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Africa Information Center. Basic facts on the economies, cultures, and
histories of African countries. Includes tourist information.
http://www.hmnet.com/africa/1africa.html
The Ancient City of Athens. This site is a photographic archive of the
archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is
intended primarily as a resource for students of classical languages,
civilization, art, archaeology, and history at Indiana University who may
wish to take a "virtual tour" of the chief excavated regions and extant
monuments. http://www.indiana.edu/~kglowack/athens/
The Ancient Greek World. Welcome to a partial presentation, in digital form,
of a real-life exhibit on ancient Greek life using artifacts and photographs
to help illustrate aspects of that life.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu./Greek_World/Intro.html
The Ancient Greeks. The culture, people, and history of ancient Greece are
presented in this site. The two most important concepts that the ancient
Greeks followed were found inscribed on the great shrine of Delphi, which
read "Nothing in excess" and "Know thyself." This philosophy formed and
shaped Greek civilization. http://www.arwhead.com/Greeks/
ArabNet: Arab Countries. This is an important online resource about the Arab
world in the Middle East and North Africa. It presents information on Arab
art, homes, economics, history, and even the A-to-Z of camels.
http://www.arab.net/
Castles of the World. A great castle page by Jaime J. Fernandez; includes
links to many other castle sites on the Web.
http://www.castles.org/index.htm
Castles on the Web. A beautifully designed and carefully researched site by
Ted Monk. A great "Castles for Kids" section.
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
China Today. A most comprehensive database on contemporary China, including
a beautiful pictorial section on the unearthed historic treasures in Henan,
Central China (in the Provinces and Major Cities section).
http://www.chinatoday.com/
Countries. A list of links to resources and information about countries
throughout the world. http://www.metronet.lib.mi.us/CANT/YOUTH/country/
Country Directory. Information and facts on Latin American countries.
http://lanic.utexas.edu/
Country Library. Lots of information on countries of the world.
http://www.tradeport.org/ts/countries/
Destinations. A travel guide publisher offers photos and information about
most world nations.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/
Egyptian Hieroglyphics. At this site you can type in a letter or a sentence
and have it translated into hieroglyphics.
http://www2.torstar.com/rom/egypt/
Encyclopaedia of the Orient. History, people, and country information from
the Orient.
http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm
Facts About Canada. Province information, government, history, geography,
maps, and more!
http://www.icomm.ca/~emily/facts.html
Hercules: Greece's Greatest Hero. This is part of the scholarly Perseus
Project at Tufts University, but useful to grasp the place of Hercules in
myth and history.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/
Ice Treasures of the Inca. This offers and interactive journey with climber
Johan Reinhard to find the great treasures of the Inca. You can follow the
step-by-step journey of discovery.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/mummy/
InfoNation. Choose two countries and the site will compare them
statistically, economically, and more.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Labyrinth. The Labyrinth is a global information network providing free,
organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a Web
server at Georgetown University. The Labyrinth's easy-to-use menus and
hypertext links provide automatic connections to databases, services, and
electronic texts on other servers around the world.
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html
Life in Ancient Egypt. The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, has acquired Egyptian artifacts since its founding and now
holds about 2,500 ancient Egyptian artifacts.The most significant of these
objects, more than 600 of them, are displayed in the Walton Hall of Ancient
Egypt, including daily life and funerary practices with some photographs.
http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/index.html
Little Horus Web Site. The first Egyptian Web site designed and developed
specially for kids around the globe. http://www.horus.ics.org.eg/
Rabbit in the Moon. This site includes a large amount of information on
ancient Mayan culture and offers the chance to learn to write your name in
Mayan glyphs.
http://www.halfmoon.org/
RMS Titanic. Destination . . . Cyberspace. The Titanic departed from
Southampton, England, on her first and only voyage Wednesday, April 10,
1912. She was the largest ship ever built at the time, reaching three
football fields in length and twelve stories high. Visit this site to learn
as much as you can.
http://www.gwi.net/~paul/
Titanic Historical Society. In the totally unexpected location far from the
ocean in landlocked Western Massachusetts in the Henry's Jewelry building,
this unique, privately-owned display is dedicated to the ill-fated liner and
open to the public during the owner's regular business hours. This site
includes a wide range of information on the Titanic.
http://www.titanic1.org
Virtual Renaissance: A Journey Through Time. Travel back through time and
space to a world completely different from your own. This site offers
opportunity to examine the Plague, the times of Shakespeare, the Tower of
London, and other aspects of the Renaissance.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3588/Renaissance/
United States History: General
African American History. Very large collection of African American history
links to a wide range of cultural and historical African American concerns.
