World History
The Silk Road of camels and caravanserais that once connected China and Rome faded sometime in the 14th century. Hewlett Packard is bringing the trading route back to life! They revived the route, according to the New York Times, as "an overland alternative to shipping electronics from China to European markets by sea."
The New York Times has nice online photographic exhibit of one section of the route now traveled by train instead of camel and an excellent related feature article called "Hauling New Treasure Along the Silk Road." The story and photographic exhibit might be good for students to read when we cover China and the development of the Silk Route. My thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link.
- History Of Turkmenistan
History of Turkmenistan. This is a decent short essay on the history of the Asian nation of Turkmenistan. Wikipedia notes that, "Turkmenistan, formerly known as the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan,...
- Silk Road Virtual Tour
Here's a great virtual tour of the Silk Road created by Professor Clayton Brown. My thanks to Angela Lee for tweeting the link....
- Resources At California History Project
The History Project, developed by the University California, has some terrific resources on world history, many of which are engaging classroom lessons.For example, here is a interesting lesson on genocide. It includes a graphic organizer and...
- 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....
- Degenerate Art: The Attack On Modern Art In Nazi Germany, 1939
The Neue Gallerie in New York City just opened a new exhibit on degenerate art. The Nazis branded modern art as degenerate and initiated a campaign against it, seizing works from museums and private collections. The New York Times has a great review of...
World History
The Modern Silk Road: Hauling New Treasure
The New York Times has nice online photographic exhibit of one section of the route now traveled by train instead of camel and an excellent related feature article called "Hauling New Treasure Along the Silk Road." The story and photographic exhibit might be good for students to read when we cover China and the development of the Silk Route. My thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link.
- History Of Turkmenistan
History of Turkmenistan. This is a decent short essay on the history of the Asian nation of Turkmenistan. Wikipedia notes that, "Turkmenistan, formerly known as the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan,...
- Silk Road Virtual Tour
Here's a great virtual tour of the Silk Road created by Professor Clayton Brown. My thanks to Angela Lee for tweeting the link....
- Resources At California History Project
The History Project, developed by the University California, has some terrific resources on world history, many of which are engaging classroom lessons.For example, here is a interesting lesson on genocide. It includes a graphic organizer and...
- 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....
- Degenerate Art: The Attack On Modern Art In Nazi Germany, 1939
The Neue Gallerie in New York City just opened a new exhibit on degenerate art. The Nazis branded modern art as degenerate and initiated a campaign against it, seizing works from museums and private collections. The New York Times has a great review of...