World History
Great Prezi: Sunni Shia Split
Here's a great Prezi about the Sunni Shia split. It's excellent and worth showing when teaching the rise and spread of Islam. I posted it on my World Religions blog a few weeks ago. I post a lot of material about all the religions, some of which might work for World History.
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Sunni/shia Split Resources
Here's a great map from the New York Times showing the Sunni/Shia split in the Middle East. Sunni Shiite Wahhabi IbadiLighter shades show areas with sparser populationsHere are a couple of video and audio resources that review the...
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Ancient Rome Prezi
Here is an awesome prezi on Rome. It begins with the rise of Caesar and the end of the Republic and goes through Augustus and Pax Romana. Five or six excellent short video clips add a lot of interest. Check it out. ...
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The Shiite-sunni Split
Great clip from the Today show a few years ago about the Sunni- Shiite split. Reporter Richard Engle outlines the basic differences in 3 minutes. I'm teaching Islam now and plan to use it. There is also an audio slideshow about the split at NPR here....
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Greek Contributions
.prezi-player { width: 450px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; } Greek Contributions on PreziWhile I sometimes have to spend a lot of time showing students how to do something digital, last week I spent three minutes showing the kids how to...
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Prezi' New Feature
Perhaps capitalizing on the growing popularity of the +1 button on Google, Prezi has made it easier (and it was fairly easy to begin with) to create a Prezi as they too have a "+" button to add in the new features in your presentations. Here is...
World History