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Taj mahal.org: Taj Mahal

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of short articles on the famous historical landmark in India. Includes a history, interesting facts and legends, tourist information and more.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Sun Tzu and the Art of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the biography of Sun Tzu of Ancient China on this site. Learn about a great military leader and strategist who wrote the book the Art of War.
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University of California

Ucla: Manas: History and Politics Warren Hastings

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography tells facts about Warren Hastings and the role he had in consolidating British power in India.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids History: Ancient Rome Timeline for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can study the events and timeline of Ancient Rome on this site. Learn about how this powerful civilization ruled much of Europe for many centuries.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Japan and the Black Ships: The Meiji Restoration

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how Japan isolated itself from contact with Europe and America for two hundred years. This ended when it agreed to sign a treaty of friendship with America that was brought to Tokyo in 1853 by Commodore Matthew Perry and his...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Sun Tzu and the Art of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Sun Tzu, famous for his skills in military strategy and for his book, The Art of War, which is required reading for American army cadets.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids History: Festivals in Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the Festivals of Ancient China including the Chinese New Year and Spring, Lantern, Qingming, Dragon Boat, and the Night of Sevens on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Chinese Mythology

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
History Questions: Chinese Mythology Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Penguin Theme Unit

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson is designed to help young students learn about penguins over a five-day unit.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Penquin

For Students K - 1st
Fun and interesting illustrated information on penguins including appearance, diet, habitat, and conservation status.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Sketch Map of the Russian Campaign, 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map of Western Russia at the time of Napoleon's invasion in 1812. "The disastrous campaign which opened in June, 1812, was conducted on so vast a scale that a brief sketch can provide only the slightest conception of the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bust of Commodus

For Students 9th - 10th
Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus (31 August 161 - 31 December 192) was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192 (also with his father, Marcus Aurelius, from 177 until 180). The name given here was his official name at his accession to...
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Unesco: Serbia: Gamzigrad Romuliana, Palace of Galerius

For Students 9th - 10th
The Late Roman fortified palace compound and memorial complex of Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius, in the east of Serbia, was commissioned by Emperor Caius Valerius Galerius Maximianus, in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. It...
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Bust by Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1830 1842 (Marble)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Busts of Henry I (the Fowler), King of the Germans, his Son Emperor Otto the Great, and Emperor Conrad II (the Salian)", created by Johann Gottfried Schadow from 1830-42 (Marble).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Constantine the Great

For Students 9th - 10th
Emperor of Rome from 306 to 337. He is best known for being the first Christian Roman emperor.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander Severus

For Students 9th - 10th
Roman emperor, born in Arca, in 205; slain in 235 A. D. He was of Syrian parentage and originally named Alexius Bassianus, but was adopted by Emperor Heliogabalus and assumed the name by which he is known in history.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nerva

For Students 9th - 10th
Nerva, the successor of Domitian, and one of the most virtuous of the Roman emperors. He was born in Umbria in 32 A.D.; died 98 A.D. He was twice consul, and was elected emperor on the death of Domitian in 96. He adopted Trajan, who...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
The king of Prussia and emperor of Germany, eldest son of Emperor Frederick III. born in Berlin, Jan. 27, 1859.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bust of Caracalla

For Students 9th - 10th
Caracalla (April 4, 188 - April 8, 217. Caracallus ), born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 to...
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Costa Rica Information Center

Historical Dates: Batalla De Ochomogo

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is about the Battle of Ochomogo (1823), in which the Costa Ricans defended against the Emperor of Mexico to remain an independent nation. English available from the homepage.
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Scrapbookpages.com: The City of Nurnberg

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Scrapbookpages.com provides information about Nurnberg, the unofficial capital of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Famous people who lived and worked in Nurnberg (e.g., the artist Albrecht Durer) are...
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Chicago Coin Club: Eight Hundred Years of Roman Coinage

For Students 9th - 10th
Nearly halfway through this page under the subtitle, "Disintegration of the Monetary System" is a discussion of the monetary collapse and the efforts of subsequent emperors to restore the coinage.
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Chicago Coin Club: Eight Hundred Years of Roman Coinage

For Students 9th - 10th
Nearly halfway through this page under the subtitle, "Disintegration of the Monetary System" is a discussion of the monetary collapse and the efforts of subsequent emperors to restore the coinage.
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Curated OER

Chicago Coin Club: Eight Hundred Years of Roman Coinage

For Students 9th - 10th
Nearly halfway through this page under the subtitle, "Disintegration of the Monetary System" is a discussion of the monetary collapse and the efforts of subsequent emperors to restore the coinage.

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