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1920's America
1920's WebQuest
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The Roaring Twenties
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Databases
Grolier Online
SIX encyclopedias, The New Book of Popular Science AND Lands and Peoples!
Student Resources in Context
EXCELLENT source for reliable research information on all subjects in a user-friendly website…
Reference articles, images, primary sources, full-text magazine articles, videos and more!
Student Resource Center Junior
Includes 82,000 biographies, 15,000 maps and photos, 16,000 timeline event descriptions, 41,000 source documents, including diary entries & letters, and much more.
Ancient Greece
Topics & Helpful Sites
Please use the sites listed under the topics. If you would like to use a different website it MUST be preapproved by your teacher!
Architecture
Cities, towns and buildings homes, defensive structures, palaces and sanctuaries, stadiums and theatres, temples and types of columns
Textbook pages 201, 218, 219
http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Architecture/
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-architecture.html
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/beginners-guide-greece/a/introduction-to-greek-architecture
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greek-art
http://ancient-greece.org/architecture.html
Arts
Classical, Greek Art, Hellenistic Era, pottery and sculptures
Textbook pages 219, 236, 237
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greek-art
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-art.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tacg/hd_tacg.htm
http://ancient-greece.org/art.html
Daily Life
Jobs, money, clothes, food, and roles of men, women, and children
Textbook page 179
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/home_set.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/home_life/
http://greece.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html
Drama
Plays, how they were used as entertainment, origins, types of plays, theatres, and playwrights
Textbook pages 216, 217
http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Tragedy/
http://www.watson.org/~leigh/drama.html
http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/24c.html
Geography
Maps, islands, mountains, peninsulas, Mediterranean, trade, region, how the landscape impacted daily life, food they ate and climate
Textbook pages 174-177
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/geography/home_set.html
http://greece.mrdonn.org/geography.html
http://www.penn.museum/sites/greek_world/land.html
http://ancient-greece.org/map.html
Government
City-states, citizenship, democracy, oligarchy, tyrant, provinces, voting laws and rights
Textbook pages 185-187, 198
http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Government/
http://www.mrdowling.com/701-athens.html
http://historylink101.com/2/greece3/sparta-goverment.htm http://historylink101.com/2/greece3/democracy_athens.htm
Language
Effect of Greek language on current words & their origins
*Challenging topic
http://www.historyforkids.net/greek-alphabets.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/greek_alphabet.php
Literature
Oracles, myths, epics, and fables
Textbook page 216
http://greece.mrdonn.org/
http://www.mrdowling.com/701-homer.html and http://www.mrdowling.com/701-mythology.html
Leaders
Government and philosophical leaders, (Military) Alexander the Great, Leonidas vs. Xerxes
Textbook pages 220-224, 230-235
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Alexander/
http://www.ancient.eu/Alexander_the_Great/
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/leonidas
Mathematics
Circumference, Euclid, Hypatia, Geometry, Pythagorean Theorem
Textbook pages 238-240
http://quatr.us/greeks/science/math/
http://historylink101.com/2/greece3/math-science.htm
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-science.html
Military
Battles, wars, tactics, formations, and strategies
Textbook pages 182, 202-205, 230-234
http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Warfare/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/greeks_at_war/
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/sparta.php
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/sparta
Olympic Games
Origin, history, rules, events, awards, and participants
Textbook pages 189, 195, 214
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greek_olympics.php
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/the_olympic_games/ http://greece.mrdonn.org/olympics.html → use the additional links on the bottom of this site also!
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-olympics.html
Philosophers and Thinkers
Sophists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Stoics
Textbook page 220-224
http://www.mrdowling.com/701-socrates.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greek_philosophers.php
https://www.iep.utm.edu/greekphi/
https://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Philosophy/
https://www.ancienthistorylists.com/greek- history/top-10-ancient-greek- philosophers/
http://www.ushistory.org/civ/5f.asp
https://athensinsiders.com/the-top-10-ancient-greek- philosophers/
Religion
Gods and mythology, festivals, rituals, holidays, shrines and religious structures, monotheism, and polytheism
Textbook pages 212-214
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html
http://www.ngkids.co.uk/history/greek-gods
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-gods.html
http://www.religionfacts.com/greek-religion/holidays
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/festivals/home_set.html
http://www.reneeoconnorfan.pixel51.com/xenaera/ greekholidays/index.html
Science and Medicine
Archimedes, Aristarchus, Eratosthenes, Thales, Hippocrates, Hippocratic Oath, Hypatia
Textbook pages 226, 227, 240
http://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Medicine/
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-science.html
Additional websites
Try the Online General Databases -- here
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece.php
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html
Child LaborAwesome Stories
Lewis Hine child labor photograph collection
Child Labor at ehistory
Mr. Coal's Story; The Story of my Cotton Dress; Gallery of Images
Lewis Hine Images at The Library of Congress
DatabasesU.S. History in Context
Curriculum Curriculum aligned reference content from Civil Rights in the United States, Dictionary of American History, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, U•X•L American Decades and many more; Full-text magazines, including Newsweek, American Heritage and more and video from NBC and NPR.
