New Visions - Social Studies. The Mande Charter (Kouroukan Fouga) Of 1235 – The Standard Newspaper. The hidden treasures of Timbuktu - Elizabeth Cox. Islam Empire Of Faith (Complete Part 1, 2 and 3) - PBS Documentary : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming. English v14. David Baddiel Learns The Secret Of How Silk Is Made. Lesson: Women and Confucianism. For 2,500 years Confucian teachings have influenced the thought and behavior of peoples in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
A major emphasis of Asian women scholars has been the examination of Confucian ideology on their history and current status. Scholar Xiao Ma has said: "Women always have been fighting for a way out of the Confucian shadows. " Although the early Chinese had no real commitment to subordination of women, over time Confucian teachings were expanded upon. It was during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E. - 220 C.E.) that Confucianism was adopted as the government's state doctrine, with his thoughts becoming part of official education. In later dynasties, Neoconfucian interpretations further reinforced male authority and patrilineal customs. Professional Development.
Voices from the Gold Road: Medieval Ghana, Mali, Songhai This year, the institute explored places, people, and objects - grand and ordinary - connected to the medieval Trans-Saharan trade, focusing on Medieval Ghana, Mali and Songhai.
Instruction about medieval Ghana, Mali and Songhai is often limited to discussions about gold for salt, silent barter, trade across the Sahara, Mansa Musa, and the influence of Islam on West Africa. Mali. Why do Western maps shrink Africa? Our world map is wildly misleading.
It's all down to the European cartographer Geert de Kremer, better known as Mercator, and his 16th century map projection -- a common template for world maps today -- which distorts the size of countries. Now, schools in Boston are taking a stand against the tradition by introducing the lesser-known Peters projection from the 1970s (also called Gall-Peters projection) in classrooms, to teach children the real size of the continents.
The move is part of a wider initiative to remove bias within education. Manden Charter, proclaimed in Kurukan Fuga - intangible heritage - Culture Sector. Mali Your browser is not supported by this application.
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In search of Sunjata : the Mande oral epic as history, literature, and performance. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999. Print. ---. Trans-Saharan Africa in world history. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Baker, Charles e. Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Teachers Guide. The Indian Ocean Trade: A Classroom Simulation » African Studies Center. Africa in the World NEH Summer Institute 1993 Final Project Background Information for Teachers and/or StudentsMap of the Indian Ocean TradeThe SimulationProcedureSeating ChartAccompanying Worksheets & Overheads Background Information on the Indian Ocean Trade The Indian Ocean Trade began with small trading settlements around 800 A.D., and declined in the 1500’s when Portugal invaded and tried to run the trade for its own profit.
As trade intensified between Africa and Asia, prosperous city-states flourished along the eastern coast of Africa. (3) The Empire of Mali - The Twang of a Bow - Extra History - #1. The Philosophy of The Buddha. New Visions - Social Studies. Causes of the French Revolution. History 151 The French Revolution: Causes, Outcomes, Conflicting Interpretations Mr. Schwartz 1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Revolutionary situation: when the government's monopoly of power is effectively challenged by some groups who no longer recognize its legitimate authority, no longer grant it loyalty, and no longer obey its commands. Revolutionary Process or Stages: · One interpretation from this definition is that a revolution will continue until a single sovereign order has been restored either by agreement or force.
BBC The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King. Ottomans, Safavid and Mughal. Ottomans, Safavid and Mughal SSWH10 The student will analyze the impact of the age of discovery and expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Explain the roles of explorers and conquistadors; include Zheng He, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, James Cook, and Samuel de Champlain. Islamic Call to Prayer (english translation-subtitles) World History For Us All: Big Era 4. Home > The Big Eras > This Big Era and the Three Essential Questions In Big Era Three, humans in several parts of the world began to produce food, adopt new forms of social organization, and interact more intensively with one another over longer distances than in any earlier times.
In Big Era Four those patterns continued, though at a faster pace. World population continued to increase in the first millennium BCE, though it leveled off in the early centuries CE. More cities appeared. French Revolution Reign of Terror. English Civil War. The Real Versailles (BBC, 2016) Research Projects. NOTE: Due to high traffic overwhelming a Dropbox account, I have shifted the files to another available here: HOLC MAPS.
Here is the current selection of digital HOLC maps I have available. I oversaw the digitization of the majority of these and make them available for public use. In addition, I include a few maps for other cities (also available through ARC, the NARA catalog) that were scanned at medium resolution. 1934: Federal Housing Administration Created. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) revolutionized home ownership by creating our current financial mortgaging system.
