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Reconstructed Roman Armour as It Would Have Looked
Article examines the technology the Romans brought with them when they invaded Britain in AD 43. From their missile-throwing machines to surveying materials and signaling flags, it's easy to see how the Romans quickly overtook the native...
University of Pennsylvania
Ritual, Tradition and Reconstruction in Modern Nigeria
An article about Osofisan which gives biographical information as well as explores the influences in his writing.
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Capitolium.org: Virtual Reconstruction How Rome Was
A great site for a look at how Rome once looked, and also pictures of the ruins as they stand today. Two short films can also be accessed.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Taking Apart and Reconstructing Stories
This lesson is designed as a project-based unit plan that will take students through the narrative process from deconstruction to construction. After initial discussion, students will use the Interactive Story Map feature at Read Write...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: The 1870s: Representation
Read about the political climate in 1870s Texas and two governors elected during this time, Republican Edmund J. Davis and Democrat Richard Coke. Focuses primarily on how African Americans were affected by the leadership of each governor.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: The 1870s: Education
Read about the development of free education for African Americans following the emancipation of this enslaved population. This article focuses on schools in Texas, including what is now known as Texas A&M University. Includes a...
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Black Baltimore 1870 1920: The Fifteenth Amendment Parade and Celebration
Contains a great picture and description of the Fifteenth Amendment parade that was held in Baltimore, to emphasize its importance. Provides links to other civil rights articles.
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Harp Week: Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: Tenure of Office Act
This site from HarpWeek contains information on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson because he violated the Tenure of Office Act. The site is not too in-depth but it does provide some interesting information.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Congress and the Remaking of the South, 1865 1866
This section from a chapter on "The Era of Reconstruction" describes the efforts made by Congress in 1865 and 1866 to bring to life its vision of Reconstruction and explains how the Fourteenth Amendment transformed the Constitution.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Ancient Architecture
Learn about ancient architecture and explore 360 degrees panoramas of buildings in Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Sicily. Includes an interactive plan of a 3D reconstruction of the Parthenon, and features the project page for this...
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Propaganda in the Civil War
Propaganda was practiced by both the Union and Confederacy. Read the many ways propaganda was used both officially and unofficially. From "The Civil War and Reconstruction" by Randall and Donald.
Library of Congress
Loc: Jefferson's "Original Rough Draught"
Readers can explore a reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's original rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, before it was revised by the members of the Committee of Five.
BBC
Bbc: History: Wetwang: Story of a Dig
This multipart site offers more information about the burial mound, gives history on chariots in the Iron Age, offers a learning game where the student reconstructs the chariot, and a final quiz.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Divisions: Ku Klux Klan
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: A Plaguing Problem
In this game, students need to reconstruct lost knowledge about pain relieving drugs. They learn about concepts such as neurotransmission, the neurobiology and history underlying drug addiction, pain management, and analgesia.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Eritrea Official Documents
An easy-to-understand site contains basic facts about Eritrea, a historical outline, government details, reconstruction and demobilization history, and notes for visitors to the country.
Stanford University
Orbis: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World
A geospatial model mapping the roads and trade routes of the Roman world reconstructs the time and cost associated with travel and trade around 200 CE.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: The Pomona Kingdom and Its Hinterland (2001)
Pomona Kingdom was contested by Palenque and Piedras Negras and fell under attack several times. A preliminary interpretation of findings allows for a reconstruction of how attacks might have occurred.
National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)
Ingenious: Travelling in the Minds Eye
Virtual travel has become a very popular form of visiting places. Travelling in the Mind's Eye historically delves into the concepts that make a virtual fieldtrip possible. The uses of photography, motion pictures, and reconstruction of...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The Gilded Age (1877 1900)
As Reconstruction came to an end in the United States the country began to evolve into an industrial nation through the perseverance and ingenuity of masterminds like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. Through a collection of...
PBS
Pbs: The Vikings Explore a Viking Village
This PBS website has information and video clips of a reconstructed Viking Village that you can tour online.
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Aim: Trail of Broken Treaties 20 Point Position Paper
Original text of the plan for the reconstruction of Indian communities, developed by the American Indian Movement (AIM.)
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Ancient Egypt Research Associates: Sphinx Project
A comprehensive set of integrated resources about the Great Sphinx of Giza that places the Sphinx in its historical, geological, and cultural contexts. An excellent site for understanding how archaeologists reconstruct the past from...
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Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Stan T. Rex
Stan T. Rex is the name given to a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton that was excavated and reconstructed by the Black Hills Institute. Stan is sixty-five percent bone and among the most complete T. Rex skeletons in the world that scientists...
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