Student Resources in Context
EXCELLENT source for reliable research information on all subjects in a user-friendly website…
Reference articles, images, primary sources, full-text magazine articles, videos and more!
Columbian Exchange Bibliography
Diseases
Smallpox
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/science/medicine/smallpox.htm
http://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/timelines/smallpox
[a timeline]
http://dermatology.about.com/cs/smallpox/a/smallpoxhx.htm
http://thyroid.about.com/library/news/blsmallpox1.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/diseases/smallpox.htmlMeasles
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/science/medicine/measles.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/measles_rubeola/article.htm
http://www.news-medical.net/health/Measles-History.aspx
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/diseases/measles.htmlPlants
Wheat
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/food/wheat.htm
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/courses/agron212/readings/oat_wheat_history.htm
[make sure you’re reading about wheat and not oats!]
http://www.world-foodhistory.com/2007/03/history-of-wheat.html
http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/aitc/lessons/extras/facts/wheat.html#historyTomato
http://www.eu-sol.net/public/plant-histories/tomato-history/introduction#top
[hit “next” on bottom to keep going…]
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/publications/vegetabletravelers/tomato.html
http://www.tomatogardeningguru.com/history.htmlPotato
http://www.eu-sol.net/public/plant-histories/potato-history/introduction#top
[hit “next” on bottom to keep going…]
http://www.history-magazine.com/potato.html
http://www.foodreference.com/html/a-pot-hist0607.htmlCorn
http://www.campsilos.org/mod3/students/c_history.shtml
[click at bottom to continue story]
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/FOOD/news/09/08/corn.lat/
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/courses/agron212/readings/corn_history.htmAnimals
Longhorn
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ugt4OyJaQ9AC&pg=PA11&sig=N_smwhw7QLRqU8nkg1DoK-PEtKA&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
[check out pages 10-13]
http://www.texaslonghorn.com/longhorn_info/index.cfm?con=legacy
http://www.historynet.com/texas-longhorns-a-short-history.htm
http://doublehelixranch.com/History.htmlZebra Mussel
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/zebramussel.shtml
http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Nonindigenous_Species/Zebra_mussel_FAQs/zebra_mussel_faqs.html
http://www.gma.org/surfing/human/zebra.html
http://www.lcbp.org/ATLAS/HTML/is_zebra.htm
[in Lake Champlain…with animated map]
http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Nonindigenous_Species/ZM_Progression/zm_progression.html
[cool map…scroll over dates above map]House Sparrow
http://www.sialis.org/hosphistory.htm
http://www.ourbetternature.org/hospinvasion.htm
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/house_sparrow/id
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Avian_Invaders.htmlStarling
http://www.arkive.org/european-starling/sturnus-vulgaris/#text=FactsStatus
http://people.wku.edu/charles.smith/biogeog/COOK1928.htm
http://teachstarlings.societyrne.net/html/intro.htm
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/id
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/animals/eurostarling.shtmlCountries
Grolier Online
Sign into the Lands and Peoples resource along the left hand side of the screen, then search for your country.
Countryfacts.com
CIA World Fact Book
Profiles of all the countries of the world by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Current Events
Associated Press
BBC World News
ReutersNOVEL databases
ALL AVAILABLE DATABASES IN ONE LIST --
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The Early RepublicGeorge Washington
Textbook: 136-137, 140, 142-143, 152, 169, 171, 181-182, 191, 193, 195, 204, 206, 215, 217, 266, 277, 278, 279, 282, 285, 287, 291, 306, 316
The White House: George Washington
POTUS: George Washington
America’s Founding Fathers (Virginia)
(scroll down!)
Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia: George Washington
Trvia-Library.com: Biography of George WashingtonMount Vernon [Washington’s home]
“Meet George Washington”
[look into the “biography and influence” and “timeline tabs”]
“Explore Mount Vernon”Ben Franklin
Textbook: 72, 129-130, 131, 143, 175, 183, 194, 206, 210
America’s Founding Fathers (PA)
(scroll down!)
PBS—Ben Franklin
biography.com—Ben Franklin
ushistory.org—Ben FranklinAlexander Hamilton
Textbook: 206-207, 216, 279, 280-281, 285, 287, 288, 289, 294, 303
The New York Historical Society: Alexander Hamilton Exhibition
Timeline
“The Rise and Fall of Alexander Hamilton”
PBS—American Experience: Alexander Hamilton”
PBS—American Experience: Alexander Hamilton Timeline”John Adams
Textbook: 152, 153, 157, 175, 194, 211, 214, 217, 285, 290, 291-292, 293, 294, 304
The White House: John Adams
POTUS: John Adams
Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia: John Adams
Trvia-Library.com: Biography of John Adams
PBS: John and Abigail Adams—John Adams
The National Park Service on the Adams
[they maintain the Adams’ house]Abigail Adams
Textbook: 137, 152
“First Ladies”
[Abigail Adams]
“First Lady Biography: Abigail Adams”
PBS: John and Abigail Adams—Abigail Adams
The National Park Service on the Adams
[they maintain the Adams’ house]
Abigail Adams:
Her now-famous “remember the ladies” letter to John Adams, March 31, 1776.
