Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: A Global History of Architecture Writing Seminar
A series of six videos on global architecture by Mark Jarzombek, presented as a writing seminar with the final project a 1-hour lecture given by the student.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Global Popular Culture
This unit embraces the development of popular culture, more widespread than ever, due to globalization.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Early Global Commodities
This unit examines globalization from its true origins rooted in China's desire for silver and in Spain's conquest of mines in America.
Story Behind the Science
Story Behind the Science: Realization of Global Warming [Pdf]
Article describing the history of how scientists developed their current understanding of global warming. It discusses why it is difficult for some people to accept that human beings have caused the Earth to warm, without controlled...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: War, Globalization, and Terror
Consisting of twenty-six video lectures, this resource provides a history of the U.S. role in the world, with a particular emphasis on commercial expansion and warfare, and their domestic consequences, in the 20th century.
Other
Global Progress Report 2007 [Pdf]
A Global Progress Report giving the current state of the world 2006-2007.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: African Voices
This site is the web presence of "African Voices," a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. It explores the "diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures." Includes art, texts, and...
Other
International Committee for Egyptology: The Global Egyptian Museum
The Global Egyptian Museum is an ambitious, long-term project that intends to eventually gather digitized versions of artifacts from Egyptian history that are housed in museums around the world. This amounts to 850 collections and 69...
NOAA
Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Global Positioning Tutorial
Illustrated tutorial explains the history and science of geodesy. Animations help students visualize how scientists measure and monitor the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface.
University of North Carolina
Unc Global: Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies
Exhaustive collection of resources and information on Eastern European, Slavic, and Eurasian cultures and histories.
PBS
Pbs: Global Connections, the Middle East
View a timeline of Middle Eastern history, explore events through themes, and make connections through the use of big-picture questions such as "What's the appeal of religious militancy?"
Princeton University
Princeton University: Qed: Mapping Globalization: Map Category Queries
A large database of historical maps that can be searched by map type, time period (prehistory to 21st century), theme, and world location. Themes cover economics, war, disease, trade, migration, and much more.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Climate Change
What do people around the world need to do in order to slow the process of climate change? This resource dives into the dangers of change and proposes solutions.
BBC
Bbc News: An Animated Journey Through the Earth's Climate History
A narrated journey through the last 800,000 years of the Earth's climate, accompanied by images and graphs. A text-only version is also available. (Published 3 Dec. 2009)
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Climate Change
A complete guide to the planet's climate change, including evidence, causes, effects, and conservation efforts.
East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: Great Campaigners
It is important that students be good citizens and play and understand the people who campaign various issues in their environment. This particular unit identifies some fine campaigners who used their religion to influence their lives....
Other
Global Polio Eradication Initiative: History of Polio
This timeline from Global Polio Eradication Initiative of pictures, descriptions, and events -- all of which describe the history of polio and its vaccine -- is organized into three large sections: "Endemic Polio 1580BC-1953," "Vaccine...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Global Grocery
Did you ever wonder where tapioca pudding comes from? Did you know that cacao beans were once used as money? Learn about the human uses of plants (to make common foods and medicines) at the Global Grocery.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: History of the English Language
This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap World History
A landing page for the AP World History course. Most appears to match what is in World History course but the latter has. This course has been retired by Khan Academy.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade
With modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harris Castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, a network of multiple routes that...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Brief History of Religion in Art
Before we began putting art into museums, art mostly served as the visual counterpart to religious stories. Are these theological paintings, sculptures, textiles and illuminations from centuries ago still relevant to us? Jeremiah Dickey...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: September 11th
An overview of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that resulted in the United States' declaration of a Global War on Terror.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Global Volcanism Program
The Global Volcanism Program website provides documentation, understanding and general information about global volcanic activity.
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