Maya Project Links

Use these links to create your independent study project on the Maya


Mayan Math

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Mayan_mathematics.html

http://www.mayacalendar.com/f-mayamath.html

http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc05eng.shtml

Mayan Food and Agriculture

http://www.allchocolate.com/understanding/history/pre_columbian.aspx

http://www.crystalinks.com/mayanagriculture.html

http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_agriculture.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C005446/Food/English/maya.html

http://www.sfgate.com/mexico/mexicomix/article/10-Maya-foods-that-changed-the-world-s-eating-2477935.php


Architecture
http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/mayan.htm

https://www.courses.psu.edu/anth/anth008_cmg149/mayan.html


Writing
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/mayan.htm

http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc04eng.shtml

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/glyphs.html



Calendar
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc06eng.shtml

http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-mayan.html

Astronomy
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc07eng.shtml

Chinese Invention Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/4AYSrSqTQboq

China's Foreign Contact Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/uk3e5KgCrU

Samurai Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/uU7aQokpkF

Byzantine Empire Ships Unearthed

Here is a link to a cool story I heard on NPR radio the other day you can listen to the clip I heard via this link.


http://www.npr.org/2012/12/03/166244488/in-istanbul-a-byzantine-era-fleet-surfaces-again

Web Link for Differentiated Samurai Project

If you have been assigned the samurai project where you will write your own ebook diary as a samurai then you need to visit this site and watch the tutorial and set up your account.




http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter

Learn More About Samurai

Here are some links about Samurai life explore them for more info

http://www.samuraiweapons.com/    Info on the types of weapons used by Samurai

http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Category:Samurai  Links to info on some famous male samurai

http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Category:Women  Links to info on some famous female samurai

http://www.samurai-archives.com/cultcat.html  Info on samurai names

http://www.samurai-archives.com/cultcat.html Info on samurai clothing

http://www.samurai-archives.com/cultcat.html Info on samurai food

http://www.samurai-archives.com/cultcat.html  Info on the tea ceremony

http://www.mv.com/ipusers/smg/Samurai%20Essay.htm  General Overview of all things samurai

Chinese Invention Project Links

Below are some links to help you find additional information for your Chinese Invention project.



http://www.minnesota-china.com/Education/emSciTech/inventions.htm

http://www.crystalinks.com/chinascience.html

China Webquest

Click on the link below to access the websites to use for the webquest.

http://weblist.me/china-webqust

Africa's Cultural Legacies Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/ViqLYPmYkSsJ

Click to hear about your essay topic

Influence of Islam on West Africa Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/zEBxjrwXdazO

Click above to hear about one of your short answer choices on the Africa unit test

Gold and Salt Trade Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/v5nZMQNo

Click above to hear a short description of the gold and salt trade

Muslim Achievements Screencast

Click on the link to hear a screencast for the short answer on your unit 3 test

http://screencast.com/t/j69vrzcqs

Effects of the Crusades Screencast

Click on the link to review your essay for the Unit 3 test.

http://screencast.com/t/DQHEV1LkF

Life of Muhammad Screencast

Click on the link to hear a review of the life of Muhammad for your unit test short answer
http://screencast.com/t/MVldko2El

Magna Carta Screencast

 







Click the link to hear about one of the short answer choices for the test.
    http://screencast.com/t/0bZ7SNtCeYQ

Feudalism Screencast

Click on the link to get a quick review on your essay question for the Europe Unit Test

http://screencast.com/t/nYRKmUjpj

Cathedral Screencast Review

Looking to have a review about cathedrals for your unit test?   Click the link below for a screencast by Mr. Wetzel


http://screencast.com/t/T1qv2Btw12vx

Cathedrals

http://www.stonecarver.com/gargoyle.html

http://www.nationalcathedral.org/visit/onlineVirtualTours.shtml

http://www.weta.org/tv/local/wetaallaccess/nationalcathedral      Video about the National Cathedral in DC

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/categories/cathedrals 

Making a Coat of Arms

In class we have been talking about how a knight used a coat of arms and how this was eventually used by many others in the Middle Ages in Europe.  Here are some links to websites to learn about heraldry and the creation of a coat of arms.


