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Great Websites to Explore History The websites below are not intended only for history teachers but for anyone interested in taking a journey back into history.Some of them provide document search that allows you to search into the most important historical documents from well known and trusted archives. You will also find timelines documenting the major historical events or if you like maps then you can track back the history on maps. All these resources are free to use and do not require any download or software installation.Just browse through the selection below and click on any title to access the webpage. Make sure you share them with your students and colleagues as well.

Ancient History Maps Now Online After much preparation and a lot of work (which is far from being finished), we are pleased to include an interactive map section on Ancient History Encyclopedia. You can now geographically explore the ancient world and gain a much deeper understanding of not only geography and location, but also interconnections between civilizations and empires. The first map is a political map of ancient times that lets you set the date you want to view, and you will see the cities and state borders at that time (all searchable, of course). The terrain shows the original natural terrain in ancient times, not the modern landscape.

Free Middle School Social Studies Lesson Plans Kidipede - History for Kids home page NEW! Kidipede's pages organized according to California state standards Teachers' guides for what to do in class (religion, philosophy, environment...) Scavenger hunt through the site for certain information (lists of things to search for here) They were children - Google Cultural Institute In July 1942, nearly 14,000 Parisians were arrested by French police and, for the most part, assembled at the Vélodrome d’Hiver, simply because they were Jewish. Among them were many children. More than half of the 11,400 Jewish children deported from France between 1942 and 1944 were Parisians. Now, in 2012, on the 70th anniversary of the 'rafle du Vél d’Hiv' [Vel' d'Hiv Round-up], our town wants to honor their memory. We also want to remember the thousands of “hidden” children who survived the Shoah thanks to the actions of rescue networks and the solidarity of Parisians who embodied the honor of our capital city.

Under Turkish Mud, Well-Preserved Byzantine Chapel Photo DEMRE, Turkey — In the fourth century A.D., a bishop named Nicholas transformed the city of Myra, on the Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey, into a Christian capital. Nicholas was later canonized, becoming the St. Nicholas of Christmas fame. A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Timeline on Hstry Insert a body of text to introduce what the timeline will be about. It is also here you input the title of the timeline you are creating as well as the timeline image. This image will be the one your students will see when they select this timeline. The core of your timeline. Here are some general notes: 1. Smithsonian's History Explorer Home > Error More Sharing ServicesShare Share on emailEmail this PageShare on printPrint Error Support for Smithsonian's History Explorer is provided by the Verizon Foundation

freeman-pedia - World History I In the state of Virginia, World History I is a freshman class that covers the history of the world based on the Standards of Learning (SOL) up to the year 1500 CE. The course divides into around sixteen major areas of study. Click on the links below to take you to the page devoted to that topic. Click on the banner below to visit the page devoted to the people (real and imaginary) that are covered in World History I.

Content Showcase: Earth Day We’re excited to bring to you a new blog series, Content Showcase! Each month Discovery Education’s content team will highlight recently added video related to a timely theme. April’s Content Showcase connects new programs from the Science Channel, NewsHour Productions, and Discovery Education to Earth Day. History vs…: a TED-Ed Lesson playlist “History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created,” wrote William Morris. To learn how 7 notorious leaders are remembered by history, watch the TED-Ed Lessons below: 1.

freeman-pedia - World History II- Main Page In the state of Virginia, World History II is a sophomore class that covers the history of the world based on the Standards of Learning (SOL) from the year 1500 CE to the present. The course divides into around twenty major areas of study. Click on the links below to take you to the page devoted to that topic.