Smart History
Smarthistory: Christianity, an Introduction
Introductory historical summary of Christianity. Provides a discussion of Jesus and Rome, the old and new testaments, and different Christianities.
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Smarthistory: The Black Death
Provides a description of the Black Death, its causes, and the social and economic upheaval caused by it. With links to additional resources.
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Smarthistory: The Great Pyramids of Giza
Art history and culture resource teaches with text, maps and interactive photographs about The Great Pyramid of Giza. With links to additional resources.
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Smarthistory: Ancient Egypt, an Introduction
Art History and culture for students studying ancient Egypt provides an introduction from which students develop a framework for understanding the culture and its impact on future cultures.
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Smarthistory: Introduction to Islam
Features a summary of the Islam religion and the life and death of Muhammad the Prophet. With links to additional resources.
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Smarthistory: Jewish History in the Post War Period
Overview of the aftermath of the war in Eastern Europe and the transformation of Jewish identity in the late 20th century. With links to additional resources.
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Smarthistory: Petra: The Rose Red City of the Nabataeans
Provides a short history of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: At Risk Cultural Heritage Education
A course on looking at endangered art and cultural heritages. Click on the links for more information about each of the topics. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: Seeing America
A course on looking at American history through art. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Art of the Islamic World
A course on the history of art through the different periods of the Islamic world. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Medieval Europe + Byzantine
A course on art history of medieval Europe, early Christian art, Byzantine art, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic. Should be cross-checked against videos and smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Prehistoric Art
Paleolithic and Neolithic art. Should be cross-checked against videos and smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Global Contemporary Art
A guide to contemporary art around the world, themes, types of modern art, conceptual art, performance art, famous modern artists. We should at least pull out the artists we have in our famous persons bank. Should be cross-checked...
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Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Oceania
A landing page for a course on the art history of the Lapita, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Could not locate any of these in Athena but they should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of the Americas to World War I
A landing page for a course on the art history of North and South America. These should be cross-checked against what we have from smarthistory.org. Found one of the resources there - eval 16069716368457046sekCR.
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Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: Creating and Conserving
A course on art conservation and on art media and techniques. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Khan Academy: Course Syllabi
Smarthistory is an "Open Educational Resource". This resource has a growing collection of videos and essays that focus on the art of Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Islamic world, and Oceania.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Duccio's Madonna and Child
Video and short article discussing the history and features of the Duccio's Madonna and Child. [4:46]
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Khan Academy: Art History: Courbet's Bonjour Monsieur Courbet
Article discussing the history, creation, and features of Gustav Courbet's Bonjour Monsieur Courbet.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Neo Classicism
Brief article discussing the origins of Neo-classicist art.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Article discussing the features of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's Apotheosis of Homer.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Annibale Carracci's Ceililng of the Farnese Palace
Video discussing the history and features of Annibale Cararcci's paintings on the celing of the Farnese Palace. [9:38]
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Khan Academy: Art History: Caravaggio's Deposition, or Entombment
Article discussing the history and features of Caravaggio's Deposition, or Entombment.
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Khan Academy: The Pantheon
Slideshow of images of the Pantheon in Rome accompanied by narration from two art historians discussing its construction, design, and history. [8 mins, 6 secs]