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ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Prehistory
Web Inquiry: Why is the Olduvai Gorge important to the study of human origins and prehistory? (172)
Classroom Activity: Comparing the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Periods (1102)
Web Lesson: Prehistoric Cave Art (578)
Project: Research a Landmark Discovery in Prehistoric Studies (370)
Web Resources: Prehistory: Internet Sites (800)
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Ancient Egypt
InterActivity: The Social Pyramid (1239)
Web Inquiry: What do the contents of King Tutankhamen’s tomb reveal about his life? (173)
Classroom Activity: The Great Egyptian Pyramid Game Show (1103)
Web Lesson: Famous Pharaohs (579)
Project: From Ptah-Hotep to Negative Confessions: Changes in Egyptian Values (371)
Web Resources: Ancient Egypt: Internet Sites (801)
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Ancient Middle East
Web Inquiry: Was the environment of Mesopotamia a blessing or a burden? (174)
Classroom Activity: Ancient Middle East Civilizations Chart (1104)
Web Lesson: Exploring Monuments of the Ancient Middle East (580)
Project: Investigating the Epic of Gilgamesh and Hammurabi’s Code (372)
Web Resources: Ancient Middle East: Internet Sites (802)
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Ancient India
Web Inquiry: How does Arjuna’s dilemma in the Bhagavadgita teach the concept of dharma? (175)
Classroom Activity: The Diverse Geography of the Indian Subcontinent (1105)
Web Lesson: An Archaeological Study of the Ancient Indus Valley Civilizations (581)
Project: Understanding Hinduism and Buddhism (373)
Web Resources: Ancient India: Internet Sites (803)
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Ancient China
InterActivity: China’s Great Wall (1340)
Web Inquiry: Which had the greater impact – the goods or ideas exchanged along the Silk Road? (176)
Classroom Activity: Ancient China Scavenger Hunt (1106)
Web Lesson: Primary-Source Text Analysis: Comparing the Chinese Philosophies of Confucianism and Taoism (582)
Project: Poster Gallery Celebrating the Dynasties of Ancient China (374)
Web Resources: Ancient China: Internet Sites (804)
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ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Ancient Greece
InterActivity: The Melian Debate (1240)
Web Inquiry: What does the palace at Knossos reveal about the Minoan civilization? (177)
Classroom Activity: Democratic Reform in Athens: A Debate to Determine the Most Influential Reformer (1107)
Web Lesson: Philosopher Chart (583)
Project: Creating Newspapers from the Rival City-States of Athens and Sparta (375)
Web Resources: Ancient Greece: Internet Sites (805)
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Ancient Rome
InterActivity: Imperial Roman Emperors (1241)
Web Inquiry: How did Emperor Constantine become Saint Constantine? (178)
Classroom Activity: The Last Days of the Republic: A Contest Between the Optimates and the Populares to Control Rome (1108)
Web Lesson: Making Connections: Comparing Four Ancient Roman Rulers (584)
Project: Who Killed Rome: Creating a Nightly News Report on the Collapse of the Empire (376)
Web Resources: Ancient Rome: Internet Sites (806)
EARLY REGIONAL CIVILIZATIONS: The Americas – Maya, Aztec, Inca
InterActivity: Aztec and Inca Civilizations (1219)
Web Inquiry: Why did Aztec attempts to resist Spanish conquest fail? (179)
Audio Inquiry: Mound Builders and Cliff Dwellers (1342)
Classroom Activity: Pieces of the Puzzle: Creating a Geographic Review Activity (1109)
Web Lesson: A Pantheon of Pamphlets: Exploring the Religious Systems of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca (585)
Project: Travel Promotions: Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations (377)
Web Resources: The Americas – Maya, Aztec, Inca: Internet Sites (807)
EARLY REGIONAL CIVILIZATIONS: African Kingdoms
InterActivity: Kingdom of Mali (1220)
Web Inquiry: What factors contributed to Timbuktu’s reputation as a legendary city? (180)
Audio Inquiry: Sahara Desert (1344)
Classroom Activity: African Kingdoms Scavenger Hunt (1110)
Web Lesson: African Art Travel Diary (586)
Project: Creating Oral History: The African Dilemma Tale (378)
Web Resources: African Kingdoms: Internet Sites (808)
EARLY REGIONAL CIVILIZATIONS: Empires of Asia
InterActivity: Genghis Khan and the Mongols (1221)
