World History
Interesting story about the monkey population in Dehli. It has zoomed. Officials have trapped more than 13,000 since 2007 all because the monkeys are living representative of the Hindu god Hanuman and Hindu tradition calls for feeding them every week. thanks to Frances Coffey for sending me this link.
- Civilzation Epic Rap
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me the link to this interesting rap about civilization....
- Animated Atlas Of Africa History
Here's a cool animated map of Africa's changing borders and conflicts between 1880 and 2002. Toggle buttons allow you to select which thematic layers to activate like territory names, boundaries, conflicts, and demographic trends. You can advance...
- Hitler Is Hot In India
Increased sales of Mein Kampf, Hitler biographies, and even the production of a Hitler soap opera are common in India, yet there is no anti-antisemitism and no outrage as there is in other countries. Frances Coffey at Fairfax High School sent me the link...
- Youtube Without Ads
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me this link that allows you to show YouTube videos without the advertisements. Simply go to SafeShare and paste the link and click "Generate Safe Link". A new page will open with your video....
- 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....
World History
Monkeys in India
- Civilzation Epic Rap
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me the link to this interesting rap about civilization....
- Animated Atlas Of Africa History
Here's a cool animated map of Africa's changing borders and conflicts between 1880 and 2002. Toggle buttons allow you to select which thematic layers to activate like territory names, boundaries, conflicts, and demographic trends. You can advance...
- Hitler Is Hot In India
Increased sales of Mein Kampf, Hitler biographies, and even the production of a Hitler soap opera are common in India, yet there is no anti-antisemitism and no outrage as there is in other countries. Frances Coffey at Fairfax High School sent me the link...
- Youtube Without Ads
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me this link that allows you to show YouTube videos without the advertisements. Simply go to SafeShare and paste the link and click "Generate Safe Link". A new page will open with your video....
- 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....