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, Aztec, Inca, Animoto

Japan Webquest

Click on the link to access the web quest.

http://weblist.me/japan-webquest

Samurai Video Link

The History Channel has some really good short clips about Samurai, watch the first 4 clips to learn more about Bushido, Seppuku, and Samurai in general.

http://www.history.com/topics/samurai-and-bushido

Samurai Project Links

Here are some links to websites that may help you make a better samurai diary.

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

http://www.history.com/topics/samurai-and-bushido

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00715/page6.html


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

http://victorian.fortunecity.com/duchamp/410/main.html

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Samurai diary

Samurai Deconstructed Video

Japan Animoto

China Webquest

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

http://weblist.me/china-webqust

Here are somelinks to games on China for when you finish

http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/games/merchants/ This a game where you are a merchant from Asia selling and trading goods

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html Challenege yourself on Chinese geography

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/tombs/challenge/cha_set.html Organize aChinese tomb

Explore the Famous Beijing Qingming Scroll

Using Zoomit you can zoom in and out of this famous Chinese Scroll showing city life in the medieval Song Dynasty.

Chinese Invention- Fireworks

Chinese Invention- Magic Spoon/Compass

Video Clip on Chinese Cannons

Chinese Invention Project Links

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

http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.htm


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

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

China Animoto Intro

As you watch try to identify each image and relate its importance to this unit on Medieval China.

Test Your Knowledge of Chinese Geography

Since we are startng our unit on Medieval China see what you remember about Chinese geography by playing this interactive game.

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html

West African Music Clips

http://www.alokli.com/site/audio/audio.html

In class you have been learning about the cultural legacies of West Africa. One of these is music. The West Africans helped to preserve stories and traditions through music. Instruments like the balafon, kora, ngoni, jembe drum, and finger piano can be heard in this type of music. So have a listen and let me know what you think.

World History Teachers Blog: The History of Religion in 90 Seconds

World History Teachers Blog: The History of Religion in 90 Seconds

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

Gold and Salt Trade Links

1,000 years ago people were trading gold for salt. Today that sounds like an unfair exchange but in the world of Medieval West Africa for some that salt meant preserving meat and replacing salt lost through perspiring. The salt trade of West Africa still exists and some are doing it the same way, mining by hand and transporting by camel. Look at these links to learn more.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8393442.stm


http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/2003/may/mali/


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0528_030528_saltcaravan.html


http://www.the153club.org/salt.html

Test Your Knowledge Of Africa's Geography

Do you know where Ghana and Mali are, how about Madagacar ( no not the movie) well try this game and see what you know.

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/afrquiz.html

New Evidence About the Plague!

There has been some interesting new facts unearthed about the Black Death which killed 1/3 of Europes population. This article from the History Channel reveals the details.

http://www.history.com/news/2011/10/12/is-the-black-death-the-ancestor-of-all-modern-plagues/

The Effects of The Crusades Prezi

What was it like to be a crusader knight?

Video Clip on Ramadan

Video Clip on Muhammad

Video clip on Salat

Muslim Achievement Project Links

A little info on all of the achievements

http://www.fsd.k12.ca.us/fisler/PDFs/Islamic%20Achievments%20Shirley.pdf

http://history.howstuffworks.com/asian-history/islamic-culture2.htm

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/goldenages/islam.cfm

Architecture
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/visual/architecture.htm




Science and Technology

http://www.islamicspain.tv/Arts-and-Science/The-Culture-of-Al-Andalus/Zoology.htm

http://www.ais.org/~bsb/Herald/Previous/95/science.html

http://www.history-science-technology.com/Articles/articles%2011.htm

Geography and Navigation
http://www.islamicspain.tv/Arts-and-Science/The-Culture-of-Al-Andalus/Geography.htm

Math
http://www.islamicspain.tv/Arts-and-Science/The-Culture-of-Al-Andalus/Mathematics.htm

http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~sxw8045/history.htm (look under Arabic Algebra)

Medicine
http://www.islamfortoday.com/athar04.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/arabic/med_islam.html

Bookmaking and Literature

http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/islamlit.htm

Art and Music

http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/eia.htm

How Much History Do you Know?

So you think you know history? Well lets find out for sure play this game to test your wits.

My high score was 1,663 see if you can top that, let me know if you do.

http://quiz.history.com/generalinterest

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

Magna Carta

http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/index.html

Middle Ages in Europe Interactive Sites

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/write-your-name-in-runes.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/science-stained-glass.html

Early Middle Ages Webquest

Click on the link below to answer the questions in the order they appear on the webquest answer sheet.

http://weblist.me/early-middle-ages

Games For When You Finish

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


http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/domesday-game/


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

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


http://www.citycreator.com/build.city?city=3

The Vikings

http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vinland/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/viking-ships.html

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

Welcome Back!

Its that time again, time to get back down to business and start learning history. Hope you enjoyed your summer and are ready to start fresh. Believe it achieve it.