Web Inquiry: How did religious, political, and economic factors in the Khmer Empire influence the building of Angkor Wat? (181)
Audio Inquiry: Japanese Samurai (1341)
Classroom Activity: Selecting What Goes Behind the Glass: An Asian Empires Exhibition (1111)
Web Lesson: Writing an Imperial Civil Service Exam (587)
Project: Becoming Art Smart: The Traditional Art of the Asian Empires (379)
Web Resources: Empires of Asia: Internet Sites (809)
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EARLY REGIONAL CIVILIZATIONS: Byzantine & Russian Empires
InterActivity: Byzantine Empire (1222)
Web Inquiry: Does Moscow deserve to be called the “Third Rome”? (182)
Audio Inquiry: Peter the Great (1343)
Classroom Activity: Selling the Byzantine Empire (1112)
Web Lesson: The Byzantine and Russian Empires: Emperors and Autocrats (588)
Project: Art and Iconography: Creating a Byzantine Triptych (380)
Web Resources: Byzantine & Russian Empires: Internet Sites (810)
EARLY REGIONAL CIVILIZATIONS: Rise of Islam
InterActivity: Early Islamic Civilizations (1223)
Web Inquiry: Which name better describes the Ottoman sultan, Suleyman – ”The Magnificent” or “The Lawgiver”? (183)
Audio Inquiry: Islam: The Five Pillars (1339)
Classroom Activity: True or False: A Pretest on the Foundations of Islam (1113)
Web Lesson: The Qur’an: Interpretation and Recitation of the Holy Book of Islam (589)
Project: Islamic Civilization: A Panel of Esteemed Muslim Leaders and Scholars Discuss Their Contributions (381)
Web Resources: Rise of Islam: Internet Sites (811)
EARLY REGIONAL CIVILIZATIONS: Medieval Europe
InterActivity: Medieval Europe (1224)
Web Inquiry: Why was the bubonic plague referred to as the “Black Death”? (184)
Audio Inquiry: Crusades (1338)
Classroom Activity: Grabbing the Quill: Medieval Letter Writing (1114)
Web Lesson: Visit Medieval Castles, Cathedrals, and Towns: Designing a Medieval Itinerary (590)
Project: Medieval Night at the Movies (382)
Web Resources: Medieval Europe: Internet Sites (812)
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: Renaissance / Reformation
InterActivity: Luther’s Challenge to the Church (882)
InterActivity: Renaissance Man: Leonardo (1355)
Web Inquiry: How did science and math affect the development of Italian Renaissance painting? (185)
Classroom Activity: Exploring Renaissance Humanism (1115)
Web Lesson: Getting Down and Dirty: Creating Propaganda for the Reformation Era (591)
Project: Machiavelli’s The Prince: Independent Reading Project (383)
Web Resources: Renaissance / Reformation: Internet Sites (813)
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: Exploration / Colonization
InterActivity: Spain in the New World (883)
Web Inquiry: What do a potato and a horse have in common? (186)
Classroom Activity: Columbus, Cortés, and Pizarro: On Trial for Crimes against Humanity (1116)
Web Lesson: Into Africa: Analyzing Portugal’s Motives for Exploration in Africa (592)
Project: Colonial Slave Trade: An Annotated Timeline (384)
Web Resources: Exploration / Colonization: Internet Sites (814)
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MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: Age of Absolute Monarchs
InterActivity: The Trial of Charles I (884)
Web Inquiry: Why did the Russian nobility and the middle class think that Catherine was “Great”? (187)
Classroom Activity: Monarchs Meet the Press (1117)
Web Lesson: An Ambassador’s Report from Versailles (593)
Project: Absolutism: Designing a Royal Palace and a Royal Portrait (385)
Web Resources: Age of Absolute Monarchs: Internet Sites (815)
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: Scientific Revolution / Enlightenment
InterActivity: Enlightenment Philosophers (885)
Web Inquiry: Which enlightened monarch was the most enlightened? (188)
Classroom Activity: An Afternoon at Madame de Geoffrin’s Salon (1118)
Web Lesson: Becoming “Enlightened”: Generating a Group Quiz from Primary-Source Documents (594)
Project: Evaluating the Trial of Galileo Galilei: Is Any Authority Higher Than Science? (386)
Web Resources: Scientific Revolution / Enlightenment: Internet Sites (816)
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: French Revolution
InterActivity: Civil Constitution of the Clergy (886)
Web Inquiry: Was the Third Estate worth more to France than the other two combined? (189)
Classroom Activity: Revolutionary Scramble: A Sequencing Activity (1119)
Web Lesson: War Correspondent: Writing News Articles on Napoleon’s Battles (595)
