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Resource Type: ImageMedieval Trade Routes
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Economics, History-Social ScienceThis map, found on the University of Calgary Web site, illustrates trade routes used by merchants in Medieval times.Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkColumbus' Letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: World History, Geography, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn this letter to the King and Queen of Spain, circa 1494, Christopher Columbus lists his recommendations about how Spain should...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAbu Ja'far Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Algebra & Functions, MathematicsThis resource, from the Illuminations-reviewed History of Mathematics Archive, features biographical information about Arabic ma...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAbu Kamil Shuja ibn Aslam ibn Muhammad ibn Shuja
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Algebra & Functions, MathematicsThis resource, from the Illuminations-reviewed History of Mathematics Archive, features biographical information about Arabic ma...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0![Thumb image for Medieval Sourcebook: Marco Polo--The Glories of Kinsay [Hangchow] (c. 1300)](/cognoti/content/file/resources/weblink/be/beb99191/beb9919111f9b0e6d6204d7eec7cd0d2b4169818/58d4f8b9587c632f_thumbnail_medium.jpg)
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMedieval Sourcebook: Marco Polo--The Glories of Kinsay [Hangchow] (c. 1300)
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.This resource, Fordham University s Medieval Sourcebook, presents Marco Polo s description of the Chinese city of Kinsay, now ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBecome a Spice Trader
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Geography, Economics, Calculus, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this interactive lesson, from the Annenberg Media Project, students play the role of a Renaissance ship owner who trades good...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDominion and Domination of the Gentle Sex: The Lives of Medieval Women
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Electives, History-Social Science, Literary Analysis, SociologyThis Web site provides information about the day-to-day lives of women in medieval society. Learn about the contributions made ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAbu Bekr ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Karaji
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Algebra & Functions, MathematicsThis resource, from the Illuminations-reviewed History of Mathematics Archive, features biographical information about Arabic ma...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAbu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muadh Al-Jayyani
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.This biography of Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muadh Al-Jayyani, from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, includes a comp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAnalyzing Symbolism, Plot, and Theme in "Death and the Miser"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Literature, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students apply analytical skills to an exploration of the early Renaissance painting "Death and t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Most Approved Plan: The Competition for the Capitol's Design
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, American Democracy, United States History, History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsThis site, offered by the Library of Congress, compiles texts and images to illustrate the complicated process that the Founding...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSundiata, Mali's Lion King
Grades: 5 to 8Subjects: Dance, Visual Arts, Theatre, Music and 2 additional..This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces the legendary Malian king Sundiata Keita, known as the Lion King of Mali, by using elements of t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMystery Mountain of the Inca
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Electives, Geography, History-Social ScienceThis National Geographic Magazine feature focuses on the previously unknown ancient Inca settlement of Qoriwayrachina. There is ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSumma Theologica II-II, Question 40: On War
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Electives, World History, Christianity, History-Social Science, ReligionThis resource, from the University of Evansville s Exploring Ancient World Cultures, features an excerpt from St. Thomas Aquin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTrekking to Timbuktu: Mansa Musa Takes a Trip
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Visual Arts, Geography, History-Social Science, Engineering & DesignIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students learn about Mansa Musa, the first emperor of Mali. They disco...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOn the Road with Marco Polo: From Hormuz to Kashgar
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: World History, Geography, History-Social ScienceThis lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, focuses on the section of Marco Polo's journey between the Persian port o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Image1482 World Map
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: World History, Geography, History-Social ScienceThis map, from the Library of Congress, depicts how people viewed the world in 1482.Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
Grades: 7, 10Subjects: History-Social ScienceThe Labyrinth provides free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a World Wide Web server at Geo...Contributor: Archer LoafViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFleas and the Black Death
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Science, World History, Geography, Life Sciences and 2 additional..This Xpeditions lesson asks students to investigate the role of fleas, a well-known parasite, in the European Black Death of the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorld History Matters
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: World History, United States History, History-Social ScienceWorld History Matters offers guides and strategies for analyzing images, maps, newspapers, and other primary sources. Case stud...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0