American History
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American Memory - WOW, the National Library of Congress has a collection of key documents, films, photographs and sound recordings of our nation's history. Look in the American Memory Historical Collections.
American Studies Web - This is the Reference/Research page for this large site. Search for specific topics or click on the Historical and Archival Resources for General History Links.
ArchivesUSA - ArchivesUSA is a current directory of over 5,000 repositories and nearly 120,000 collections of primary source material across the United States.
Primary Resource Documents] [Timelines] [History] [State, Cities Histories] [Military History] [Maps] [Lesson Plans] [Bibliography] [Colonial Williamsburg] [Gardening, Foods] [Everyday Life in the Colonies] [Education in the Colonies] [Colonial American Art & Architecture] [The Trades] [Colonial Crafts] [Colonial Medicine] [Plantations & Other Historic Sites] [American Literature] [Holidays] [Indians of North America] [Jamestown] [Music and Dance] [Art] [Jewish History] [African Americans History] [Religion]
Colonial Williamsburg - THE spot to learn about life in colonial times, click on history then on the Almanak
collection of more than 60,000 primary source documents detailing the political and social history of the US from 1493 to modern times
State Reports - Folders for each state, includes state song, bird, flag, news etc.
SCORE- History/Social Science resources for 8th grade curriculum, includes www sites for American Revolution, American West, Civil War, Industrial America, Immigration, Invention/Inventors, Political Parties, the Constitution, American South, Abolition, Reconstruction.
Decades INFO:American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century - Culture and history of 1900-1989 (by decade) in American history. Topics for each decade include historic events, technology, books, music, fashion and fads, personalities, education, theater, film, radio, television and more.
Decades Information - Search any topic in history. Click under the box: 'search by timeline' and select a decade.
More Decades Info: HyperHistory Online gives you important events in science, culture, and politics by the decade.
FedStats - Search here for statistics compiled by more than 70 agencies of the United States Federal Government.
50states.com - Easy to use facts and links make this an excellent place for state information!
U.S. Legislative Branch - Created by the Library of Congress, this site has extensive current information about the U.S. Congress.
The White House - Historical and current information about the White House, the Executive Branch of the government, and presidents can be found here. Also links are made to site for other parts of the Federal government.
Ancient/World History
Egyptians, Greeks, Hebrews, Incas, India, Islam, Mayans, Mesopotamia, Middle East, Mongolia, Romans, Silk Road, South America, Vikings, Wonders of the World.
This is a megasite perfect for 6th grade curriculum and includes links for Rome, Byzantium, Islam Civilization, China, Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Japan, Medieval Europe, Aztecs, Mayas, Incas, Renaissance Europe
Hieroglyphs - A webguide and directory to Egyptian hieroglyphs
ANCIENT NILE'S FREE DOWNLOADS: Ancient Egyptian Music, Graphics, Gifs, Hieroglyphs, Wallpapers, Screensavers, Photographs, Borders, Sets, Signatures, etc.
Mesopotamian Links - All things Mesopotamian, Fertile Crescent, Hammurabi's Code, Sumerian stuff, Assyrians, other cool links.
Ancient Greece - History of Ancient Greece, lots of info on all topics...its all Greek to me
Ancient Greece - Art and Architecture, History, War, Olympics, Geography, People, Mythology.
The Medieval Experience
Middle Ages - What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages? Medieval or The Middle Ages, we think of knights in shining armor, lavish banquets, wandering minstrels, kings, queens, bishops, monks, pilgrims, and glorious pageantry.
Life during the Middle Ages: education, clothiing, bathing, games, music, commerce, festivals, village life, city life, history, famines, food, health, literature, chivalry & romance.
Choose a Guide: Knight's Realm, Merchant's Realm, Nun's Realm, Peasants Realm
Information about Anglo-Saxons, medieval warfare, monarchs, Normans, medieval farming, biographies and literature. A lot of advertisements but good short articles
Recipes and resources for cooking dishes from the Middle Ages. Includes menus and photos, a period ingredients database
Medieval Technology – Various kinds of technology available in the Middle Ages…mirrors, horse shoes, soap, cannon, rat traps
Ancient African Kingdoms - Ghana, Mali and Songhai plus links to other sites with information you can use. Another great SCORE site.
Aztecs and Incas - 25 links to websites ranging from the Aztec calendar to the Inca Ice Mummies.
Mayans - Another good collection of 21 sites with information about the magnificent Maya.
Japan - Many links to Samurai, Japanese gardens, Japanese food, Kabuki, Bunraku, various cultural and historical aspects of Japan.
China - 28 links to Chinese history, culture, art, literature, technology, architecture and people.
Learn About China - Learn what it was like to live in China in ancient times - includes family life, who's who in the dynasty structure, religion, farming, houses, education, jobs, clothes, etc. plus links to other sites about ancient China
General History & Social Studies
HyperHistory - Over 18,000 files covering over 3000 years of world history conveniently organized by people, events, history and maps. Lots of links off here as well.
National Geographic Online - "As you'd expect, nationalgeographic.com takes you to the pages of our venerable magazine and into the field with television crews. But you can also explore the Society in ways you might not have expected..."
SCORE History-Social Science - Resources and activities by grade level, by topic or keyword, standards, and virtual fieldtrips. "Connecting California's Classrooms to the World".
The History Net - Interesting news articles from the History Archives, topics include personality profiles, great battles, WWII, arms, armies and intrigue.
United Nations - Info about the UN as well as Social Indicators statistics, Human Rights information, Humanitarian Affairs postings, Peacekeeping data, and Economic and Social Development reports on everything from narcotics trade to environmentalism and crime prevention.
The Holocaust - Many of the sites listed contain graphic/disturbing images/documents about
the Holocaust.
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