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Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Culture & Change: Lesson 2 Quiz
Short quiz tests your knowledge of culture and change in the Middle Ages.
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Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
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Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
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We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
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Stanford U: Influenza Pandemic of 1918
We've all heard of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague, but little is known about a far more devastating epidemic - the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. This is a comprehensive report on the nature of the influenza that also includes...
New York Times
New York Times: Week of 5 26 14: Lyrical Witness of Jim Crow South, Dies at 86
[Free Registration/Login Required] African American poet Maya Angelou passed away this week. Learn about her difficult early life and rise to fame as a critically acclaimed author.
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Scholastic News: Week of 5 26 14: Maya Angelou: Remembering a Life of Brilliance
Poet Maya Angelou, who passed away this week, was also a civil rights activist. Learn about the work she did, and why it was so important to her and many others.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Jurisdiction of Federal Courts
This site describes the jurisdiction of the Federal Court system. The site breaks the court's jurisdiction into three main areas of institutional conflict: Federal Restraint of State Courts by Injunctions, Habeas Corpus: Scope of the...
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Bessie Smith
Often known as the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith influenced entire generations of blues, jazz, and rock musicians and was the highest-paid black entertainer of her time. This website will provide more information about Smith's...
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Map of the First and Second Voyages of Vitus Bering
This is simply a black and white map tracing Vitus Bering's two Nordic Expeditions, or ?Kamchatka? Expeditions, which ended in his death in 1741. Students may want to print the map or use as a guide with other resources.
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Dissecting a Victim of the Plague.
This site explores the effect that the arrival of the plague had on the lives of common English men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Content includes an analysis of the plague's origin and spread, and the reactions of the...
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An Image of the Graveside.
This site explores the effect that the arrival of the plague had on the lives of common English men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries. Content includes an analysis of the plague's origin and spread, and the reactions of the...
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Robert Frost: America's Poet
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Robert Frost
The site provides background and texts of numerous poems. Follow the links at the bottom of the page to specific poetry books to find complete text of individual poems.
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The Official George Crumb Home Page
The official site, with sections devoted to his life, compositions, recordings, writings, and news. The news section has internet links, and the site has a search function!
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Josh Gibson
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Josh Gibson, an American professional baseball catcher who was one of the most prodigious home run hitters in the game's history. Known as "the black Babe Ruth," Gibson is considered to be...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: John Marshall Harlan
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features John Marshall Harlan, an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1877 until his death and one of the most forceful dissenters in the history of that tribunal. His best...
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Egon Schiele
This WebMuseum site offers a biography of the Austrian expressionist painter Egon Schiele, links to related artists, and pictures of some sample works.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: A New Civil Rights Movement
A very brief overview of the inception of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s, its successes and failures into the 1960s, and a prediction of despair in the 1970s.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Emmett Till
Biographical details on Emmett Till, the African-American teenager whose murder catalyzed the emerging civil rights movement.
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Map of the First and Second Voyages of Vitus Bering.
This is simply a black and white map tracing Vitus Bering's two Nordic Expeditions, or Kamchatka Expeditions, which ended in his death in 1741. Students may want to print the map or use as a guide with other resources.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Ii
Richard II (6 January 1367 - ca. 14 February 1400) was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard, a son of Edward, the Black Prince, was born in 1367, during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III. Richard became...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Ii of England
Richard II (6 January 1367 - ca. 14 February 1400) was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard, a son of Edward, the Black Prince, was born in 1367, during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III. Richard became...
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