World History
The Atlantic Slave Trade & Impact: Awesome TedEd Talk
Here's an excellent TedEd talk on the slave trade and its impact on Africa. Thanks to F.C. Tymrak for tweeting the link.
-
The Atlantic Slave Trade And Slavery In America
(Cape Coast Castle, Door of No Return) Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in America. This site contains information on slavery and the slave trade in America. Includes facts and figures related to slavery, images, and lists links and sources on the subject.From...
-
Discover Jamaica-travel And History.
Discover Jamaica-Travel and History. - A presentation of the History of Jamaica divided into time periods. A place to start learning about all aspects of Jamaica.
From the site:
The recorded history of Jamaica may be roughly divided into six periods:...
-
The Atlantic Slave Trade In Two Minutes: Animated Graphic
Slate Magazine developed a terrifc graphic that shows the ever-increasing number of slave ships between Africa and America between the 16th and 19th centuries. Here's the way it works: "This interactive, designed and built by Slate?s Andrew...
-
The Invention Of Gunpowder
Here's a terrific TedEd talk about the invention of gunpowder, just in time for July 4! My thanks to Angelea Lee for the link....
-
Silk Road Flipped Lesson
Here's a great TedEd lesson about the Silk Road. You can use it as a flipped lesson with the multiple choice questions provided.. Thanks to the Virginia Geographic Alliance for tweeting the link....
World History