Project: Producing a Commercial for A&E’s Biography Series (387)
Web Resources: French Revolution: Internet Sites (817)
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: Industrial Revolution
InterActivity: The Peterloo Massacre (887)
Web Inquiry: Why protest the Corn Laws? (190)
Classroom Activity: Inventions, Inventions, Inventions … (1120)
Web Lesson: Industrial Revolution Debates (596)
Project: Creating a Scrapbook of Mementos and Souvenirs from Victorian England (388)
Web Resources: Industrial Revolution: Internet Sites (818)
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: 19th-Century Movements
InterActivity: Origins of the Franco-Prussian War (888)
Web Inquiry: How did an intellectual, a statesman, and a fighter unite Italy? (191)
Classroom Activity: Blast from the Past: 19th-Century Newscasts (1121)
Web Lesson: Is a Specter Haunting Europe? Responses to The Communist Manifesto (597)
Project: Individual Essay Writing Project: Evaluating 19th-Century Intellectual and Political Movements (389)
Web Resources: 19th-Century Movements: Internet Sites (819)
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CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY: Age of Imperialism
InterActivity: Scramble for Africa (932)
Web Inquiry: Why did the British and Chinese fight a war over opium? (192)
Audio Inquiry: Queen Victoria (1293)
Classroom Activity: European Imperialism in Asia and Africa: Making Maps with Meaning (1122)
Web Lesson: Editorial Responses to “The White Man’s Burden” and the Concept of Imperialism (598)
Project: Imperialist Dinner Party (390)
Web Resources: Age of Imperialism: Internet Sites (820)
CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY: World War I
InterActivity: Failure of European Diplomacy (933)
Web Inquiry: Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail? (193)
Audio Inquiry: Czar Nicholas II (1294)
Classroom Activity: The Russian Revolution: An Annotated Timeline (1123)
Web Lesson: A Soldier’s Story: Letters Home from the Trenches (599)
Project: The Versailles Treaty: Justifying Its Aims and Outcomes to the Home Governments (391)
Web Resources: World War I: Internet Sites (821)
CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY: Rise of Totalitarianism
InterActivity: Communism in the Soviet Union (934)
Web Inquiry: How did Japanese expansion threaten regional stability in the Pacific? (194)
Audio Inquiry: Adolf Hitler (1295)
Classroom Activity: Spinal Tap: Word Associations in the Rise of Totalitarianism (1124)
Web Lesson: Scrutinizing the Theory and Practice of Fascism (600)
Project: 1936: The Year in Review (392)
Web Resources: Rise of Totalitarianism: Internet Sites (822)
CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY: World War II
InterActivity: The Munich Crisis (935)
Web Inquiry: Did Franklin D. Roosevelt “sell out” Poland to the communists? (195)
Audio Inquiry: Winston Churchill (1296)
Classroom Activity: Causes of World War II Crossword Puzzle (1125)
Web Lesson: As the Tide Turns: Radio Broadcasts from the Front (601)
Project: Journal Entries: The Haunting Questions of the World War II Legacy (393)
Web Resources: World War II: Internet Sites (823)
CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY: Cold War
InterActivity: The Cuban Missile Crisis (936)
Web Inquiry: Why was the Marshall Plan effective? (196)
Audio Inquiry: End of the Cold War (1297)
Classroom Activity: Mapping the Cold War (1126)
Web Lesson: Creating Cold War Document Exhibits (602)
Project: A Glossary of the Nuclear Arms Race 1940-1991 (394)
Web Resources: Cold War: Internet Sites (824)
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CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY: Asia & the Pacific
InterActivity: Gandhi and the Partition of India (937)
Web Inquiry: How has the role of the Japanese emperor changed since World War II? (197)
Audio Inquiry: The Japanese Economic Miracle (1298)
Classroom Activity: Messages in a Bottle: Simulated Diplomacy in the Era of the Vietnam War (1127)
Web Lesson: Creating a “Little Red Book” about the Chinese Cultural Revolution (603)
Project: Easing the Tensions: Proposing Conflict Resolution for Asian Enmities (395)
Web Resources: Asia & the Pacific: Internet Sites (825)
CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY: Africa & the Middle East
InterActivity: The Suez Crisis (938)
Web Inquiry: What brought down apartheid in South Africa? (198)
Audio Inquiry: OPEC Oil Embargo (1299)