This is a great website, type in a family last name and learn about your ancestor's coat of arms
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/qx/honsurnamesearch.htm


This website has thousands of charges that show all the symbols and their meanings
http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm

This website has everything you could ever want to know about a coat of arms
http://www.internationalheraldry.com/

Medieval Europe Webquest

Click on the link to access the websites for answering the questions

Click on the link to access the websites for answering the questions

http://weblist.me/medieval-europe

When you finish click the links below for games about topics from this unit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/viking_quest/index_embed.shtml


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/launch_gms_battle_hastings.shtml










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Nova Cathedral Movie

Watch Building the Great Cathedrals on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Roman Emperor Game

Try your hand at being a Roman emperor.

http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/special/emperor_game.html

Fall of Rome Video

Welcome Back

Well its that time again. Start warming up those brain cells and sharpening those pencils.  I look forward to another great year at WMS in history.   Its always an adjustment getting back but I feel renewed and I'm excited to teach more inspired minds.  Welcome back lions!

Summer Means History and Fun!

Check out the History Channel's website for lots on history.

http://www.history.com/


For those of you going in to 8th grade brush up on your American History with these games

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

http://www.freecol.org/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/sfeature/game.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/flames.shtml

http://muzzylane.com/ad/index.html

Inca Extension

http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/inca/?TB_iframe=true&height=540&width=750

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/inca-empire/pringle-text

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/brainteaserinca/

Maya Webquest

Click this to access the webquest


http://weblist.me/maya-webquest





Here are some games for early finishers



http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/mayans.html




http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/inca/?TB_iframe=true&height=540&width=750

Maya Extension

http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/copan/index.php     For this interactive you will look at clues to find the clues to the collapse of the Maya city of Copan

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/maya-masterpiece-revealed.html   Explore a 2000 year old mural

Watch Cracking the Maya Code on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Samurai Links

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/way-of-the-samurai-warrior.html


http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0312/feature5/index.html


http://www.samurai-archives.com/

How Did Mali's Gold Travel?

West Africa Webquest

Click here for the sites to answer the questions


http://weblist.me/1a5

Games for when you finish



http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Kids/kids.htm

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/index_f4.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Africa/Africa_travel_G0_double2.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Africa-georegion-click.html

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/africa-map-game.php

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/serengeti/game.html

http://pbskids.org/africa/index.html

Funny Video About Teaching History!

http://cooperativelearning.nuvvo.com/lesson/9592-seinfeld-teaches-history


Watch Jerry Seinfeld Teach History, All History Teachers Have a Day or Two Just Like This

Islam Webquest

Islam Webquest
http://weblist.me/islam-webquest










Games for when you finish


http://www.kbears.com/geogames/mideast.html



http://www.islamicplayground.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=35



http://www.freepoverty.com/

Full Metal Jousting Interactive

Check out this new interactive from the new History Channel show all about jousting.


If you click videos you can watch the entire first episode of the series.

http://www.history.com/shows/full-metal-jousting/interactives/full-metal-jousting-interactive

Medieval Europe Games

http://www.tudorbritain.org/joust/ Jousting Game



http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/destroy.html



http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_gms_church_int.shtml


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/launch_gms_paint_wells.shtml

Cathedrals

http://www.nationalcathedral.org/visit/onlineVirtualTours.shtml

http://www.stonecarver.com/gargoyle.html

Coat of Arms

http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm


http://www.houseofnames.com/honsurnamesearch.asp

Plague Video for #5

Medieval Europe Webquest

Click on the link to access the websites for answering the questions

http://weblist.me/medieval-europe

When you finish click the links below for games about topics from this unit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/viking_quest/index_embed.shtml


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/launch_gms_battle_hastings.shtml

The Vikings

Explore these 2 sites to learn more about the Vikings

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml

Explore The Byzantine Empire

In class we have been learning about the old eastern half of Rome that became known as the Byzantine Empire. Check out these links to explore it furthur.

On this website you can see computer recreations of bulidings in Constantinople from the 1200's.


http://www.arkeo3d.com/byzantium1200/contents.html


On this website you can take a virtual tour of the Hagia Sophia, the most famous church in Constantinople.

http://www.360tr.com/34_istanbul/ayasofya/english/

Latin America Webquest

http://weblist.me/americas-webquest



Games for When you Finish

http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/interactives/quiz

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/brainteaserinca/

Inca Achievement Links

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/inca-skull-surgery.html Trephanination


Quechua
http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/~pah1003/quechua/Eng/Sounds/Home/HomeQuechuaAbout.htm

weaving
http://visalia.k12.ca.us/teachers/sdelgado/PDFs/Meso%20America/Incan%20Weaving.pdf

http://www2.fultonschools.org/teacher/allenk2/images/Social%20Studies/Inca%20Information%20wksheets.pdf

Inca Roads


http://www.espirituandino.com/intruments.html Music

http://www.discover-peru.org/andean-inca-music/

Inca Suspension Bridge