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World Geography
World Continents map
Latitude and Longitude map
link to "World Geography Games" for the seas, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, etc. maps 
(http://world-geography-games.com/)

HISTORY ALIVE TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS
The Roman Empire

"The Geography and the Early Development of Rome" (chapter 32: pages 308-315)
"The Rise of the Roman Republic" (chapter 33: pages 316-321)
"From Republic to Empire" (chapter 34: pages 321-333)
"Daily Life in the Roman Republic" (chapter 35: pages 334-345)
"The Origins and Spread of Christianity" (chapter 36: pages 346-359)
"The Legacy of Rome in the Modern World" (chapter 37: pages 360-374)

Byzantium

"The Byzantine Empire" (chapter 6: pages 60-67)
Byzantine Empire reading notes assignment (review and complete pages 32-33 & 36-37)

Islam

"The Geography of the Arabian Peninsula" (chapter 7: pages 74-81)
Arabian Peninsula map & chapter assignment [PDF]
*complete pages 41 & 44-48

"The Prophet Muhammad" (chapter 8: pages 82-91)
"The Teachings of Islam" (chapter 9: pages 92-103)
Teaching of Islam reading notes assignment [PDF]

"Contributions of Muslims to World Civilization" (chapter 10: pages 104-117)
"From the Crusades to New Muslim Empires" (chapter 11: pages 118-129)
middle east map & items to identify [PDF]

Attack on Paris
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Do We Look Like Terrorists to You?


​West Africa
"Early Societies in West Africa" (chapter 12: pages 132-143)
"Ghana a West African Trading Empire" (chapter 13: pages 144-153)
"Influence of Islam of West Africa" (chapter 14: pages 154-163)
"Cultural Legacy of West Africa" (chapter 15: pages 164-171)


Imperial China
"The Political Development of Imperial China" (chapter 16: pages 174-185)
"China Develops a New Economy" (chapter 17: pages 186-193)
"Chinese Discoveries and Inventions" (chapter 18: pages 194-203)
"China's Contacts with the Outside World" (chapter 19: pages 204-211)

Renaissance & Reformation
"The Renaissance Begins" (chapter 28: pages 315-321)
Renaissance Begins guided reading notes assignment [PDF] (use pages 192-193)

"Florence: The Cradle of the Renaissance" (chapter 29: pages 322-331)
Florence guided reading notes assignment [PDF] (use pages 197-202)

"Leading Figures of the Renaissance" (chapter 30: pages 332-345)


"The Reformation Begins" (chapter 31: pages 346-355)
"The Spread and Impact of the Reformation" (chapter 32: pages 356-367)

"The Age of Exploration" (chapter 33: pages 372-387)
"The Scientific Revolution" (chapter 34: pages 388-397)
"The Enlightenment" (chapter 35: pages 398-409)




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Current Events Websites


RESEARCH SITES:

  • Biography Website: For Historical Person Project
​​​http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/famous_historical_people.htm
  • NY Times Student Connection
This education portion of the New York Times site offers great tools for research and current events.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
  • Newsweek
A credible news source for research and information.
http://www.newsweek.com
  • ABC NewsA great news source for current events.
http://abcnews.go.com/
  • CNN News
A great news source for current events.
http://www.cnn.com/
  • MSNBC
Another great site for current events.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
  • National Archives
The National Archives for our government.  Great for research.
http://www.archives.gov
  • Library of Congress
Another great site for history research.
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
  • History Channel
Great site for history videos, "this day in history," and research.
http://www.history.com/
  • PBS History
A  great page for history research.
http://www.pbs.org/history
  • The World Factbook
Great site for finding statistics and facts for research.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
  • Best History Sites
A great collection of history sites.
http://www.besthistorysites.org

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