Aztecs

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/index.php?one=azt&two=tec

Maya Collapse/Ball game

http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/copan/index.php Follow the clues to find the solution to the Mayan Collapse

www.ballgame.org Learn more about the Mayan ball game

Samurai

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

http://www.japanese-name-translation.com/

http://www.tampere.fi/ekstrat/vapriikki/nayttely/samurai/english/tekstit/nayttely.htm

Chinese Invention Links

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

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1012_051012_noodles.html

http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/silk/worm.html

http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.html

Free Poverty

Congrats to Nicole D. who beat my score on http://www.freepoverty.com/ with a new high score of 438!

MEDIEVAL ASIA WEB QUEST

CHINA

GEOGRAPHY

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/home_set.html

SOUNDS OF CHINA

http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/soundmap/index.html

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IMPERIAL CHINA

http://library.thinkquest.org/12255/library/dynasty/dynasty.htm

ANCIENT CHINA IN PICTURES

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/china/ss/082208china.htm

CHINESE DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS

http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.html

JAPAN

SAMURAI

http://people.howstuffworks.com/samurai1.htm

GAMES

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html

http://pbskids.org/sagwa/games/picturesaswords/index.html

http://pbskids.org/sagwa/games/countdown/index.html

http://www.history.com/interactives/warriors-game

Africa Webquest

Use the links below to answer the questions for your webquest.

Mansa Musa http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/musa/# Gold and Salt Trade http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/photogalleries/salt/index.html Kente /Mud Cloth http://art-smart.ci.manchester.ct.us/fiber-kente/kente.html http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/mudcloth/index_flash.html Folk Tales http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/5_4_3folktales.html http://www.phillipmartin.info/liberia/text_folktales_intro.htm http://africa.mrdonn.org/anansi.html http://africa.mrdonn.org/fables.html Proverbs http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/African.html Masks http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask_Portraits.html Music http://africa.mrdonn.org/sounds.html http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/WhatisKora.html http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/ngoni.html http://www.coraconnection.com/pages/balaphone.html Griots http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_e5.htm 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

Africa Extension Activity

So you want to learn more about African Geography? Follow the links below to learn more if you answer the questions you can get some extra credit. Who doesn't need that!

http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/africa/exhibit/sahara/index.html

1. What is unusual about the rainfall and size of the Sahara ?

2. What makes the Sahara a desert?

http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/africa/exhibit/sahara/blown.htm

3. Describe the types of winds and their effect on the Sahara.

http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/africa/exhibit/sahara/more.htm

4. Describe the physical makeup of the Sahara.

http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/africa/exhibit/sahara/tuareg/index.html

5. Describe the Tuareg people.

http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/africa/exhibit/sahara/tuareg/4.htm

6. Why is salt so important?

7. Describe the process of obtaining it.

Test your African Geography Knowledge Here

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/African_Geography.htm

Islam Webquest

THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/islam/environment/


LIFE OF MUHAMMAD
http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/timeline_flash.shtml


The 5 Pillars

http://www.waupun.k12.wi.us/Policy/other/dickhut/religions/31%20Five%20Pillars%20of%20Islam.html


http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/islam/holybook.html


MUSLIM ACHIEVEMENTS
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/goldenages/islam.cfm



THE HAJJ
http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/vh_step1.shtml


THE KA’BA
http://www.hajinformation.com/main/v101.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/Islam.htm#11

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/saudi-arabia/mecca-kaba




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/

The Magna Carta

http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/index.html

http://blabberize.com/view/id/35089

Late Middle Ages

The Plague

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/qa.htm

http://www.wadsworth.com/history_d/templates/student_resources/0534600069_spielvogel/InteractiveMaps/swfs/map11_1.html

Joan of Arc

http://www.maidofheaven.com/joanofarc_quick_life_facts.asp

Guilds

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gbetcher/373/guilds.htm

Games

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/horriblehistories/game.shtml

http://www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html

Middle Ages in Europe Webquest

Sites For Your Web Quest
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm

http://www.chronique.com/Kids/nobles.htm

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Feudalism_and_Medieval_life.htm


Games For When You Finish

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

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Permanent/medieval/Games/Apprentice.htm

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

http://www.citycreator.com/build.city?city=3

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/

Cathedral Movie From PBS

Watch the full episode. See more NOVA.

Coat of Arms Links

http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Heraldry_of_the_world

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/ASP/qx/honsurnamesearch.htm

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

The Dark Ages

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


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vinland/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/

http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html


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

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/castles/enter.html

Byzantines

http://www.360tr.com/34_istanbul/ayasofya/english/ Virtual Tour of the Hagia Sophia

http://www.arkeo3d.com/byzantium1200/contents.html Virtual Tour of Constantinople

http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/en/D2.html Everyday Life in the Empire

Inca Interactive

Explore some interactive sites about the Incas

Inca Skull Surgery

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

Inca Battle Gear

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/battle-gear.html

Watch this Movie about the Inca ( 55 minutes long)

Incas

Incas

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/5230/preview/

http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/AA/aaflashfront.htm

http://incas.mrdonn.org/