Boston 1775: “No Pox Party in John Adams”
[discusses Abigail’s decision to inoculate family against smallpox]Thomas Jefferson
Textbook: 158, 175, 193, 211, 230, 279, 284-285, 288-289, 290, 294, 302-304, 307, 313, 314
The White House: Thomas Jefferson
POTUS: Thomas Jefferson
Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia: Thomas Jefferson
Trvia-Library.com: Biography of Thomas JeffersonMonticello [Jefferson’s home]
“A Day in the Life of Thomas Jefferson”:
“Brief Biography of Thomas Jefferson”:
“Timeline of Jefferson’s Life”:
“The House, Gardens, and Plantation”:James Madison
Textbook: 208, 209, 216, 218, 280-281, 289, 318-319
The White House: James Madison
POTUS: James Madison
America’s Founding Fathers (Virginia)
(scroll down!)
Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia: James Madison
Trvia-Library.com: Biography of James Madison
“America’s Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention”
“Explore Montpelier”
[Madison’s home]Andrew Jackson
Textbook: 322, 323-324, 350, 360, 361, 362, 363, 365-368, 389
POTUS: Andrew Jackson
Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia: Andrew Jackson
The White House: Andrew Jackson
Trvia-Library.com: Biography of Andrew Jackson
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
[war against Creek Indians—part of War of 1812]
Andrew Jackson: Indian Removal
[make sure you scroll down and find “1830…Indian Removal Act”]
The Hermitage
[Jackson’s home]
The Hermitage: Biographical Info and Events Timeline
Immigration
Immigration
From Scholastic.com – offers many links and subheadings
Immigration in the USA
From Spartacus Educational
Ellis Island
An excellent site with links for the immigrant experience, the history of Ellis Island, and more
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
An interesting site detailing the history of a tenement building on Orchard Street in New York City. Click on the Urban Log Cabin link to view the building in 1870 or 1915; then click on the windows to visit each apartment’s tenants and read their stories. The Tenement VR link lets you control the camera and tour an apartment in the tenement as it would have been in 1870 or 1935. Be sure to read the History link for a wonderful description of the immigrant experience.
New York Public Library
A searchable collection of imagesDatabases -- use password provided by your teacher, or go here = Online Databases
U.S. History in Context
Curriculum aligned reference content from Civil Rights in the United States, Dictionary of American History, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, U•X•L American Decades and many more; Full-text magazines, including Newsweek, American Heritage and more and video from NBC and NPR.
Student Resources in Context
EXCELLENT source for reliable research information on all subjects in a user-friendly website…
Reference articles, images, primary sources, full-text magazine articles, videos and more!
World History in Context
A comprehensive online collection with unparalleled access to a broad collection of scholarly analysis and award-winning full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents, including: Select articles from more than 125 new Gale reference titles, More than 600 historical maps, atlases and other images, Primary documents from Primary Source Microfilm™, Video and audio selections from archival newsreels to NPR.Imperialism
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Great up-to-date infomation on all the countries of the world. Use the drop-down menu on the top right of screen to pick a country. Once in the Country article, you can use the + sign on the right to open up the information in each topic area.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War from History.com
General description of Vietnam War. Explore the links under “More to Explore” for details about specific topics.
Battlefield Vietnam
Includes a brief history of the Vietnam War, discussion of guerrilla warfare, the siege of Khe Sanh
Vietnam Online from PBS
Links to a timeline, information on weapons of war, My Lai and other topics
Women in Vietnam
Student Resource Center Junior
Includes 82,000 biographies, 15,000 maps and photos, 16,000 timeline event descriptions, 41,000 source documents, including diary entries & letters, and much more.
World War I
American Posters of World War I
Encyclopedia of the First World War Great information, scroll down to get past advertising on the top of the page.
PBS: The Great War
Submarine Warfare
Trenches on the Web World War I biographies, maps, documents, timelines and more.
Veterans Affairs Canada: The First World War Canada's involvement in World War I.
World War I Document Archive An international archive of primary documents relating to the Great War. Includes a long list of "Links to Other Resources."
ONLINE DATABASESWorld War I -- Trench Warfare
Life in the Trenches Death, rats, frogs, lice, and the smell!
The Trenches Links to "Life in the Trenches," "The Trench System," and "Trench Warfare" from the online Encyclopedia of the First World War.
Trench Warfare in World War One USE the search box at the top of page, enter a keyword / topic to find informational posts.
Vintage Photographs -- Trenches archive photos of trench scenes taken during, before and after the war
World War One includes virtual tours and other good information
ONLINE DATABASES