This lesson will give an overview of the anatomy of the human ear.

This site from Ibiblio.org provides a short biography and examples of some of the well-known works of master artist J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851 CE).

Briefly describes Britain's motivations for imperializing African regions. Includes the text of a speech given by Lord Cruzon entitled, "The True Imperialism."

Presented are photos taken during a personal trip to the Central American countries of Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico. Click on the shaded part of the map to view images.

This site illustrates all of the parts of the human ear. The student may drag and drop labels to identify the correct parts of the ear.

What do you know about the respiratory system? This site gives a detailed description of this integral human body system. Don't miss out.

A map of the West Indies and Mexico between 1898 and 1906, showing political boundaries at the time, capitals, major cities and ports, railroads and canals, rivers, terrain, islands, and coastal features of the region. Inset maps detail...

Map of Africa in 1899 showing the colonial possessions of European powers on the continent established at the Berlin Conference of 1885. This map shows major cities and trade centers, railroad routes and canals, major river systems, and...

A map of Asia from 1872, showing physical features including mountain systems, deserts, lakes, rivers with direction of flow, coastal features, and ocean currents, political boundaries and foreign possessions at the time, and commercial...

A map from 1901 of the Isthmus of Nicaragua, showing the proposed route of the Atlantic-Pacific canal from San Juan del Norte (Greytown) on the Caribbean coast to Lake Nicaragua, then to Brito near San Juan del Sur on the Pacific coast....

A map from 1903 of North America. The focus of this map is the Dominions of Canada, showing the transportation network in from Montreal east to Quebec and Nova Scotia, and west to Vancouver, British Columbia. The map shows the...

A map from 1910 of Mexico and Central America showing political boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, rivers, terrain and coastal features, reefs, and neighboring islands (Cuba and Jamaica). A map note shows the Panama Canal...

A map from 1907 of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies (Greater Antilles to Puerto Rico) between the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the Third Pan-American Conference in 1906. The map shows the political boundaries in 1906,...

A map from 1852 of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico, showing the proposed railroad route connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific. This was an alternative proposal to the construction of the Panama or Nicaragua canals, and was...

A map from 1921 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean showing political borders, capitals and major cities, railroads, canals, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, islands, and coastal features of the region. An...

A map from 1906 of the Great Lakes Region, showing major cities and ports, canals (including the Erie Canal), rivers, and steamship routes across the lakes, including routes of the St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain.

A map from 1913 of the eastern United States, the Caribbean, and the Panama Isthmus showing the directness of the steamship routes from New York and New Orleans to Colon. Since the Panama Canal did not open to commercial traffic until...

A map from 1902 of South America showing the national boundaries at the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, railroads, canals, rivers, and coastal features. Railroads appear as red lines, with important trunk lines shown...

A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to the purchase of the Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands) in 1917. The map is color-coded to show the original states, the states...

A map from 1872 of the District of Columbia showing the Potomac River, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Washington and Alexandria Canal, the Long Bridge across the Potomac, the Capitol, Washington City, Georgetown, Alexandria and neighboring...

This page is an article from The Panama Canal Review - December 7, 1962, about the flat arch in the ruins of the Church of Santo Domingo (related to the colonial period in the history of Panama). It also has a picture of the Church of...

This page is entitled "The Panama Railroad, Chapter XIV" of the book "History of the Panama Canal", by Ira E. Bennett, 1915. It recounts important events of this period (1827-1855) of Panamanian history.

Epic site exploring the history, stories, photos, and facts about Panama and its canal. Extremely thorough and interesting.

A map from 1919 of Africa showing the territorial changes made after World War I. The map shows the areas ceded by Germany, including Togo and Kamerun to be decided by British and French mandate, German East Africa under British mandate,...