In the process, it produced a lending structure which helped to solidify the racial segregation that still exists today. The FHA has insured over 35 million home mortgages and 47,205 multifamily project mortgages since 1934. Currently, FHA has 4.8 million insured single-family mortgages and 13,000 insured multifamily projects in its portfolio.1. Sample mongols. Ancient. The Chinese Civil Service Exam. The Roman Military. 5 Major Accomplishments of Pericles. Pericles was a Greek statesman and ruled Greece for more than thirty years in the 5th century B.C. Pericles has been credited with many accomplishments, including building the Pantheon and establishing democracy. 1. The Age of Pericles Many historians refer to the era as the age of Pericles. Born to a wealthy family, Pericles took on the reigns of Athens in his early thirties. Pericles was the son of Xanthippus who was a statesman and a general known for his skills on the battlefield.
In his teens, Pericles was mostly involved in music. 2. Pericles was upright and extremely convincing as an orator. 3. In 472 B.C., Pericles commissioned Aeschylus to pen down his Persian trilogy. Ancient Athens and the Golden Age of Greece. Discovering China - The Qin Dynasty—China's First Dynasty. An Introduction to Renaissance Art. Machiavelli%20worksheet1. Siegfried Woldhek: The search for the true face of Leonardo. NYSED Global History and Geography Online Resource Guide. Global Themes and Concepts Illustrated Objectives Students will be able to define key Global History and Geography themes and concepts.
Apply their knowledge of these themes and concepts by associating the definition with an image and writing a brief summary of their concept-illustration. Use their creative skills to assemble a package of definitions and images. Directions. Your next iPhone might be delivered from China via a 2,000-year-old trade route. In the future, science fiction tells us that we’ll be able to hold complex conversations with our starship’s computer as easily as we would our robot crew-mates or even other humans. But before we reach that point, we’ll have to make do by chatting with fridges and vacuum cleaners. This week, several companies announced developer programs to make it easier to create software that can understand what people are saying, and respond accordingly. Microsoft, Nuance—which supposedly provides one of the tools behind Apple’s Siri—and SoundHound, the company behind the eponymous music recognition app, unveiled ways to make every app and smart device easier to interact with.
Everything these days seems to be connected to the internet—though not everything probably should be—and one of the most difficult parts of using these devices is interaction. Tapping away on tiny screens or third-party mobile apps is a lot harder than just being able to talk to something. Global Time Machine: The Spread of Buddhism: An Investigation. First Emperor of China ,The by Tony Ianzelo, Liu Hao Xue. Director. The Demonization of Empress Wu. Learn Human prehistory 101: Epilogue. Difference Between Philosophy and Religion. Philosophy vs Religion. Jabzy. Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35. Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34. Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34. Zheng He’s Expeditions. Above, the Chinese admiral Zheng He.
English Civil War. Horrible Histories - English Civil War Song. Monarchy The Glorious Revolution full documentary series)[www savevid com] Global Time Machine: Zheng He’s Expeditions. Journey through Slavery prt 1 - Terrible Transformation. The First Victims of the First Crusade. Chronology: A History of the Shiite-Sunni Split. A painting depicts the battle of Karbala in 680, in which Imam Hussein engaged a superior Arab army and was killed in battle. Brooklyn Museum/Corbis hide caption. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. BEAUTIFUL AZAAN IN A CHURCH USA (LATEST) Inside Mecca. SilkRoad. The Silk Road: Connecting the ancient world through trade - Shannon Harris Castelo. The Buddha - PBS Documentary (Narrated by Richard Gere) Music and creativity in Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen. Who were the Muses? As we’ve mentioned, there is some debate still going on today as to how many muses there were and what they did, but generally scholars agree today that there were nine principle muses.
The Cyrus Cylinder: 2600 Years of History. THE PERSIAN EMPIRE. 3.2 Hinduism. Catherine the Great ("Poker Face" by Lady Gaga) King Arthur ("Nature Boy" by Eden Ahbez) Prehistoric ("Toxic" by Britney Spears) Mummification ("Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by Green Day) Ancient Minoan Civilization ("Creep" by Radiohead) Constantine ("Come On, Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners)
Cleopatra ("Fergilicious" by Fergie) Viva Roma No. V ("Mambo #5" by Lou Bega) The Crusades ("Eyes Without a Face" by Billy Idol) Battle of Agincourt ("As Tears Go By" by Marianne Faithful) Chinese Dynasties ("Vogue" by Madonna) Pompeii ("Bang Bang (My Lover Shot Me Down)" by Nancy Sinatra) Joan of Arc ("Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes) Attila the Hun ("Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics) The Trojan War ("Tainted Love" by Soft Cell) William the Conqueror ("Sexyback" by Justin Timberlake) Holt McDougal High School World History ©2012.