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National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Witchcraft in Salem Village

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Humanities site gives a brief description of "This notorious episode in the history of early New England," and some ideas for presenting the topic of witchcraft to students.
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International World History: Agriculture and the Origins of Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
Read here about the Neolithic Revolution and the development of early Stone Age humans into an Agrarian society. Causes of the agrarian transformation are addressed as well as the domestication of plants and animals. The spread of the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is an Inka Ushnu?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inka capital Cusco and principal outlying towns of the Inka Empire were organized around a public plaza with a specially-constructed platform placed facing a designated sacred central space called the ushnu. The ushnu platform was a...
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Khan Academy: Keru Vessel

For Students 9th - 10th
A keru is a ceremonial Andean beaker that was an important part of Inka culture prior to the arrival of the Spaniards. The designs on these objects provides us with insights into a complex and fascinating society. View pictures of kerus...
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Cotton Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
During the first half of the nineteenth century, demand for cotton led to the expansion of plantation slavery. By 1850, enslaved people were growing cotton from South Carolina to Texas.