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Arkansas History

Native American History

Museum of Native American History
Arkarcheology...A study of Native Americans in AR
Website A: Native American Webquest Link
Native American Facts and Languages
Website B: Native American Webquest Link
Trail of Tears WEBQUEST
AR Encyclopedia - Native American Tribes of AR
Osage, Caddo, Quapaw
An in-depth look at the Native American tribes of AR
Arkansas History Hub
Arkansas' Native American Tribes
Arkansas History Hub
Native American Tribes of AR...Necessities of Life
Trail of Tears
Indian Removal
Trail of Tears in AR
Arkansas Trail of Tears Association
AR State Parks & Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears and Pea Ridge Natl.Military Park
Trail of Tears Map Link

Useful Publications

History Games

History Museums

Patriot Day...Remembering 9/11

What Happened on 9/11?
Answers / pictures from the 9/11 Museum Site
Video / Timeline of Events of 9/11
History Channel 5 min. clip w/ video footage and timeline.
Airport Security...Did it Fail?
9/11 Memorial Museum
History of The Cross of 9/11
A Cross formed from the rubble which was found in the days following 9/11 is explained.
Scholastic Articles
The events of 9/11 written for and by Students.
Understanding the Events of 9/11
Junior Scholastic looks at / explains the events of 9/11.
Remembering the Children of 9/11
Memorial to the eight child victims of 9/11
Local Volunteer Opportunities
Opportunities 2 Volunteer in Our Area
Fact Checker...9/11
CNN Fact Listings of 9/11
10 Things About 9/11
10 Things You've Forgotten...Or Never Knew...About 9/11
How They Gained Control...Theories of 9/11

Encounter by Jane Yolen

Lesson Powerpoint
Support & Student activities
Encounter by Jane Yolen
Book Trailer

French Exploration of AR

Marquette, Joliet, and LaSalle

Constitution Day

Laws of the Land
Preamble Ramble
Hip Hop Mix of the Preamble to the Constitution
School House Rock: The Preamble
1975 version of School House Rock's Preamble to the Constitution

VOTE...Stand Up and B Counted!

Brainpop.com
Overview of Voting Process in the U.S.
The History of Voting

Civil War

America Divided - 4 min. Video
America is at the brink of a Civil War as cotton spreads west and threatens to expand slavery into new territories.
Political Cartoons
Dis-United States
Civil War 150
150th anniversary of the Civil War
Civil War Facts
Civil War Stats
U.S. National Park Service Statistics
Defeat of the Confederacy
10 Fast Facts U Should Know About the Civil War

Life in the Camps

Camp Life
Read 2 discover what life was like in the camps 4 soldiers during the Civil War.
Camp Life in the Army during the Civil War
Soldier Life in the Civil War
Typical Day...Food...Shelter...Pay? The Life of a Soldier in the Civil War
Life As a Soldier Quiz
Keeping an Eye on the Enemy...Civil War Spies
Native Americans in the Civil War
Civil War Culture...What it was like back then...

Videos

Life in the Civil War Camps
10 min. video of life in the camps of soldiers.

African Americans in the Civil War

Role of African Americans in the Civil War

Women in the Civil War

Role of Women in the Civil War

The Life of a Child during the Civil War

Children during the Civil War...What Part Did They Play?

RECONSTRUCTION...Rebuilding A Nation

Slavery Today...How do ur choices Make an Impact?

Slavery Footprint
Take the Challenge...Do the Research...Find out how many slaves are working for you across the world today...

Slavery in America

Origins of Slavery in America
4 min. video clip from History Channel

Civil Rights

African-Americans

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Ordinary People Can Do Extraordinary Things
Webquest centered around The LR 9
I Have A Dream Speech
17 min. video of MLK
SELMA (partial trailer)

Women's Rights

Native Americans

Japanese Americans

Relocation of Japanese Americans: A Video Overview
3 min. video overview
Children of the Camp - Stolen Childhood
Experiences and ongoing impact of U.S. Internment on the 60,000 Japanese Americans who were children at the time.
A Time of Fear - PBS Documentary
The story of life in 2 relocation camps of AR during WWII.

Reconstruction

Ancient Civilizations

Ancient Egypt

Social Classes of Egypt
Mummy Maker
Pyramid Challenge
Virtual Egypt...All About Mummies
All Things Egypt
Giza: A Virtual Tour
Ancient Egypt 4 Kids
BM & AG 4 Kids...Ancient Egypt
Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
The Prince of Egypt
Contrast / Compare video vs. scripture
Nova Documentary: History of the Israelites
Archaeology, History, and stories from the Hebrew Bible come together in this 3 hour NOVA Documentary re: History of the Israeli
Exodus...The Story of the ancient Israelites
6 min. video clip outlining main ideas of the Israelite escape from slavery in Egypt.

Ancient Greece

Video Clips

Living History...Living in Ancient Greece
20 minute video clip / overview of Ancient Greece
Horrible Histories...Groovy Greeks
24 min. video clip

Ancient Rome

Ancient India

World Religions

BBC: Religions of the World Explained
Religions of the World by Adherents
Listing of the most popular religions worldwide based on the estimated number of adherents
Top 10 Organized Religions of the World by Stats
Major Faiths of the World
a concise table outlining the origins, history, practices, texts...of the world's major religions
World Religion Fact Checker
table format of religions of the world information
The 10 Plagues of Egypt
10 Plagues of Egypt explained
Flocabulary...World Religions
Rap of Religions of the World

World Religions Videos

Hinduism and Buddhism

Ancient Mesopotamia

Hammurabi's Code...U B the Judge

Ancient China

Huang He: the Yellow River
The Gobi Desert
Chang Jiang...The Yangtze River
Geography of China
Influence of the Land forms of China on its development
Gobi Desert
National Geographic's Aerial Views
North China Plain
Great Wall of China

Three Paths of Faith

Confucianism
Code of Conduct according to China's first great thinker and teacher.
Taoism or Daoism
Chinese philosophy which promotes a peaceful society based on the teachings of Laozi.
Legalism
System of harsh laws and stiff punishments developed by Hanfeizi to bring order to China during the Zhou kingdom.
Confucianism vs. Taoism
Student-made Rap contrasting / comparing these 2 religions