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Aztecs |
Egyptians |
Explorers
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History |
Great Depression
Greeks |
History Museums
| Incas
| Mayans
| Medieval
| 1940's
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Vikings |
World War II |
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Aztecs |
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Ancient Aztec Civilization
http://www.kidskonnect.com/
subject-index/
16-history/250-ancient-aztec.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. |
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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/
EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/
HomeServletee_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. |
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Explorers |
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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. |
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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. |
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Great Depression |
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American History 1930 - 1939
http://kclibrary.lonestar.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. |
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Greeks |
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BBC - Primary History - Ancient Greeks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/ |
There are several areas to explore on this website by BBC.
There is information on the Greek world, the Olympic games, gods and
heroes, and everyday life in the ancient Greece. |
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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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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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Mayans |
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Ancient Observatories: Chichén Itzá
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/cmc/
exhibitions/civil/maya/mminteng.shtml |
In-depth
details about Mayan math, religion, society, writing and Mayan life
today. |
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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. |
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1940's |
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American Cultural History: 1940-1949
http://kclibrary.lonestar.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 Español |
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1950's |
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American Cultural History: 1950-1959
http://kclibrary.lonestar.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
http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/
reference/military/korean-war.html |
Created by the Archives Library
Information Center (ALIC), this site has informational links about
the Korean War. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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National WWII Museum
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/
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The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA tells the story of the
American Experience in the war that changed the world - why it was
fought, how it was won, and what it means today. Visit the
Kids Corner for puzzles and activities. |
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Navaho Code Talkers
http://www.navajocodetalkers.org/ |
Learn about the Navajo
Code Talkers who worked during WWII translating English into Navajo
then back again. |
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