http://www.geocities.com:80/Athens/Forum/9061/afro/afro.html
The African American Mosaic. A Library of Congress resource guide for the
study of black history and culture for the past 500 years, from
colonialization through the WPA.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
African American Web Connection. Links to information on all parts of
African American culture.
http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html
American Memory. Primary documents and historical materials available on the
Web from the Library of Congress. Find out about Women's Suffrage; do a
virtual jigsaw puzzle; take guided tours through the site.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Black History. This outstanding Black History site offers a full range of
activities and was created to support students as they explore topic related
to Black History and African American issues. Try the Black History treasure
hunt. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Chicano! This is a history of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement
connected to the PBS program. Contains a great biographies Web page.
http://www.pbs.org/chicano/
The Grand Tour. Take a tour of the Grand Canyon and learn its history.
http://www.gorp.com/gcjunkies/canyon.htm
Index to Native American Resources on the WWW. This is a list of outstanding
links to Native American resources on the Web.
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
Latin American Network Information Center. An extensive collection of sites
and resources devoted to the study of Latin America, many designed expressly
for children, and some in Spanish.
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12/
Lewis and Clark Expedition. This Web site expands upon every aspect of the
PBS film, providing a wealth of biographical and historical information
about the time and the major and minor participants in the trip. In
addition, leading historical experts will share their thoughts about the
meaning of the expedition, and its relevance to 21st century America.
Finally, in an interactive tale, you'll have an opportunity to play the
roles of Lewis and Clark yourself. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian. A beautiful site in the
family of excellent Smithsonian Web pages, with notes on current
exhibitions, research links, publications, recordings, and more. Contains a
film video center and links to a select list of Native American sites.
http://www.si.edu/nmai/
Native American Indian Resources. More than 300 pages of content and links
to Native American resources, literature, art history, and culture.
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/mainmenu.htm
Native American Sites on the WWW. An extensive list of home pages of Native
tribes, with those maintained by the tribe itself flagged with a drum icon.
Maintained by a mixed-blood Mohawk, urban Indian who is also a librarian at
the University of Pittsburgh. http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/indians.html
Native Web. A series of links on nations, peoples, and geographic locations
developed by a collective group. Their resource center is organized by
subject, nations, and geography.
http://www.nativeweb.org
New Perspectives on the West. The truth about the West is far more
complicated, and much more compelling than generally known. Visit this Web
site and explore the many aspects of the West.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/
Oneida Nation. The Oneida Indian Nation, one of the original members of the
Iroquois Confederacy, enjoys a unique role in America's history, having
supported the Colonies in the struggle for independence from England.
http://www.oneida-nation.net/
South Dakota: A Guide to the Great Sioux Nation. Imagine a colorful
"wacipi," a powwow filled with traditional singing and dancing. And
legendary leaders like Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. This is South Dakota,
home of the Great Sioux Nation. Here, you can discover the sweeping prairie
that captured your imagination in the movie Dances With Wolves.
http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/tourism/sioux/sioux.htm
Today in History. The Library of Congress began a day-by-day listing of
historical events on April 1, 1997. Search the archive for the day of your
choice.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
U.S. Historical Documents Archive. Comprehensive archive of American
documents from the U.S. Historical Documents Archive. Here you will find a
number of famous historical documents from United States history, including
famous speeches and presidential inaugural addresses. These documents are
searchable, and there are scanned photos of the original documents.
http://w3.one.net/~mweiler/ushda/ushda.htm
U.S. Historical Documents Regarding Slavery. This page contains links to a
variety of historically significant documents regarding slavery and the
history of slavery in the United States. Contains links to various online
books and court decisions. http://www.bungi.com/cfip/slavery.htm
U.S. Postal Service.. A wealth of games and puzzles, stamp collecting
information, and more for young people. Contains a brief history of letter
writing.
http://www.usps.gov/kids/welcome.htm
Welcome to Chinese-American History. Timeline of and information on
Chinese-Americans from 1848 through 1995, including a number of original
historical documents. http://www.itp.berkeley.edu/~asam121/timeline.html
Welcome to WestWeb. An outstanding, topically organized Web site about the
study of the American West. Links to dozens of sites on the study of the
West.
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/
The White House. Socks and Buddy, the Clinton family pets, take kids on a
tour. Find out about the histories of the White House itself and pets in the
White House. Write an e-mail message to the President, and more!
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/kidshome.html
The Wolf's Den Native American Resource Center Links to many native nations,
languages, culture, issues, and literature. http://www.wolfsden.org/nactr/
United States History: Pre-Colonial To 1865
Abraham Lincoln Online. This is a powerful and detailed searchable site on
Lincoln, including a very nicely done quiz that tests your knowledge of
Lincoln, many booklists, and links to his speeches and writings.
http://www.netins.net/showcase/creative/lincoln.html
The American Civil War Homepage. The American Civil War Homepage gathers
together in one place hypertext links to the most useful identified
electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865).
