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Old Maps Online. Let's Play 'History As A List' : Krulwich Wonders... A bunch of you have sent me this list. It comes from Drew Breunig, a New Yorker who apparently works in the computer business, in advertising. It's a short history of "Frontiers" — territories that he says have challenged humans over the centuries, arranged in roughly chronological order. Drew calls it "Frontiers Through The Ages. " Water, 1400 Land, 1840 Gold, 1850 Wire, 1880 Air, 1900 Celluloid, 1920 Plastic, 1950 Space, 1960 Silicon, 1980 Networks, 1990 Data, 2000 I know, I know, it's much too American and very arbitrary (Christopher Columbus didn't exactly "open" the oceans for exploration; Egyptian sailors, Minoans, Phoenicians did that, and much earlier), but still, Drew is playing a game here that's fun, if you keep at it. Suppose I wanted to think about power, how sources of power have multiplied over time.
Gravity muscle horses wind steam internal combustion oil gas nuclear With each new chapter, we get more power, plus more risk . Vinyl 8-track cassette CD iTunes Anonymous Indeed. Teachinghistory.org. The Virginia Center for Digital History at The University of Virginia. VCDH News… for the latest press releases and information on VCDH projects… July 2009 -- Charlottesville City, Albemarle County, Greene County, Madison County, and Orange County Public Schools, in partnership with the Virginia Center for Digital History, have been awarded a Teaching American History grant by the U.S. Department of Education to provide professional development training for American and world history educators.
Titled America on the World Stage, the goal of this project is to recognize the urgent practical and conceptual need for teachers to understand the emergence of the United States' power and prestige in relation to world events. The first three years of a five year proposal were approved for approximately $1M, and the final two years will be supported contingent upon Congressional support of the program in 2012. Each year, teachers will engage in a series of lectures framed by America on the World Stage: A Global Perspective to U.S. Read More… Also in the News…
National Archives and Records Administration. Education.msu.edu/te/elementary/pdf/Designing-Lessons-for-Diverse-Learners.pdf. Internet History Sourcebooks. Internet Modern History Sourcebook The Internet Modern History Sourcebook now contains thousands of sources and the previous index pages were so large that they were crashing many browsers. See Introduction for an explanation of the Sourcebook's goals. Explanation of Sources of Material Here. See the Help! Page for all the help on research I can offer. The Modern History Sourcebook now works as follows: This Main Index page has been much extended to show all sections and sub sections. Additional Study/Research Aids In addition to the above structure, there are a series of pages to help teacher and students.
Modern History in the Movies Older Style Big Indices Still Available Since some faculty members had built into their course pages direct links to the Sourcebook's old indexes, these remain available, but will not be updated with materials added after 12/31/1998. Subjects covered by the source texts in each Section. Studying History The Early Modern World Reformation Early Modern World Absolutism. AP World History Course Home Page. Important Updates 2016-17 AP World History Revisions This page has been updated to align with the AP World History revisions launching in the fall of 2016. AP World History Practice Exam A full practice exam reflecting the 2016-17 revisions, along with student responses and scoring commentaries, is now available from your AP Course Audit account. Welcome, AP Teachers! The AP World History course focuses on developing students' understanding of world history from approximately 8000 B.C.E. to the present. Essential Course Resources This is the core document for this course.
AP Course Audit Information The AP Course Audit provides teachers and administrators with clear guidelines on curricular and resource requirements for AP courses. Visit the AP Course Audit site to log in or create an account. Authorized AP World History Courses If you already have an authorized AP World History course, you won't be required to revise and resubmit your syllabus for the 2016-17 school year. Classroom Resources. Welcome to eHistory.