Classroom Activity: Creating an Annotated Map of Africa (1128)
Web Lesson: Creating a Briefing Report: The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process (604)
Project: A Middle Eastern and African Bazaar (396)
Web Resources: Africa & the Middle East: Internet Sites (826)
CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY: Latin America
InterActivity: Perónism in Argentina, 1946-55 (939)
Web Inquiry: Has communism been good for the Cuban people? (199)
Audio Inquiry: The Amazon Rainforest (1300)
Classroom Activity: The “Red Rover” Review Game for Latin America (1129)
Web Lesson: The Mexican Revolution in a Four Act Play (605)
Project: Analyzing 20th-Century Latin American Dictatorships (397)
Web Resources: Latin America: Internet Sites (827)
UNITED STATES HISTORY: Native American History
InterActivity: Indian Removal Act of 1830 (31)
Web Inquiry: How were Native American youths affected by the Indian reeducation movement? (200)
Classroom Activity: The Great Plains Indian Wars (1130)
Web Lesson: Nations within the Nation (606)
Project: Encountering Lewis and Clark (398)
Web Resources: Native American History: Internet Sites (828)
UNITED STATES HISTORY: Colonial America
InterActivity: The Trial of Anne Hutchinson (29)
InterActivity: William Penn and the Middle Colonies (1264)
Web Inquiry: How could the English colonists have avoided the difficulties they faced at Jamestown? (201)
Classroom Activity: Designing a Colonial Investment Brochure (1131)
Web Lesson: Visualizing the Middle Passage (607)
Project: Mass Media – Colonial Style (399)
Web Resources: Colonial America: Internet Sites (829)
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UNITED STATES HISTORY: Forging a New Nation
InterActivity: The Stamp Act (30)
InterActivity: Early Foreign Policy (1257)
Web Inquiry: Which battle had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Revolutionary War? (202)
Classroom Activity: Talk Show Interviews with the Stars of the Revolutionary War Era (1132)
Web Lesson: The Declaration of Independence (608)
Project: The Federalist Assignment: Advertising the Constitution (400)
Web Resources: Forging a New Nation: Internet Sites (830)
UNITED STATES HISTORY: Era of Westward Expansion
InterActivity: The Mexican American War (32)
InterActivity: Jackson and the Nullification Crisis (1261)
Web Inquiry: What was a typical day like for a plantation slave in the antebellum South? (203)
Classroom Activity: The Trial of Andrew Jackson (1133)
Web Lesson: News Reports on Westward Expansion (609)
Project: A Reformer’s Journal (401)
Web Resources: Era of Westward Expansion: Internet Sites (831)
UNITED STATES HISTORY: Civil War & Reconstruction
InterActivity: John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry (33)
InterActivity: Lincoln and the Civil War (1260)
Web Inquiry: What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish? (204)
Classroom Activity: The “Drama” of the Civil War (1134)
Web Lesson: Battles of the Civil War (610)
Project: Reconstructing the South (402)
Web Resources: Civil War & Reconstruction: Internet Sites (832)
UNITED STATES HISTORY: Modern America Emerges
InterActivity: The Standard Oil Monopoly (35)
InterActivity: America: World Power (1263)
Web Inquiry: How did yellow journalism contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War? (205)
Classroom Activity: Simulating the Pullman Strike Negotiations (1135)
Web Lesson: The United States Enters World War I (611)
Project: The Immigrant Experience (403)
Web Resources: Modern America Emerges: Internet Sites (833)
UNITED STATES HISTORY: The ‘20s & the Great Depression
InterActivity: African-Americans and the New Deal (36)
InterActivity: FDR and the New Deal (1256)
Web Inquiry: What do the youth of today have in common with the flappers of the 1920s? (206)
Classroom Activity: Stock Market Simulation: The Volatility of 1929 (1136)
Web Lesson: The Great Depression: Photo Essay (612)
Project: Greatest Athletes of the ‘20s and ‘30s (404)
Web Resources: The ‘20s & the Great Depression: Internet Sites (834)
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UNITED STATES HISTORY: WWII & Its Aftermath
InterActivity: Japanese Internment (37)
InterActivity: The Homefront (1259)
Web Inquiry: What was Joseph McCarthy really afraid of? (207)
Classroom Activity: Panel Debates: Prominent Issues from the World II Era (1137)
Web Lesson: Memories of the Holocaust (613)
Project: Create a Poster: Analyzing the Motives in World War II (405)
