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Detroit Institute of Arts: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Detroit Institute of Arts is the fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States, with over 60,000 works. Individual artworks may be viewed in "Collections". Areas include Asian art, African, Oceanic, and New World art, ancient...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Darwin, Evolution, and Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
Can ancient scriptural accounts of the world's creation by God be reconciled with Darwin's new story? This article looks at three responses to this question: Conflict, Contrast, and Convergence.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Which Stars Can You Use for Navigation

For Students 9th - 10th
A great science project from Science Buddies that examines how ancient peoples navigated without the benefit of a GPS. Find out which stars are important in navigation in the northern and southern hemispheres. The Science Buddies project...
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PBS

Pbs: Islam Empire of Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a broad portrait of Islamic art and culture in order to show the great diversity as well as the fundamental unity of Islamic civilization in its long and varied history.
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United Nations

Unesco: Old Town of Corfu

For Students 9th - 10th
The Old Town of Corfu, with roots in the Byzantine era, is located off the coast of Greece, at the entrance to the Adriatic Sea. As such, it was significant militarily. It has three forts that were in use for centuries, and were rebuilt...
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Ken Farshtey: Change From River Valleys to Classic Civilizations [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This slide presentation provides an in-depth look at the Indian, Chinese and Mediterranean world's development from river valleys into classic civilizations. Early river valleys and classic civilizations are described on a broad spectrum...
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Cartographic Images: Late Medieval Maps 1300 1500

For Students 9th - 10th
Find some incredible maps of early cartographers. What did they know of the world then? Did they know it was round? Take a look at this site.
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Senlin: A Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Conrad Aiken's poem is reproduced in its entirety here, in distinct parts. Easy to read, but no commentary accompanies the poem.
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Bradshaw Foundation: Volcanic Winter and Modern Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the volcanic winter that happened about 20,000 years ago that destroyed most of the human population not living in Africa. Explains how these early people coped with this 1000 years of nuclear winter and how when it was...
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Aurora Trust and Aurora Institute of Maritime Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about human interaction with the world's oceans through education support activities in the fields of ocean exploration, research, and education.
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Odyssey: Middle East Stage: Iran

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a step into the world of Iran with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, meet "real" people and learn about the culture and religion.
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Ed Koday

Web Archive: Scarab Beetles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Dung, rhinoceros, Hercules, sacred scarab: These are the names of some of the most well known beetles in the scarab beetle family. This large family of more than 30,000 species has some of the most awesome beetles in the insect...
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BBC

Bbc: Timeline Romania

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC offers a thorough and detailed timeline of Romania. Broken into three segments: 1916-55, 1965-89 (Under Ceausescu), and 1990-2003 (Towards Reform). It continues with history up to 2007. An excellent resource for learning about...
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Read Works: Ancient Greece Greek Mythology

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Greek mythology. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Celtic Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit of the Celtic people and language in English, French, and Celtic.
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Livius: Aeschines

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the Greek politician and orator Aeschines. Includes biographical information as well as his contributions to the politics of the time.
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Demigods & Spirits: Styx

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about Styx, who personified the sacred river of the gods that separated the world of the living from the world of the dead.
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PBS

Pbs: Japan Memoirs of a Secret Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich site that tells of an ancient kingdom of warriors, tradesmen and artists that would influence the modern world.
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Mayan Culture: Maya Weavers

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Mayan weaving with this colorful site! Provides photos of this ancient art, as well as links to more information on symbols, weaving techniques, materials, and more.
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Sea Turtle Conservancy: List of Sea Turtle Tracking Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Sea Turtle Conservancy is devoted to the conservation and tracking of sea turtles, this site links found along the left menu. Join a group, follow a tagged turtle via maps, learn about the challenges faced by the sea turtles, and the...
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Stanford University

Solar Folklore

For Students 9th - 10th
Folktales from many cultures around the world about the sun. There is also information available about ancient astronomy.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Building Pharaoh's Ship

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1954, an Egyptian archeologist discovered an immense, beautifully crafted ship buried in pieces right beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Now fully reassembled, this extraordinary royal craft, one of the oldest planked vessels in the...
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Bradshaw Foundation: Journey of Mankind

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive map that shows how early humans traveled out of Africa and spread throughout the world. Starts from pre-150,000 B.C. and shows the history of how humans were able to populate the world. At each step there is information...
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Mythweb

Mythweb: Hercules

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
How is Greek mythology relevant to you right now? This site gives you examples of the connections between ancient Greek myths and your world today, in terms of figures of speech. Ever perform a Herculean task? Been tantalized by...

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