn Firnas inspired the dream of flight.
  • ⚙️ Al-Jazari invented crucial engineering devices.
  • 🩺 Al-Zahrawi advanced surgical techniques.
  • 🌌 Astrolabes were significant for navigation.
  • 🕰️ The Elephant Clock represented cultural unity.
  • 📚 There were many other advancements in that era.
  • 🔎 The Dark Ages are misunderstood in modern narratives.

Linha do tempo

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The teacher assigns groups to research historical eras, questioning their impact on the modern world. Groups include Ancient Greeks, Romans, Middle Ages (referred to as Dark Ages), Renaissance, etc. Initial doubts arise about Middle Ages being significant as they are often labeled boring or a black hole in history.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:12:59

    As the students interact with historical figures from the Middle Ages, they discover significant inventions and contributions that arose during that time, such as the invention of the camera by Ibn Al Haytham, the concepts of flight by Abbas Ibn Firnas, and advanced surgical techniques by Abul Qassim Al-Zahrawi, challenging the notion that the era was devoid of progress.

Mapa mental

Vídeo de perguntas e respostas

  • What was the misconception about the Dark Ages?

    It was often believed to be a period of stagnation and lack of advancements.

  • Who is Al-Jazari?

    He was an engineer and inventor known for significant advancements in engineering during the Dark Ages.

  • What did Ibn Al Haytham contribute to?

    He laid the foundations for modern cameras by explaining how our eyes work and creating the camera obscura.

  • What did Abbas Ibn Firnas dream of?

    He envisioned human flight a thousand years before the Wright Brothers.

  • What are astrolabes?

    Sophisticated devices that helped in astronomy, navigation, and timekeeping.

  • What did Al-Zahrawi contribute to?

    He is known as the father of surgery and invented many surgical tools still in use today.

  • What was the significance of Al-Jazari's Elephant Clock?

    It converted rotary motion into linear motion and combined elements from various cultures.

  • What was the overall impact of the Dark Ages according to the students?

    They found that the Dark Ages were actually a period of significant invention and groundwork for modern society.

  • How did the librarian challenge the students' view of the Dark Ages?

    By introducing them to historical figures and their inventions, showing the era's contributions were vital to modern civilization.

  • What was the conclusion of the students' research?

    The Dark Ages have important connections to the modern world, contrary to popular belief.

