Students research the tribes of American Indians in Virginia and settled, agricultural tribes in other regions of America. They explain how geography and climate influenced the way various Indian tribes lived, and evaluate the impact of...

Fourth graders are introduced to the process of prehistoric hot rock cooking in earth ovens on the Edwards Plateau of Texas. They explain the steps used in the hot rock cooking process.

Young scholars use documents in the National Archives of the United States to evaluate the effectiveness of D-Day.

Students examine the migration of rural African Americans to northern cities following World War !!. After predicting the effects of cultural and economic factors, they write essays explaining the impact of migration on communities and...

Students research and compare and contrast the political leadership of three cultures.

High schoolers compare and contrast the changing Native and English colonial architectural landscape of the 17th and 18th centuries. Students research and evaluate how economic technology, and the environment reflected cultural changes...

This official government site for the Cave at Lascaux can be viewed in English, French, German and Spanish. This site provides a virtual tour, fun facts, a timeline, and more.

A great site for photos inside and out of Mont Saint Michael. You will also get a map with the location of the Mont marked. Also, there is a great page with plans and drawings of Mont Saint Michael.

This website contains a brief description of the architects and construction of Versailles. The site also provides a number of images, including images of the gardens and surrounding area.

This site contains very detailed lesson plans for teaching about cave art, specifically the Lascaux Cave. Within the site there are links to the Lascaux Cave website where learners can explore the caves. The site also contains detailed...

This site from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization provides a brief description of why Arles is a World Cultural Heritage site, with a photo. This is a brief, but factual site on the subject.

This section of the larger Lubeck site sheds light on city's special role within the Hanseatic League. Many events and facts like the war with Denmark or commerce with Portugal and Spain are described. In German, the site is easy to...

Great information about the Pont du Gard, as well as some great photographs. Very nice and informative site.

Learn about the Roman baths here. This site not only contains an abundance of pictures, but videos as well.

This resource focuses on sacred sites, and provides an excellent, intelligent article written about the Parthenon in Greece. Includes a good photograph as well.

With over four hundred original images, this site covers periods in California's history from 1600 to the 1930s. Topics covered include the geography and climate of California, early aboriginal groups, the first European explorers, the...

This site provides many quality pictures as well as brief yet informative text that offer a historical perspective.

This resource on the Leaning Tower of Pisa includes historical information on this work of architecture, as well as information for tourists who would like to see the cathedral up close.

This site is a digital archive of pictures of the Chartres Cathedral as well as a floor plan.

This site has some very good pictures of the different aspects of the cathedral as well as explanatory text.

This site includes informative text as well as many high quality pictures.

This site provides some wonderful pictures as well as very informative brief text.

This site further examines some of the architectural aspects of Chartres cathedral.

This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, details the turbulent times in Chartres history.