Google Historical Voyages and Historical Events Overview: What historical event, explorer, voyage, or local history would you like to share with other schools? Have you studied the settlement history of your own community? Have you studied about your state or country and historical events that helped shape it? This site is dedicated to the explorers, voyages, events, and historical backgrounds of countries throughout the World. This project is open to schools all over the World. Suggested Topics: Exemplars: Feel free to explore the projects that have been contributed by other schools. Some are designed so that students work independently as they learn about historical events or people. How to Submit Projects: Suggested Technology Tools: We would like to suggest that you "explore" using WEB 2.0 tools for your project. This site highlights Google tools. The projects hosted on this site should use at least two Google tools as students work though the learning part of the projects. Some Google tools you may find useful are:
Google Maps Launch Google MapsLaunch Maps in LUNA Browser The over 120 historical maps in the Google Maps have been selected by David Rumsey from his collection of more than 150,000 historical maps; in addition, there are a few maps from collections with which he collaborates. These maps can also be seen in the Gallery layer of Google Earth, Rumsey Historical Maps layer, and in the Google Earth viewers on this website. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods (1680 to 1930), scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. The original historical maps are first made into digital images by scanning them with high resolution digital cameras. Processing and hosting of the Rumsey Historical Maps in Google Maps is provided by Geogarage.
Ancient Ireland: Stone Circles There are basically two kinds of stone circles in Ireland: continuous circles in which the stones in the circle are touching or relatively close to each other, and non-contiguous. In some of the non-contiguous circles there are two adjacent orthostats which are taller than the others and across the center of the circle from them is a recumbent stone. This often marks a solar event, such as a solstice or equinox. Kenmare: One of the characteristic features of the Late Bronze Age in southwest Ireland is the construction of ceremonial monuments made up of small stone circles with a boulder burial in the center. The stone circle at Kenmare consists of 15 stones and a center stone which may mark a grave. Shown above is a model of the stone circle. In the center of the circle is a large boulder resting on three supports. There are also a number of rock carvings, generally designated as rock art by archaeologists, in the South Kerry area. The entryway to the Kenmare Circle is shown above.
World History for Us All The Cambridge History of the English ... The State Hermitage Museum: Collection Highlights This rich and fascinating collection from the Altai mountains dates to the Scythian-Sakae period (6th–4th centuries BC) and embraces over 5,000 items. At its heart lie the unique articles found during excavation of the burial mounds of Pazyryk in the Eastern part of the High Altai, at a height of 1,600 metres above sea level. Large Altaic burial mounds were intended for those who occupied high positions in early nomadic society, such as chiefs, elders and priests. According to custom, the chief's wife or concubine was also buried with him and all the dead bodies were embalmed. Deep graves were hollowed out for the burial, and many objects considered both precious and necessary were interred along with the bodies. Of great interest is the body of the chief from Burial Mound No. 2 at Pazyryk.
The Great War Archive Dec 25. The Christmas Truce Sergeant Bernard Brookes was a signaller who spent ten months in Flanders in the beginning of the War before he suffered shellshock and was invalided out of active service. During his convalescence he wrote up the notes he had made during his service, giving a personal, unsentimental account of the appalling conditions in the trenches as well as humorous exploits on and off duty.Here are two short extracts relating to the famous Christmas Truce 1914: 24 December 1914: "An officer went out (after we had stood at our posts with rifles loaded in case of treachery) and arrangements were made that between 10.00am and noon, and from 2.00pm to 4.00pm tomorrow, intercourse between the Germs [sic] and ourselves should take place. You can read more of Sergeant Bernard Brookes’s story on the Europeana 1914-1918 site.
Joan of Arc Coat of Arms of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc has been a popular figure in cultural history since the time of her death, and many famous writers, filmmakers and composers have created works about her. Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc have continued in films, theatre, television, video games, music, and performances to this day. Background[edit] Timeline of Joan of Arc's life c. 1412 – Approx. date of birth c. 1424 – Described visions 8 May 1429 – Lifting of the siege of Orléans 30 May 1431 – Executed at Rouen The historian Kelly DeVries describes the period preceding her appearance in the following terms: "If anything could have discouraged her, the state of France in 1429 should have." The French king at the time of Joan's birth, Charles VI, suffered bouts of insanity[12] and was often unable to rule. In 1420, the queen of France Isabeau of Bavaria signed the Treaty of Troyes, which granted the succession of the French throne to Henry V and his heirs instead of her son Charles. Life[edit]
Copy of Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations by Bob Bob on Prezi The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H. Feldman A large number of written texts—clay tablets written using the cuneiform script in the languages of Akkadian and Sumerian—document the complexity and range of Assyrian imperial affairs and accomplishments. There is extensive, active research on these texts by scholars today, which can be accessed through a number of project sites, including here and here. For further detailed information, check out this site and this one. Archaeologists from the British Museum have also excavated hundreds of thousands of texts from King Ashurbanipal’s library. Click here to find out more. The impressive architectural and artistic remains further attest to the technical and creative skills of the ancient Assyrian artists, who were supported in their creative endeavors by the Assyrian royal court. There are also several virtual reality projects currently working to provide 3D reconstructions of ancient Assyrian buildings and cities.