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...
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: High Falutin' Beef
This is an impressive history of the introduction of beef to the Great Plains region complete with videos, photos, and lesson plans.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: The Ages of Exploration: Ancient
This Ancient Exploration page presents marine technological innovations, types of ships, and information about Alexander the Great. It covers the period of time from 5000 BCE to 476 CE. Each item links to a page of additional information...
Other
The Eras and Sculptures in Greek History: The Hellenistic Age
Describes the main features of the Hellenistic Age in ancient Greece, which began during the reign of Alexander the Great. Also examines Hellenistic sculpture and the different styles and influences.
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Empire of Alexander the Great, 323 Bc
A map showing the extent of the Empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, from Macedonia to northern Africa, across Asia Minor to the Indus River. The inset map show the site of the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC, near Troy, where...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Coin of Alexander the Great
Coin of Alexander the Great. Alexander, at the time of his father's death, was in his twentieth year, having been born in B.C. 356. - Smith, 1882
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Alexander the Great
The remains of the head of a portrait-statue in white marble of Alexander the Great in Greek style. The nose and the chin are chipped.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Coin of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great's head on a silver coin of Lysimachus in 321-281 B.C.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Alexander
As was the trend at the time it was created, the artist paid special attention to Alexander the Great's face in this sculpture, while other details are less pronounced.
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Enter the Alexander Palace Time Machine
Great resource for history teachers! Website has a lot of information about the Romanov Tsar Alexander's palace, along with an archive of historical diaries and letters. Good resource for studying Russian history. Many pages are...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander Coin
An illustration of a coin with depicting the face of Alexander the Great.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Alexander S. Webb
General Webb, born in New York city, February 15th, 1835, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1855, and assigned to the artillery. He served in Florida, Minnesota, and for three years as assistant professor at West...
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Bbc History: Historic Figures: Alfred the Great (Ad 849 99): Portrait
Artist's portrait of Alexander the Great.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Egypt: History
Read a concise history of Egypt, covering the times of pre-pharaonic Egypt up to current times. Find out about the pharaohs, Turkish occupation, British control, and Egypt today. Includes brief information on the Muslim Brotherhood in...
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Bbc: History: Alexander the Great (356 23 Bc): Alexander on Bucephalas
High relief sculpture of Alexander the Great on Bucephalas.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
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Detail From the Alexander Mosaic. Naples, National Archeological Museum
Illustrated dictionary entry for Alexander the Great provides a brief account of his life.
A&E Television
History.com: Ancient Egypt
For almost 30 centuries -- from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. -- ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Aristotle
A detailed biography of Aristotle (384-322 BC). Discusses his early life, his education, his relationship with Alexander the Great as tutor, the breadth of his work in various science disciplines, the school he established in Athens, and...
University of Hawai'i
Univ. Of Hawaii: Penicillin the Wonder Drug
This site from the Univ. of Hawaii, is a great place to learn info about Alexander Fleming, the guy who discovered Penicillin, as well as info about Penicillin. Also contains info about the two other men, Howard Florey and Ernst B....
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...