Mankind Story of All of Us: Episode 2 (Iron Men)

Students follow Iron Men from Mankind: The Story of All of Us through chronological questions about the episode’s developments. A synopsis and completed key support the activity.
Grades
Grades 6–8, High School
Pages
4
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Jun 22, 2023

Subject
Social Studies, History
Topic
Mankind Story of All of Us Episode 2 Iron Men, Viewing questions
Answer key
Included

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This four-page viewing guide accompanies Mankind: The Story of All of Us, Episode 2: Iron Men. Two student pages provide a short episode synopsis and 18 fill-in or short-answer questions about iron, Greek warfare, China, Phoenician writing and religion. Two teacher-key pages repeat the questions with expected responses.

Arrange access to the episode separately. Discuss the key as the documentary’s account and check historical generalizations before presenting them as settled facts.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Record the episode’s accounts of Iron Age societies, technologies and historical figures.

  • Connect technologies discussed in the documentary with its explanations of warfare, travel and written language.

  • Use viewing questions to organize listening notes.

Teaching tips

  • Arrange separate access to the episode before using the guide.

  • Pause for longer written responses.

  • In question 2, describe iron as an element rather than a mineral. The final key answer, The Old Testament, and broad claims about the Bible’s creation or readership need separate historical verification; do not use the key alone as factual proof.

Skills covered

  • Documentary comprehension — learners record information presented in the episode using eighteen viewing questions.

  • Note-taking — learners capture names, events and explanations in short-answer and fill-in formats.

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Is the documentary included?

No. Arrange separate access to Iron Men, episode 2 of Mankind: The Story of All of Us, before using the viewing guide.

How are the questions organized?

The printed instructions place the eighteen questions in episode order. Pause as needed for longer responses.

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