Web Resources: WW II & Its Aftermath: Internet Sites (835)
UNITED STATES HISTORY: The Struggle for Civil Rights
InterActivity: Booker T. Washington and Equality (34)
InterActivity: Voting Rights for Women (1258)
Web Inquiry: How did African-American involvement in World War II lay the foundation for future desegregation in the military? (208)
Classroom Activity: Recipe for Rights (1138)
Web Lesson: Evolution of the Supreme Court (614)
Project: All for One (406)
Web Resources: The Struggle for Civil Rights: Internet Sites (836)
UNITED STATES HISTORY: Close of the 20th Century
InterActivity: Johnson and the Vietnam War (38)
InterActivity: Nixon and the Watergate Scandal (1262)
Web Inquiry: Why did President Truman think it was necessary for the U.S. to get involved in the Korean War? (209)
Classroom Activity: Progression of a Society: The Last Half of the American Century (1139)
Web Lesson: Presidential Comparison and Contrast Charts (615)
Project: The Turbulent Sixties: Exhibits Representing a Decade of Complexities (407)
Web Resources: Close of the 20th Century: Internet Sites (837)
CIVICS & ECONOMICS: Documents of Freedom
InterActivity: The Constitutional Convention (1180)
Web Inquiry: What was the strongest grievance against King George III in the Declaration of Independence? (210)
Classroom Activity: Personal Handbook to the U.S. Constitution (1140)
Web Lesson: The Influence of John Locke (616)
Project: Stretching Exercises for the Constitution: Changes after the Bill of Rights (408)
Web Resources: Documents of Freedom: Internet Sites (838)
CIVICS & ECONOMICS: National Government
InterActivity: The War Powers Act (1181)
Web Inquiry: How do the leaders in the House and the Senate influence legislation in Congress? (211)
Classroom Activity: Congressional Committee Simulation (1141)
Web Lesson: The Supreme Court (617)
Project: Presenting the Executive Departments (409)
Web Resources: National Government: Internet Sites (839)
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CIVICS & ECONOMICS: State & Local Governments
InterActivity: Referendum, Recall, and Initiative (1182)
Web Inquiry: What makes a good local ordinance? (212)
Classroom Activity: What’s Your Position, Commissioner? (1142)
Web Lesson: State of the States (618)
Project: Comparing Constitutions (410)
Web Resources: State & Local Governments: Internet Sites (840)
CIVICS & ECONOMICS: The Political Process
InterActivity: The Electoral College (1183)
Web Inquiry: How has the electorate changed since the Constitution was first written? (213)
Classroom Activity: Announcing the New Party! (1143)
Web Lesson: Voting Rock: Getting Out the Vote (619)
Project: Margin of Error: Polls and Public Opinion (411)
Web Resources: The Political Process: Internet Sites (841)
CIVICS & ECONOMICS: Citizenship & Law
InterActivity: Freedom of Speech in School (1186)
Web Inquiry: How did the case of Ernesto Miranda affect arrest procedures in America? (216)
Classroom Activity: 12 Angry Men (1146)
Web Lesson: Finding Solutions to Juvenile Crime (622)
Project: Testing Citizenship (414)
Web Resources: Citizenship & Law: Internet Sites (844)
CIVICS & ECONOMICS: Consumer Economics
InterActivity: The Minimum Wage (1184)
Web Inquiry: How do interest rates affect the price of a car? (214)
Classroom Activity: Consumer Warning Labels (1144)
Web Lesson: Juggling Cash: Personal Finances (620)
Project: Advertisements: What Is the Real Message? (412)
Web Resources: Consumer Economics: Internet Sites (842)
CIVICS & ECONOMICS: U.S. Economic System
InterActivity: Income Taxes and Fairness (1185)
Web Inquiry: How did Adam Smith’s idea of the division of labor help Henry Ford create an efficient assembly line? (215)
Classroom Activity: Supply and Demand Curves for Jelly Donuts (1145)
Web Lesson: The Great American Business Search (621)
Project: Starting Your Own Company (413)
Web Resources: U.S. Economic System: Internet Sites (843)
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CIVICS & ECONOMICS: Americans in a Global Society
InterActivity: Free Trade and the American Economy (1187)
Web Inquiry: Do World Trade Organization policies harm the environment? (217)
Classroom Activity: Unequal Resources (1147)
Web Lesson: Comparing Media Coverage: How the World Views the News (623)
Project: NGOs and Humanitarian Relief (415)
Web Sites: Americans in a Global Society: Internet Sites (845)
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