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S.C.O.R.E. History/Social Studies

S.C.O.R.E. History/Social Studies: Schools of California Online Resources for Education. Go here for State Frameworks, Standards and Assessment Resources, and many other resources related to History and Social Science.

The U.S. Supreme Court

Important Supreme Court cases: A collection of librarian-selected websites that focus on landmark Supreme Court cases as well as the Court itself.

Maps

Xpeditions Atlas: Maps made for copying and printing courtesy of National Geographic.

Ancient Africa

Ancient & Classic Cultures Homework Center: The Multnomah County Library's Directory of ancient and classical cultures, including Africa, Islam/Muslims, Early Man & Stone Age, India, China, and more.

Ancient Africa Timeline: A useful timeline with links that will take you to related ancient Africa-focused websites.

Civilizations in Africa: Includes information on Kush, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, the Islamic invasions, the Hausa Kingdoms and more. There's a useful Glossary as well.

Ancient Wonders

The Seven Wonders List: Clearly presented with lots of information about each wonder. Pictures/paintings/drawing included.

Forgotten Ancient Wonders: Features photos or drawings of 19 ancient wonders clearly marked on a world map. Each image page contains links to related sites.

Empires

Why do Empires Collapse? Explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations, including the Maya and Mali and Songhai. Are there common reasons for such collapses? Written in student-friendly text with links to related and valuable resources. Also connects to Mesoptamia, Chaco Canyon, and some difficult primary sources. Mix of Text and Graphics.

Islam

Islam 101: "Islam 101 is an educational site on Islam, its way of life, civilization and culture. It includes an  introductory course on Islam and presents Islamic views on contemporary issues."

Islam Home Page: Covers the Cosmos, Organization, Time & Worship, Texts, Religious Life, Timeline, Life Stages, and more. Includes a Glossary.                                                                                                      (Back to Top)

The Islamic World to 1600: Covers Islamic Beginnings through the Celiphate and the First Islamic Dynasty through the Mongol Invasions to the rise of the Great Islamic Empires. Arts, Learning and knowledge sections, too.

Saudi Arabia--The CIA World Factbook: All about the geography of Saudi Arabia, the country that makes up roughly 80% of the Arabian Peninsula.

Saudi Arabia Area Handbook: From the Library of Congress Country Studies collection. Anything and everything you might want to know about Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.

Islamic Art: The Met Collection: This collection of on-line resources highlights 50 objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It features calligraphy, glass and ceramic, tile, sculpture, and scientific instruments. Comments: What an incredible resource for teaching about Islamic civilization. There is a brief description of each object and the small pictures may be enlarged for projection.

Ancient Islamic Art: The LA County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art—LACMA—Medina collection contains works of various media dating from the late 7th through 19th centuries from the vast areas that comprise the Islamic world, from Southern Spain to Central Asia. LACMA’s Islamic collection as one of the ten most significant in the world.

Islamic Caliphs: The history of the Caliphs with clickable links to every name in
alphabetical order or a history in chronological order.                                                      (Back to Top)

Ibn Battuta-Rihla: "You will be following along on trips in the footsteps of Ibn Battuta, the famous 14th century traveler. Along the way you will see many of the same sights that he saw. There will be many links to help you understand what he saw. There will even be links that bring you into "side trips" and enable you to see into the future - beyond the 14th century."

The Renaissance

Guilds Overview: "Travel back in time to take on the role of apprentice then master for one of the various guilds that existed during the Renaissance period. Experience, first hand, applying for a guild apprentice card; meet masters who will teach you all that you will need to know to earn the status of journeyman (or woman) on the way to becoming a master in your own right." A fun, interactive site that explains the importance and workings of the guild system during the Renaissance.

The formation of the United States

Growth of a Nation: An animated ten-minute presentation that shows how American grew from the original 13 states in 1789 to its current configuration. Narrated with sound effects.

Slavery and the Civil War

Documenting the American South: Documenting the American South (DAS), an electronic collection sponsored by the Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture. It supplies teachers, students, and researchers at every educational level with a wide array of titles they can use for reference, studying, teaching, and research. Currently, DAS includes six digitization projects: slave narratives, first-person narratives, Southern literature, Confederate imprints, materials related to the church in the black community, and North Carolina.

The Civil War as photographed by Matthew Brady: Features primary-source photographs (9) by Matthew Brady along with lesson plans for developing greater understanding of the life of a Civil War soldier.

Photo Analysis Worksheet: Great for ANY assignment based on photographs.

Illustrations of the Peculiar Institution: Primary Source document: Forward: "In giving the following "SKETCHES OF SLAVE LIFE" to the public, the writer hopes that, whatever may be their literary defects, they will help to increase the sympathy now so widely felt for the poor crushed and perishing slaves in this land--a land most untruly styled "the home of the free and the brave." He has known what it is to be a slave; and now that he has been set free, it is the ruling desire of his heart to do something, however feeble it may be, towards effecting the emancipation of the millions of his afflicted brethren, who are still held in the galling chains of bondage at the South. Remembering that he has never had any education, except such as he has been able to pick up for himself, the readers of this little work (especially in view of its object) will kindly overlook such errors of style as may be found in it. The writer was formerly owned as a slave by one C. H. EDLOE, of Prince George's County, Virginia, who also owned eighty others. His plantation was located on James River, in what was called upper Brandon. He always seemed to have some conscientious scruples in regard to holding slaves, and would not join any church, because "he did not believe he could..."
--Peter Randolph                                                                                                            (Back to Top)