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PBS

Pbs: The Story of India: Stupa Built by Emperor Ashoka, Sanchi

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS explores the architecture of India with an in-depth look in the stupa built by Emperor Ashoka. Describes what a stupa is and what it is primarily used for. Identifies the architectural components of the structure from top to bottom....
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PBS

Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: An Exiled Emperor on Okinoshima

For Students 9th - 10th
Webpage describing An Exiled Emperor on Okinoshima, a six-fold screen from the Kimbell Art Museum. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the...
Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Emperor Diocletian

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a description of the life and rule of the Emperor Diocletian.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia from Wikipedia provides an extensive biography of Otto I (912-973 CE), Holy Roman Emperor. This site also includes links to additional information on related subjects.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Ornithology: Emperor Penguin

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Emperor penguin: physical characteristics, behavior, reproduction, longevity, habitat, diet, conservation status, etc. (Published Jan. 15, 2010)
Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Flavian Emperors: Reign of Vespasian

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage from the 1901 textbook of William Morey discusses the beginning of the Flavian dynasty and its first emperor, Vespasian.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Meet the Emperors

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about emperor penguins. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Which Emperor Are You?: The Story of China

For Students 9th - 10th
Ask your students to imagine that they have gone back in time, and are a Chinese emperor. How would they run their empire? Play the quiz with your students and see which famous emperor they would have been.
Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Emperor Penguin

For Students 3rd - 8th
A reference source on the emperor penguin that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Terracotta Warriors From Mausoleum of First Qin Emperor of China

For Students 9th - 10th
The First Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 B.C.E.) conquered much in this life, but his purpose was to conquer death. In order to achieve immortality, he built himself a tomb -- a vast underground city guarded by a life-size terracotta army...
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Aptenodytes forsteri, or more commonly known as the emperor penguin.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Purple Emperor (Apatura Iris )

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the purple emperor butterfly. Discusses where they are found, physical characteristics, habitat, diet, reproduction, and threats to its population.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Emperor Penguins

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the emperor penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Betsy and the Emperor by Staton Rabon

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Fourteen-year-old English girl Betsy Balcombe and her family have an unusual houseguest: Napoleon Bonaparte, former emperor of France and the most feared man on earth. Once lord and master to eighty-two million souls, now, in 1815,...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Meet the Emperors!

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about emperor penguins, where they live, and how they raise their young. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Emperor Qin Unifies China

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how Ying Zheng as the First Emperor unified China. Learn about his Terra Cotta Army, how it was uncovered, and the Mandate of Heaven.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Marble Statue of the Emperor Hadrian

For Students 9th - 10th
The Roman emperor Hadrian is shown here in the himation (a Greek mantle). This unique and well known statue is made up of fragments found in 1861 in the ruins of a temple in the city of Cyrene, in northern Africa.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Terracotta Warriors From Mausoleum of First Qin Emperor of China

For Students 9th - 10th
The underground terracotta army found in the burial complex of Qin Shihuang reveals much about an ancient way of life. We gain a window of insight to the First Emperor's worldview and enduring influence.
Handout
Loyola University Chicago

De Imperatoribus Romanis: Alphabetical Imperial Index

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an alphabetized, comprehensive list of Roman emperors and their families, each connected to a linked site.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Getting to Know the Emperors of Rome

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will discuss the merits of heredity rule. After using various games, features, and video clips from the Web site, students should have learned basic information about each of nine featured emperors. Students will...
Activity
BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Emperor Penguin

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC Wildlife profiles the largest penguin species, the Emperor penguin of Antarctica, with facts and photographs.
Primary
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Early American Trade With China: Emperor Quianlong's Response [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1793, the King of England sent a mission under Lord Macartney to China to open regular diplomatic and commercial relations with China. The King instructed Macartney to deliver a letter tothe Emperor requesting, among other things,...
PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Power Point: The Five Good Emperors

For Students 9th - 10th
Tom Richey uses humor in his slide presentation to informa and enlighten students on the history of Rome and the Five Good Emperors.
Website
Cornell University

Cornell University: Emperor Hirohito and Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Succinct description of the situation in Japan and the leadership of Emperor Hirohito during World War II. Includes links to relevant topics.

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