Urban Culture Teacher Resources
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Curated OER
Rap as a Modern Poetic Form
Students write and listen to rap songs. They discover how common themes in rap are indicative of the problems, as well as the empowerments, that can be seen in our urban cultures today. They discover how rap is actually an evolution of...
NIOS Download
The Harappan Civilization
The Harappan Civilization, also known as the Indus Valley civilization (2600 BC-1900 BC), is the focus of a resource packet that details the rise and fall of a culture that existed in India during the Chalcolithic period of...
CHPCS
The United States in the 1920s: The New Negro Movement and the Harlem Renaissance
Music, writing, and activism all tell the story of history! The resource uses these elements and more in a presentation to discuss the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance. Your class views biographies, discusses important events, and...
Historical Thinking Matters
Scopes Trial: 1 Day Lesson
Why did many Tennesseeans support the 1925 Butler Act, which forbade the teaching of evolution? Using several primary source documents and a brief video clip, your young historians will draw connections between the broader historical...
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Teotihuacan in the Puuc Region: Foreign Presence?
Very detailed information regarding excavation at Chac II site and archaeological processes. The article articulates findings and makes inferences regarding urban culture. Site may be viewed in Spanish.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Jacob Riis
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. This historical inquiry activity allows students to investigate the photographs of 19th-century...
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Planum, the European Journal of Planning: Archive
An extensive site for anyone interested in urban issues. This virtual library offers documents, maps, video, reference links, and other research sources about urban life and the culture that surrounds the world's cities.
Timelines.tv
Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Yeoman England
Looks at a Suffolk village to understand why England became so prosperous in the decades following the Black Death, 1350-1500. [6:02]
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Indus Valley Civilisation
At this Wikipedia site you can read about chronology, geography and history of the Harappan civilisation in the Indus River Basin.
Boise State University
Boise State University: Medieval Society: Towns
This site from Boise State University contains a comprehensive overview of the towns that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Life in a Medieval Town
Explains how medieval towns came to be established. Gives a colorful description of life in a medieval town, and the issues that townspeople had to deal with. One of the main problems was sanitation - i.e., sewage, clean water, refuse, etc.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Balboa Park
1,200 acre (4.9 square kilometers) urban cultural complex in San Diego. Reserved in 1855, it is one of the oldest public recreation sites in the US. It includes open areas and vegetation as well as museums, theaters, gardens, shops,...