PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Image Power of Alexander
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," takes a look at a number of different images of Alexander the Great, which have an unmistakable political purpose. Alexander wanted people everywhere to know that he was worthy to be in...
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness: Alexander Defeats the Persians, 331 Bc
This article provides a general overview of Alexander's conquering of Persia in 331 B.C. Read the account of the Battle of Gaugamela written in the 2nd century AD but based on contemporary sources.
Other
Turkish Odyssey: The Bronze Age in Anatolia
This site from the Turkish Odyssey looks at the discovery of bronze and what it meant to the people in Mesopotamia. Talks about the Hittites, Hattians, and Assyrian Traders.
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...
BBC
Bbc: Alexander the Great: Hunting for a New Past
What kind of man was Alexander the Great? We are familiar with many of his achievements, but has he been over-romanticized? This summary focuses on his personality traits and includes a timeline and biography for further research.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Power Point: Alexander the Great
PowerPoint presentation includes 50 slides with pictures, maps and information for students to learn about Alexander the Great's life and conquest.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Alexander the Great
Biographical material on the life and times of Alexander the Great informs with text, photos and map, timeline, video and links to related content.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Alexander Coin
Examine a coin portrait of Alexander the Great struck after his death as a commemoration. Also view two accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about Alexander and about the history of coins used in the...
Other
1st Muse: Alexander in Mesopotamia
A discussion from 1st Muse which details the battles and events which led to Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire with illustrations and links to related material.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Alexander Graham Bell
This biography is a great resource for information on Alexander Graham Bell. Includes links for additional information also.
Digital History
Digital History: Hamilton, Jefferson, First National Bank of the Us [Pdf]
As with so many other ideas, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were on opposite sides of the formation of a national bank. Read why Hamilton thought it was a great idea, why Jefferson opposed it, and what they each wrote to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Persepolis: The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes
Famous for monumental architecture, Persian kings established numerous monumental centers. This article looks at one of those centers: Persepolis. Read about the history and view pictures of the architecture, art, and sculptures of...
Other
Diogenes the Ascetic
Discusses the beliefs of Diogenes regarding wealth and pleasure and said he carried Cynicism to the extreme.
Digital History
Digital History: The Men of Philadelphia [Pdf]
Find short biographies of twenty-three of the fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention and their ideas about government. These men were certainly not representative of the common man in the new United States, but they were...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: The Battle of Chaeronea
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University and the Ancient History Sourcebook, gives an account of the Battle of Chaeronea from the historian Diodorus Siculus.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Great Continental Drift Mystery
A unit on plate tectonics designed for middle school young scholars, this page must be read carefully to find the activities to be done in the class, but it provides a wealth of background for the teacher as well.
BBC
Bbc News: Remembering the Prague Spring
A look back at the Prague Spring of 1968. Examines the reforms prompting the Russian invasion. Article is brief but engaging. Includes great details of this very important historical event.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Lit Library: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great study guide for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting...
Other
Chicago Historical Society: Alexander Hesler Climbs the Court House
This resource provides pictures of Chicago from the roof tops.
Cut the Knot
Cut the Knot: Probability Questions
This site defines probability and has a computer-based random number generator. The site has links to more than 100 probability problems which require some prior statistical knowledge to solve, or they can be great "openers" for teachers...
Cut the Knot
Cut the Knot!: Pythagoras' Theorem
This site explains the Pythagorean theorem, giving a proof from Euclid, and gives a great interactive visual aid with a good explanation with it.
Wonderville Media
Wonderville: Alexander Graham Bell
After you talk on the telephone, you might want to thank Alexander Graham Bell, the man who made it all possible. He built the first telephone over 100 years ago. Learn more about Alexander Graham Bell in this well-constructed overview...
University of Oxford (UK)
Beazley Archive: Alexander the Great
Illustrated dictionary entry for Alexander the Great provides a brief account of his life.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Alexander the Great
Explore the life of Alexander the Great and his Empire.
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