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Pbs Learning Media: Virtual Field Trip: Indian Mounds

For Students 9th - 10th
The Indian Mounds experience includes virtual field trips to Ocmulgee National Monument, Kolomoki Mounds State Park, and Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site. Additional materials include a lesson plan and user guide.
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The Amarna Period of ancient Egypt only lasted about thirty years but it is one of the most remarkable periods in Egypt's history. It began when the pharaoh Akhenaten, who was married to Nefertiti, built the city of Amarna in honor of...
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Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704

For Students 9th - 10th
This award-winning resource draws the reader into a consideration of history as witnessed from multiple perspectives. Discover the mystery of the French and Indian raid on colonial Deerfield, Massachusetts where five cultures clashed in...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: Mary Rowlandson

For Students 9th - 10th
After immigrating to the New England colonies, being captured by Wampanoag Indians, Puritan and author acclimates herself to the Native American culture as a form of survival and documents her time kept captive. See "Mary Rowlandson...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Daily Life in the Ghettos

For Students 9th - 10th
Despite being cut off from the rest of the world and living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, the Jewish people found a way to continue to practice their faith and culture while living in the ghettos. View the following primary...
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The Newberry Library

The Aztecs and the Making of Colonial Mexico: Europeans Invade the Aztec Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes invaded the Aztec empire in the 16th century. This conquest led to the colonization of Mexico. The Newberry Library provides an in depth look into this period of Mexican history through photos,...
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San Diego State University

Sdsu: Farmers Around the World [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed resource for educators on the history of early farming and its influence on man and different civilizations. Archaeological sites are analyzed - crops, pottery, artifacts, early cultures.
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BBC

Bbc News: Obelisk Arrives Back in Ethiopia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Axum Obelisk, a national treasure of Ethiopia, that was seized by Italian troops in 1937 was returned after 70 years. Discussed are the preparations for its return. A video shows the dismantling of the 160-ton monument.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Architectural Development of Structure at Nakbe, Peten

For Students 9th - 10th
Study investigates the sequence in construction of building at Nakbe, Peten, Guatemala. Details include dimensions of steps and structures.
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Canadian Museum of History

Cmc: Marius Barbeau: Treasures of Canada Webquest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about various themes in Canadian history, including aboriginal history and cultures, French-Canadian history, and immigration to Canada between 1800 and 2000. Working both independently and in small groups, they assume the...
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Iron Age in Eurasia: Greek Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Greek colonies around the Black Sea and the artifacts that have been found there.
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Live Science: First American Settlers Not Who We Thought

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses findings that point to a pre-Clovis, New-World-humans model through artifacts dug up at various archaeological spots thoughout the Americas.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Awesome examples of Egyptian art are given on these web pages from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Enjoy looking at pictures of actual pieces of art that are currently in the museum. Along with the art are brief historical...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A solid introduction to Islamic art of the late medieval period (approximately A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450) that relates historical events to the art production of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful reproductions that...
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Investigating Tarascan State at Erongaricuaro, Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Erongaricuaro site was compared to neighboring site of Uricho in the Tarascan State to determine social organization and social hierarchy. Copper is a marker of high status.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Surface Archaeology in the Chilapa Zitiala Area (2003)

For Students 9th - 10th
Study at the Chilapa-Zitlala, Mexico site indicates possibility of Olmec presence.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Dating Cholula, Mexico (2003)

For Students 9th - 10th
Researchers infer that Cholula construction may have begun at the same time as Great Pyramid in Teotihuacan. Readers are able to download the PDF file.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art of the First Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about art history in Mesopotamia and its surrounding regions, circa 3000 B.C. Explore the history of the region through various topics including cities, rulers and religious vestments.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Investigations at an Olmec Community

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent pictures of domestic areas. Pollen analysis offers information on farming and socialization.
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Library of Congress

Loc: 1492: An Ongoing Voyage

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibit by the Library of Congress supplies diverse facts on the famous 1492 voyage. The exhibition first examines the encounter between the European explorers and the native people. They explore five geographical areas: The Caribbean...
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Calavaras County Historical Society and Museum: Mi Wok Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
See these interesting photographs of artifacts from the Miwok Indian tradition. There is a brief discussion of the culture of the Miwok also. From the Calavaras County Historical Society.
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Big Eddy Site, Unearthing the Mysteries of Man

For Students 9th - 10th
An archaeological dig in Missouri has unearthed artifacts that may predate the Clovis culture. Volunteers are digging through layers to find clues.
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University of Chicago

Ancient Mesopotamia: Comparing Mesopotamia to Modern Day Iraq [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will use knowledge of Mesopotamian artifacts, culture and history to relate to current events in Iraq.
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Mesopotamian Civilization: The Land Between the Rivers

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article on the Sumerians provides information on Sumerian writing, myth, education, city-states, and artifacts. Part of a larger world history website, "The Land Between the Rivers," is an excellent introduction to the...

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