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Early Monarchies
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 21 fill in the blank questions regarding early monarchies. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Short Vowel I Activity #2
In this short i worksheet, students circle the word in a pair that has the short i sound, then write the word on provided lines. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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American Revolution Worksheet
In this American Revolution activity, learners complete a nine multiple choice question quiz based on facts of the Revolutionary War.
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New York State Testing: Mathematics Grade 5
In this NY state grade 5 math testing activity, 5th graders complete a total of 26 problems covering a wide variety of 5th grade math concepts.
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Egyptian Pharaohs
Fourth graders give one oral example of a responsibility of a leader. In groups students answer questions on the information chart pertaining to Pharaohs.
Other
Amigos De La Egiptologia: Historia
This resource focuses on some of the many prominent personalities who lived in ancient Egypt. View the history of pharaohs, kings, and kingdoms.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Power, Politics, and Religion
A murdered king, a homeless ruler, a man who sells his soul to the Devil: discover how Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers represented power and powerlessness.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Argentina History and Timeline Overview
Students learn about the history and timeline of the country of Argentina including early civilizations, European discovery, kings and rulers, May Revolution, Juan Peron, and the Falkland War on this webpage.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fourteen Portraits of the Inka Kings
The Brooklyn Museum of Art has in its collection a series of fourteen portraits of Inka rulers. View pictures of this collection and read the history of Inkan ruler Atahualpa in this essay.
Other
Genuki: Rulers of England and Great Britain
Chronology of British rulers arranged by family and year, spanning from Egbert in 829 to Elizabeth II in 1952.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Ruler of the World
You are now King or Queen of the World and your loyal subjects need your help. You must choose a new mix of energy sources to limit emissions while generating enough energy for your subjects and keeping costs low.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: The Glyphic Corpus From Ek' Balam (2002)
Offers translations of hieroglyphs, and therefore history, of the Mayan dynasties and rulers at Ek' Balum in Yucatan, Mexico.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: Aha! Or Is It King Menes
An interesting look at Menes, and whether that was, in fact, his name or possibly a title. Includes some discussion of his reign and whether he was in fact the first Egyptian ruler.
Other
Bernard Suzanne: Plato's Dialogues: Xerxes, King of Persia
An extensive biography of King Xerxes, including quotes from him and Herodotus and information about his life, death and rule in Persia during 485 to 465 BC.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend
Full-featured online exhibition about Elizabeth I, her reign, and Elizabethan times.
The British Museum
British Museum: Ife Head: Brass Head of a Ruler
An example of a bronze sculptural piece produced by the Yoruba people of East Africa. Famous for its sense of realism, which was unique in African art at the time (twelfth to fourteenth century AD), this head of a king, from Ife, is...
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Elizabeth Ii
A short article on Elizabeth II, who became Queen of England after her father, King George VI, died in 1947.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: King George I of Great Britain
George I (28 May 1660 - 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698. George was born in Lower Saxony in what is now Germany, and...
National Archives (UK)
The National Archives: Henry Viii
This collection of records and primary source documents from the reign of Henry VIII show how Henry developed his own image to make himself seem even more powerful.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun [Pdf]
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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Eternal Egypt: Gold Pectoral of King Amenemope
This pectoral, a large piece of jewelry worn on the chest, is decorated with a winged sun disk, which signifies protection for the whole scene. The god Osiris sits on the throne wearing the atef-crown and holding the scepters of the...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Edward Vi of England and Ireland
Edward VI (12 October 1537 - 6 July 1553) became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids: Famous Rulers of Mesopotamia
Kids learn about the history of the famous kings of Ancient Mesopotamia such as Gilgamesh, Sargon the Great, Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, and Darius.
Then Again
Web Chron: Absolute Monarchy
This article provides a definition and history of "absolute monarchy," a form of government in which kings, emperors, or sultans secured their position as the supreme ruler and possessor of all power.