American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Petra O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy flash card to start learning about Petra, an ancient trading center located in modern-day Jordan.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Peru O Logy Card
Turn over this interactive OLogy flash card to learn about Peru, its ancient people and their descendants. Find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about the country.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Nabataeans
Use this interactive OLogy card to learn about the Nabataeans, an ancient Middle Eastern civilization.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Human Origins: Human Family Tree
Find the human ancestor you are interested in and click on it either in the timeline or the list below for more details. Each fossil or reconstruction pictured includes links to more details about it.
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National Museum of Natural History: Unmasking the Maya: Story of Sna Jtz'ibajom
This Smithsonian website looks at the Maya of today in the Chiapas region of Mexico with a brief overview of their history.
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National Museum of Natural History: Red Cloud: Photographs of an Oglala Sioux Chief
A great slideshow of pictures of Red Cloud and his Uncle's Shirt courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
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National Museum of American History: Separate Is Not Equal: The Quest for Education
Part of a larger piece on Segregated America, this section focus is on the commitment and perseverance of African Americans in the post-Civil War South to overcome the obstacles standing in the way of an education. Offers teachers and...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: North American Ethnographic Collection
The Division of Anthropology was established at the AMNH in 1873, only four years after the founding of the museum. During its first 17 years, the department was concerned almost exclusively with the acquisition and display of artifacts....
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Asian Ethnography
The Museum's holdings in Asian ethnology make up the finest collection in the Western hemisphere. A large part of the collection was made by early anthropologists, who gathered extraordinarily detailed documentation. The collection is...
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National Museum of American History: Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings
Explore the origins of Canada and the United States as Jamestown, Quebec, and Santa Fe celebrate their 400th anniversary.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Jordan O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about Jordan.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Inca Empire O Logy Card
Grab quick facts and answer quiz questions to test your knowledge about the Inca empire by flipping over this interactive OLogy card.
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American Museum of Natural History: Theory of Everything O Logy Card
Turn over this OLogy card to learn bite-size pieces of information about the theory of everything, also known as unified theory.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Zapotec State O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to learn about the Zapotec civilization. Find fast facts, quiz questions to test your knowledge, and similar bite-size pieces of information.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Piecing Together the Puzzle of History
A brief introduction for students to the field of archaeology.
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National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center: Aleut
The Arctic Studies Center at the Smithsonian provides general notes on the Aleut people of Alaska. Includes a picture of a painting of an Aleut Hunter.
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American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Endangered!
After making the gameboard, play this interactive learning game that teaches about "The Endangered Species Act", a law that protects animals and plants that are in danger of going extinct.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum: North South East West: American Indians and the Natural World
Web companion site to the Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. It focuses on American Indians' relationships with the natural world and explores four different visions: the Tlingit...
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National Museum of Natural History: The Origin of the Genus Homo
The evolution of the Genus Homo is neatly laid out in a chronological fashion beginning with the key change that signaled the origin of Homo, through the evolutionary forms, finalizing with Homo sapiens.
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National Museum of Natural History: Camping With the Sioux: Fieldwork Diary of Alice Fletcher
A fascinating site that presents the story of Alice Fletcher who traveled to Dakota Territory to live with Sioux women. Click on dates on the calendar for diary entries. Also includes historic photo gallery.
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National Museum of Natural History: The Secret in the Cellar
The Secret in the Cellar is an interactive web comic based on the real finding of a body from the 17th century in the Chesapeake Bay area. Using historical and archaeological clues, students are guided to discover the truth about how...
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National Museum of Natural History: African Voices: Global Africa
The rich, vibrant African American culture has spread far and wide through our world. Follow the routes taken over the millennia by examining the following maps that include short descriptions. Listen to audio from slaves describing...
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National Museum of Natural History: What Does It Mean to Be Human: Human Evolution Research
Research continues to discover evidence left behind by prehistoric man. Discover the climate effects on human evolution and explore how the adaptable survived. The Asian and East African Research Projects in Kenya are described. You,...
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National Museum of Natural History: What Does It Mean to Be Human, Human Characteristics
Explore walking upright, tools and food, bodies, brains, social life, language and how humans ultimately changed the world. Excellent charts, pictures and videos accompany easy-to-understand text on the earliest humans.