Aztecs |
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Ancient Aztec Civilization
http://www.kidskonnect.com/AncientAztec/
AncientAztecHome.html |
A resource
guide of sites about the Aztec's. |
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Aztec Calendar
http://www.azteccalendar.com/ |
Explains how
the Aztec calendar works. |
Egyptians |
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BBC - History - The Egyptians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/ |
Articles to
read about ancient Egypt and games to play are on this BBC History
site. |
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Eternal Egypt
http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsite
Web/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key
=action.display.home&language_id=1 |
This website
uses the latest interactive technologies to display the living
record of Ancient Egypt.
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Pyramids: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ |
Take a
virtual tour of three pyramids, find out about archaeological digs,
and learn about hieroglyphics. |
Explorers |
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Discoverers Web
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/ |
Not an
impressive looking site (just text) BUT you can look up explorers by
name or by region. |
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Great links to Explorer Sites
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/alphaexp.html |
This page of
Discoverers links is from the Multnomah County Library in Portland
Oregon. |
General History |
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Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
http://www.mrdowling.com/ |
This site
has information for both history and geography buffs. There is
information on ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, the World Wars,
and more. |
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Walk Through Time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/index.shtml |
Read about
historical figures by clicking on the interactive links. Play
games like Odd-One-Out or What-Came-First. |
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This Day in History
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do |
This site
provides you with historic information that happened on today's
date, a history timeline for the current week, and historic
information for the month. |
Great Depression |
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American History 1930 - 1939
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade30.html |
Produced by
Kingwood College Library, TX this page gives information and links to
events that occurred in America that were greatly effected by the
Great Depression. |
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Surviving the Dust Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/ |
A PBS
program that has personal stories and photographs of people who lived
through the Great Depression in the Dust Bowl. There is a map
and a timeline. |
History Museums |
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Smithsonian National Museum
of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu/ |
View
virtual exhibitions. There are resources for teachers and
parents. |
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The Virtual Library: Museums in
the USA
http://www.museumca.org/usa/index.html |
This site
has a list with links and descriptions to history museums in the USA. |
Incas |
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Andes Expedition:
Searching for Inca Secrets
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/
97/andes/ |
National
Geographic presents the discovery of a teenage girl's mummy found in
Peru. |
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Civilization of the Incas
http://www.internet-at work.com/
hos_mcgrane/inca/eg_inca_menu1.html |
A school
project with information about the Inca people and their life. |
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Inca Investigation
http://www.amnh.org/ology/archaeology
/inca/index.html |
Answer questions on the
interactive map and earn a book of Inca Chronicles that you can
download. Also learn about El Castillo's snake. |
Mayans |
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Ancient Observatories: Chichιn Itzα
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/
chichen/index.html |
Explore these
Mayan ruins. There is history, maps, and mythology. |
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Lost King of the Mayas
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/ |
NOVA online
presents a look at the Mayan World. |
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Mystery of the Maya
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html |
In-depth
details about Mayan math, religion, society, writing and Mayan life
today. |
Medieval |
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Castles for Kids
http://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/ |
Take a walk
through a castle and learn the names of each part of the castle and
who lived there. |
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Secrets of the Lost Empires:
Medieval Siege
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/ |
Life in
medieval castles. Learn how to operate a catapult. |
1940's |
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CNN - Cold War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/ |
The Cable News
Network bring you information about the Cold War during the 1940's .
Learn about the culture, the technology, and events. |
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American Cultural History: 1940-1949
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade40.html |
Read about
the cultural history of the 1940's in the United States. Find
out about the events, books, music, and sports. |
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The United Nations
www.un.org |
Formed in
1945, the United Nations addresses political and social issues of its
member nations. Learn about the
history of the UN or go to the
Cyberschoolbus for global teaching and learning projects.
En Espaρol |
1950's |
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American Cultural History: 1950-1959
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade50.html |
Read about
the cultural history of the 1950's in the United States. Find
out about the events, books, music, and sports. |
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Korean War Commemoration
http://korea50.army.mil/welcome.shtml |
This site
commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the War with history and a
year-by-year chronology. |
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Timeline of the 1950's
http://history1900s.about.com/
library/time/bltime1950.htm |
This site
offers a short list of events that took place year-by-year in the
1950's. |
Vikings |
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BBC Vikings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/index.shtml |
Timeline,
glossary, and a shopping trip in a Viking village great you on this
site. There are even printable worksheets. |
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Nova Online - The Vikings
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/ |
Learn who
the Viking were, spell your name in Runes, and explore a Viking
village. |
World War II |
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Children of World War 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
ww2children/index.shtml |
This site
provides information on what it was like to be a child in England
during WWII. Take a trip back in time. |
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Navaho Code Talkers
http://bingaman.senate.gov/features/codetalkers/
index.cfm |
Learn about the Navajo
Code Talkers who worked during WWII translating English into Navajo
then back again. |
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WWII Links on the Internet
http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/ww2_links.html |
Prepared by
Steve Schoenherr, a Professor at the University of San Diego, this
site offers links to WWII sites. He also has a
timeline for WWII. |