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
American Civil War Resources. A large list of Civil War links, including one
to online bugle calls. http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm
America's Homepage. Learn interesting facts and tales about the Plymouth
colony. Includes links to much information on contemporary Plymouth as well.
http://www.pilgrims.net/plymouth/
Archiving Early America: Historic Documents from 18th Century America. The
main focus is primary source material displayed digitally. A unique array of
original newspapers, maps, and writings come to life on your screen just as
they appeared to our forebears more than 200 years ago. There is information
about the documents as well.
http://earlyamerica.com/
Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages. This site is the merging of two fields:
genealogy and history. It includes detailed information on history,
passengers, and documents of the Mayflower. Also contains pictures and
bibliographies. http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html
The Civil War Net. This is a very large collection of well-organized links
to people, battles, and documents, including letters and diaries of those
connected to the Civil War. Also includes reenactment photos and links to
many original photos. http://www.civil-war.net/
Civil War Women. Opportunities to read diaries, documents, and letters
revealing women's lives and experiences during the Civil War. Includes links
to great historical photos.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cwdocs.html
Colonial History of Lexington, Massachusetts. This site on Colonial
Lexington, begun by students at the Maria Hastings School during the 1994-95
academic year and extended in 1995-96, offers interesting approaches to the
study of Colonial New England, including information on colonial crafts and
graveyards. http://hastings.ci.lexington.ma.us/Colonial/Colonial.html
Colonial Williamsburg. Visit Colonial Williamsburg and see life in a
Virginia colony of 250 years ago. Includes a large educational section on
Colonial America.
http://www.history.org/
Early American Interactive Crossword Puzzle. You can test your knowledge of
early American history using these interactive puzzles. Includes The Town
Crier online discussion groups and The Early American Review online journal.
http://earlyamerica.com/crossword/index.html
Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History. Although complex to use, this is a
thorough, documented work created by Dr. Leo Lemay on Benjamin Franklin and
his contributions to our history. Drawn from the letters, journal entries,
and other papers Franklin wrote over the course of his life, the site's
primary source was The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, thirty volumes of which
have been published by Yale University Press since 1959.
http://www.english.udel.edu/lemay/franklin/
1755-The French and Indian War This conflict was fought, for the most part,
in the Lake George and Lake Champlain regions of New York, in Quebec City,
and in Montreal. Includes lists of soldiers and booklists.
http://web.syr.edu/~laroux/
Anne Hutchinson: American Jezebel or Woman of Courage? Although Anne
Hutchinson is historically documented to have been banished as a religious
dissenter, the real motive for her persecution was that she challenged the
traditional subordinate role of women in Puritan society by expressing her
own religious convictions. http://cpcug.org/user/billb/hutch.html
Hispanics in American History. Between 1779 and 1785, Marshall Bernardo de
Glvez, governor of the Spanish Louisiana, which extended from Texas to
Florida and up into Georgia, defeated the British in Baton Rouge, Mobile,
Pensacola, St. Louis, and Fort St. Joseph, Michigan. These victories
relieved British pressure on General George Washington's armies and opened
supply lines for money and military goods from Spain, France, Cuba, and
Mexico. http://coloquio.com/galvez.html
Jamestown Colony Timeline. A fourth-grade class displays their timeline of
the settlement at Jamestown with their own illustrations.
http://look.net/gunstonelem/GunstonElemF/Jamestown.html
Michael Meals Presents. This site provides information and links to sites
about the American Revolutionary War era (1775-1783) as well as services
such as online classifieds related to the American Revolutionary War period
and an online phonebook with links to related sites. Included are
revolutionary war historical sites, reenactments, and documents available on
the Web. http://www.revwar.com/
The Oregon Trail. The story of the trail and those who traveled it. A
compendium on the great western journey. Includes great stories in the
Fantastic Facts section. Related to the PBS program on the Oregon Trail.