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  • 00:00:18
    OK class. Shhh. I'm giving each group of you a different era of history to research...and
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    the question is 'What impact did your era have on the modern world?' So Sarah your group
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    has the ancient Greeks. Ravi, you have the Romans. And Danny's group gets...ah yes, a
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    bit of a challenge for you...you get the Middle Ages, some even call it the Dark Ages.
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    BOOOORING.
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    See how you get on.
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    So Shareen, yes, you get the Renaissance...
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    Is that the Librarian?
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    How are the Dark Ages gonna have anything to do with us?
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    Erm...excuse me, sorry to bother you.
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    What do you want?
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    We need to find out what impact the Dark Ages had on the modern world?
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    Never was a period of history so poorly named.
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    Don't touch. Its priceless....And I supposed someone's been filling your head with the
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    usual nonsense, eh. A thousand wasted years, a black hole in history, am I right?
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    Um, yeah, sort of
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    You see its always the same, you assume it was all mud, disease, death, and destruction
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    with marauding mobs of barbarians ripping down the good of former civilizations, burning
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    and plundering as they went, nothing of any worth invented either, eh? Oh, no no no, no
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    no no, go on, be off with you.
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    Sorry to bother you.
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    Come on , its probably not worth it, everyone knows that the Greeks and the Romans invented
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    everything anyway.
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    Awwww, did they now? And you're sure about that are you? You know I might just have something
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    for you. You seem to be up to the task. I.....suppose I could...Follow me. I've got just the book
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    for you.
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    Where are we going? Ask him!
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    Uh, excuse me..where are we going?
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    From darkness into light, my young friend. From ocean onto land. There are things you
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    should know. Oh yes, indeed.
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    Now I know I left it around here somewhere -- Ah, here it is. Now, take a look...if you
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    dare.
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    What's going on?!
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    Welcom to the Dark Ages ... or as it should be known, The Golden Ages.
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    Who are you?
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    I am Al-Jazari, engineer and ingenious inventor.
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    I thought you said this was the Dark Ages. It doesn't look very…dark.
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    That's because its all a matter of perspective, my soon to be illuminated friend. Of course
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    there are parts of the world that weren't dark at all, but in a civilisation that stretched
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    from Spain to China the golden rays of discovery and invention shone over everything.
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    What civilization?
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    The Mulsim civilization my, young friend. Through scholars and scientists of various
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    faiths some of the most important discoveries known to man were made at this time - discoveries
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    that drew on knowledge of the ancients, but have more connection with your modern world
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    than you could possibly ever imagine.
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    Like what?
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    Well, like, all sorts of things
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    I've gotta get a picture of this.
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    I knew it was a good idea.
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    Who are you?
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    Allow me to introduce Ibn Al Haytham, a great scientist whose ideas led to the invention
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    of the camera.
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    You invented the camera?
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    I laid the foundations for modern cameras by explaining how our eyes work. I found a
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    way of projecting an image onto another surface through small hole in a dark room - later
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    called, camera obscura.
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    Think of all the things that evolved from this discovery - cameras, cinema all share
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    the same principle.
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    Cool.
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    LOOK OUT BELOW!!
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    Who's that?
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    That's my good friend, Abbas Ibn Firnas, who gazed up to the heavens passionate in his
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    belief that man could fly.
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    Whoa.
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    Indeed he dared to dream about flying one thousand years before the Wright Brothers.
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    You know you all take your jetsetting holidays for granted so it only seems fair to remember
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    Abbas ibn Firnas.
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    Stand back. I'm ready for take off!
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    Oh! He did frget one thing though..a tail, useful for landing.
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    Oh , my back. Doctor!
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    Did someone call?
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    Ah, my old friend, why don't you introduce yourself to my young guests?
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    I am Abul Qassim Al-Zahrawi, many call me the father of surgery.
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    Did you actually do surgery back then?
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    Of course we did, in fact, many of the surgical tools that I invented are still used in you
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    modern hospitals. Excuse me, a patient needs my attention. Scalpel!
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    I think I might need stitches.
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    In that case, I'll use cat gut.
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    Cat gut?
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    From the gut of animals, perfect for stitching up internal wounds. Your surgeons are still
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    using it today.
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    Who's she?
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    That's Maeriam Al-Astrulabi, one of the many brilliant women of her time. She made sophisticated
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    astrolabes.
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    Astro-what?
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    Astrolabes. They show the sky and the stars on a small flat plate you can hold in your
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    hand. Think of them as ancient calculating or timekeeping devices. today you have your
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    watch, your compass, satellite navigation...helping people and explorers travel the world. Science
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    at its brilliant best.
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    And all these things were developed during the Golden Ages?
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    That's just the tip of the iceberg. There were thousands of other inventions covering
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    all areas of life and in the years that followed their influence spread across the whole of
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    medieval Europe so you see, it wasn't so dark after all.
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    What about you?
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    Me?
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    What did you invent?
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    Well I don't want to be big-headed but I made some groundbreaking advances in engineering.
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    I suppose my most significant discovery converted rotary motion into linear motion, using a
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    crank and connecting rod. It's essential in pumps and engines. In fact, I have no idea
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    how the Industrial Revolution could have happened hundreds of years later without such a device.
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    Not that I ever get the credit I deserve. But my crowning glory was my amazing time-telling
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    machine, my legendary Elephant Clock.
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    It's a clock?
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    Yes.
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    Dozens of components collected from different cultures around the world - Arabian, Egyptian,
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    India, Greek, Chinese.
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    Wow, a United Nations clock.
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    That is pretty cool.
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    Does it actually tell the time?
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    Well, yes, of course. If it wasn't for me thousands of people would be late for everything.
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    Speaking of time we better get you back. And remember, spread the word, this was a Golden
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    Age, and I have only shown you a tiny part of this wondrous time. There are countless
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    other scientists and inventions directly connected to your modern world. You're just going to
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    have to find out for yourselves...
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    No wait.
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    Whoa. Did you?
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    Yeah.
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    That wasn't quote so boring. Come on. We're gonna be late.
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    So what did we learn? The Romans, the Greeks, the Renaissance, and the Industrial Revolution
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    all have great relevance to us today. Where's Danny's group?
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    Just there, Miss.
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    Ah, our intrepid Dark Ages group, you probably had a much harder time finding any connections
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    with the modern world.
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    Actually, Miss, that's not strictly true...
Etiquetas
  • Dark Ages
  • Ancient Greece
  • Ancient Rome
  • Renaissance
  • Inventions
  • Islamic Golden Age
  • Engineering
  • Surgery
  • Science
  • Technology