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one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."
- - Booker T. Washington



 
 


Contents:

Contents:

 

Anthropology Archaeology

Civics Comparative Political Systems Country Studies Criminology Current Events

Economics Folklore Gender Studies Geography History Holidays

Multicultural Education Political Science Process Skills Psychology

Sociology State History US Government US History

Women's Studies World History


World History

World History

NICE SITE AWARDVoyage of Exploration   - A complete website about explorers and exploration. "Voyages of Exploration" is no ordinary textbook though. This site utilizes the latest Internet technologies to promote Internet learning by allowing students to interact with fellow students around the world and allowing teacher's to track their student's progress. Users can submit an explorer to our database and read other people's submitted entries. They can also vote for their favorite explorer, create quizzes, and monitor the student results.


Ancient

Ancient World Web
Directory of sites, organized by category, maintained by Julia Hayden.

Perseus Project
An Evolving Digital Library has lots of information including a digital database of art and archaeology images.


Historical

David Rumsey Collection
Over 2,300 high-resolution digital images of maps from the David Rumsey Collection, one of the largest private collections of historic maps in the US. Focus is 18th and 19th c. North and South America cartographic materials.


Middle Ages

Internet History Sourcebooks Project
An extensive set of collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts, maps, and articles on a wide variety of historical areas and subjects. Compiled by Prof. Paul Halsall at Fordham University.

Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
An academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students. Authors are held to high standards of accuracy, currency, and relevance to the field of medieval studies.


History

Internet Women's History Sourcebook
This sourcebook attempts to present online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical periods and areas. Includes ancient, medieval and modern.

WWWomen: Women Throughout History
WWWomen aspires to be the most inclusive, up-to-date search site for women's topics.


Social Studies

PBS Recommended:

Social Studies:

Career Exploration
Civics and Government
Economics
Geography
Multicultural Topics
Professional Development Resources
U.S. History
Women's Studies
World History


History

AOL Recommended:

History:

The History Channel
Multimedia exhibits, downloads of famous speeches and historical facts on today's date.

Ancestry.com
Information about researching your ancestors and creating your own family tree.

The American Memory Collection
Primary, archival materials on American history, including recordings, photos, documents and film.

Smithsonian Institute
Exhibits and art works from Smithsonian museums, galleries & research centers.
    Explore The Universe exhibition
    Exploring The Planets
exhibition

Biography.com
More than 15,000 biographical profiles of famous people, past and present.


Maps & Geography

Maps & Geography

Cartography:

Corps of Engineers
The US Army Corp of Engineers main web site. The Corp of Engineers handles navigation, flood control, environmental protection, disaster response, and military construction.

 

 

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