Displaying 181-200 of 475 resources
Medieval 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: 0Medieval Trade Routes
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Economics, GeographyThis map, found on the University of Calgary Web site, illustrates trade routes used by merchants in Medieval times.Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Marco Polo: On the Tartars
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.This Web page forms part of the Medieval Sourcebook found on the Fordham University Web site. This page presents Marco Polo s ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Procopios: On the Great Church
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.This Web page forms part of the Medieval Sourcebook found on the Fordham University Web site. This page provides a translation...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Road To Timbuktu
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, History-Social Science, GeographyThis page, from PBS, provides an overview of the history of the West African city of Timbuktu and the Sudanic empires of Mali an...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Road To Timbuktu: Uncovering a Scholarly Heritage
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, History-Social Science, GeographyThis page, from PBS, provides an overview of the history of the West African city of Timbuktu and the Sudanic empires of Mali an...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0On the Edge, Timbuktu
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Religion, Visual Arts, History-Social Science and 5 additional..This page, from NPR, describes the ethnosphere project, which will use technology and powerful images to raise consciousness abo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Empires of the Western Sudan: Songhai
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Religion, History-Social Science, Islam, GeographyThis page, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Web site, briefly describes the rise and fall of the ancient Songhai Empire in We...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Empires of the Western Sudan: Ghana
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Religion, History-Social Science, Islam, GeographyThis page, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Web site, briefly describes the rise and fall of the ancient Ghana Empire in West...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Scholastic: Myths from Around the World
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Literary Analysis, Geography, History-Social ScienceThis Web page, from Scholastic, features links to information about myths from around the world. Discover the stories and tradit...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Climate Change Killed off Maya Civilization, Study Says
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Electives, American Democracy and 3 additional..In this National Geographic News article, read about one hypothesis presented to explain the sudden collapse of the ancient Maya...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Was Maya Pyramid Designed to Chirp Like a Bird?
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, History-Social Science, ElectivesIn this National Geographic News article, read about the strange acoustics of a Mayan pyramid. Clap your hands in front of the 1...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Maya Hieroglyphs Recount "Giant War"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Electives, American Democracy, World History, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about new information about the ancient Maya. Newly revealed inscriptions at an a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Ancient Chocolate Found in Maya "Teapot"
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Electives, American Democracy, GeographyIn this National Geographic News article, read about the invention of chocolate. Analysis of residue from a ceramic teapot sug...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Conquistadors On-line Learning Adventure
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, ElectivesThis Web site, provided by PBS and historian Michael Wood, features an interactive map of pre-Columbian America. By clicking on ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Conquistadors - Mexico
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, ElectivesThis web page, provided by PBS and historian Michael Wood, describes the structure of the Aztec Empire and how it responded to c...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Fierce Wanderers
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Electives, GeographyThis web page, from PBS, provides a short history of the Aztec civilization, from its beginnings as a tribe of nomad mercenaries...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Civilizations in America: The Mexica/Aztecs
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, ElectivesThis web page, provided by Washington State University, describes in some detail the history and social organization of the Azte...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Maya Astronomy Page
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Science, History-Social Science, Electives, Earth & Space Science, GeographyThis resource, from Michiel Berger, features information about the ancient Mayan Civilization. There are links to pages about th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Middle Ages
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, World HistoryThis resource, from Learner.org, features information on the Middle Ages. Students can read what life was like for peasants, mer...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0