The picture says it all! A hand-held device provides aspects of personalized learning for each student, a "personal play list of lessons, tools, and activities that deliver content in ways that align with individual and optimal learning...

A reconstruction of Jerusalem at the time of the second temple, with photographs of important sites.

Biographical summary of Auguste Rodin. This site also provides examples of Rodin's work. Another section describes "How Rodin Achieved Unity and Drama".

After reading about Rameses III's temple, you can click on the diagram to take you inside. Imagine reading history that's written up, down, and around stone pillars.

A profile of Robert Recorde can be found at this website. It provides details on his education, religion, and accomplishments.

This ebook version of Josephine Scribner Gates's The Story Of Live Dolls has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

The Leo Masuda Architectonic Office provides a history of Roman architecture. Select a specific building for a general description of its architecture.

A biography, booklist and interview with Laurence Yep.

This brief article on writer Henry David Thoreau, the author of "Civil Disobedience," includes quotes and "related links" for further reading.

A map of Pompeii showing Gate of Herculaneum (A), Gate of Vesuvius (B), Gate of Capua (C), Gate of Nola (D), Gate of Sarno (E), Gate of Nocera (F), Gate of Sabiae(G), Gate of the Seashore (H), Forum (I), Temple of Jupiter (J), Basilica...

Known as the "Pineapple Gates House" by locals, referring to finials upon its large brick gates.

A map from 1903 of the San Francisco Bay area, showing roads, railroads, local jurisdictions, and physical features. The map pre-dates the bridge system of the bay, including the Golden Gate Bridge started in 1933.

A map from 1911 of the San Francisco Bay area showing the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the mouth of the Sacramento River, Alcatraz Island, Mount Diablo, the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and...

A map from 1919 of the San Francisco and vicinity showing the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, Oakland, Sausalito, San Quentin, Berkeley, and Alameda, railroads, islands, and rivers.

A map from 1909 of the San Francisco and vicinity showing the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, Oakland, Sausalito, San Quentin, Berkeley, Alameda, Benicia, universities, railroads, and rivers.

A map from 1916 of the San Francisco Bay area showing the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the mouth of the Sacramento River, Alcatraz Island, Mount Diablo, the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and...

A map of the vicinity of Saratoga, New York, at the time of Burgoyne's surrender (October 17, 1777) to the American forces under General Gates. The map shows the Hudson River and surrounding terrain, roads, farmlands and woodlands, the...

A plan of the Battle of Freeman's Farm (September 19, 1777), also known as the First Saratoga, fought between the British army under John Burgoyne and the Americans under Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold during the American...

A city plan of Babylon in the Chaldean Age or Neo-Babylonian Empire, at the time of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC). The plan shows the city walls, canals, roads, the Euphrates River, the Palace of Nebuchadnezzar, and the Ishtar Gate.

A map from 1881 of Jerusalem, showing historical sites within the city walls, important city gates, roads, and neighboring sites, including David's Tomb, Mount of Olives and the Russian Property (Russian Orthodox Church compound) to the...

A plan of the Capitoline Hill and the Fora in Rome during the First Century AD. The plan shows the Temple of Jupiter (1), Temple of Juno (2), Aerarium (3), Temple of Saturn (4), Temple of Concord (5), Tullianum (6), Arch of Severus (7),...

Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a series of monuments mainly from the...

When the Joseon King Jeongjo moved his father's tomb to Suwon at the end of the 18th century, he surrounded it with strong defensive works, laid out according to the precepts of an influential military architect of the period, who...

Lubeck - the former capital and Queen City of the Hanseatic League - was founded in the 12th century and prospered until the 16th century as the major trading centre for northern Europe. It has remained a centre for maritime commerce to...