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
Selected Civil War Photographs-Library of Congress. The Selected Civil War
Photographs Collection contains 1,118 photographs. Most of the images were
made under the supervision of Mathew B. Brady and include scenes of military
personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects. The collection
also includes portraits of both Confederate and Union officers, and a
selection of enlisted men. http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/cwphome.html
Trades in Colonial America. Part of the Colonial Williamsburg site, this
offers opportunities to learn about the trades of colonial craftsmen and
people. A great site for daily life reports.
http://www.history.org/life/trades/tradehdr.htm
Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War. This is the
gateway into the story of the Civil War as seen by the people of two
communities in the Great Valley of the United States: Franklin County,
Pennsylvania, and Augusta County, Virginia. This project weaves together the
histories of these two places, separated by a few hundred miles and the
Mason-Dixon Line. http://jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU/vshadow2/
United States History: Post Civil War
African-American Mosaic. A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study
of Black History and Culture. Includes reproductions of original documents,
personal stories, and ex-slave narratives. Part of the Library of Congress
online exhibitions collections.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
American Prohibition. This page provides links to material on American
prohibition. Prohibition was, in part, a response to the growth of the
brewing industry.
http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/history/projects/prohibition/
Anti-Imperialism in the United States, 1898-1935. These pages introduce the
first organizations formed to oppose U.S. territorial and economic
imperialism and make available some of the otherwise hard-to-find documents
they produced. Among these is a large collection of anti-imperialist
literature. http://www.boondocksnet.com/ail98-35.html
Chetro Ketl Great Kiva, Southwestern United States Project. This site
presents a 3-D reconstruction of a Great Kiva, an architectural feature
found in many prehistoric Anasazi communities in the Southwestern United
States.
http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/kiva.html
Encarta Schoolhouse: Harlem Renaissance. Musicians, writers, and noteworthy
people of the Harlem Renaissance.
http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/harlem/harlem.asp
The Fight for America: Senator Joseph McCarthy. Chronicles his controversial
fight against communism. An 1996 social studies essay by an 8th grade
student. Write him an e-mail and let him know what you think of his essay!
http://www.sirius.com/~mcjester/writings/joemccarthy.html
A Hypertext on American History from the Colonial Period to Modern Times.
From Revolution to Reconstruction and What Happened Afterwards in detailed
outlines written by a team of writers; includes photographs.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/
A Guide to the Good War: Resources on World War II. This guide presents
descriptive material ranging from prewar conditions in Germany and accounts
of Japanese aggression in China during the 1930s to the postwar Allied
occupation and the activities of various veterans' organizations. The types
of documents described include diaries, correspondence, memoirs, oral
histories, and many business records relating to the war.
http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/archives/
Hiroshima Archive. The Hiroshima Archive was originally set up to join the
online effort made by many people all over the world to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the atomic bombing. This archive is intended to serve as a
research and educational guide to those who want to gain and expand their
knowledge of the atomic bombing. http://www.lclark.edu/~history/HIROSHIMA/
Immigration 1900-1920 Ellis Island. It is interesting to speculate about how
a teacher would have discussed immigration circa 1905 with young school
children. It is also interesting to note what is missing-a growing sense of
racism and nationalism at the turn of the century as seen in the extension
of the Chinese Exclusion Act and other statutory actions. Perhaps it is
useful to consider the social and political issues that surround these
stereoscopic photographs from the early 1900s to better understand the
attitudes of nationalism and anti-immigration emerging toward the end of the
20th century. http://cmp1.ucr.edu/exhibitions/immigration_id.html
National Civil Rights Museum: Virtual Tour. Take a virtual tour of the Civil
Rights Movement.
http://www.mecca.org/~crights/cyber.html
The Promise of the Gold Mountain: Tucson's Chinese Heritage. Using text and
photographs, this exhibit traces the history of Chinese-Americans in Tucson,
including their contribution to the building of the railroad, as well as
short biographies of some prominent members of Tucson's Chinese-American
community. http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/chamer/chinese.html
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum is America's national institution for the documentation,
study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's
memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. Includes
online exhibits of art and photos. http://www.ushmm.org/index.html
Learning about the Holocaust. Produced for the National Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C. Includes sections on teaching about the
holocaust, children and the holocaust, and an annotated holocaust
videography.
http://www.ushmm.org/holo.htm
U.S. Diplomatic History Resources This page offers an index of resources
available to historians of U.S. foreign policy on the Web. Fascinating
documents and links to other related sites.
http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/sarantakes/stuff.html
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures 1850-1920. Part of the American Memory
exhibit at the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
Watergate. The Watergate Affair was the worst political scandal in U.S.
history. It led to the resignation of a president, Richard M. Nixon, after
he became implicated in an attempt to cover up the scandal.
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/side/watergte.html
Women's History. A guide to the Middle Tennesseee State University (MTSU)
Library and Internet Resources.
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html
Women's Suffrage. An excerpt from Grolier Online, with hypertext links to
many other parts of the Grolier site, chronicling women's battle for the
vote. http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/side/wsffrg.html
World War I: Trenches on the Web. Internet history of the Great War
providing access to a great deal of material, including period songs to sing
and hear and remarkable photographs. Start at the "Reference Library" and
explore!
http://www.worldwar1.com/index.html
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