World History
More than half the world's population lives inside the circle, and yes, most of the circle is water. But it also encompasses China and India. Thanks to Ryan Folmer for tweeting the link. You can read more about the map here.
- Why Only Some Became Farmers: A Global View
Why Only Some Became Farmers: A Global View. Noel Broadbent, Goran Burenhult, and Moreau Maxwell discuss the sweeping changes associated with adoption of food production and offer an explanation why these events only took place independently in a few...
- History Of Guyana
History of Guyana. This is a good but short overview to the history of the South American nation of Guyana. From the site: Before the arrival of Europeans, the region was inhabited by both Carib and Arawak tribes, who named it Guiana, which means...
- World Economy From 1000 To 2030
This very cool graph shows how China and India ruled the world before 1800. And it looks like they might be rising again. Thanks to Professor Bremmer (@ianbremmer) for tweeting the image. The source is Citigroup. ...
- Roman Water Supply
Excellent clip on the Roman water supply and aqueducts from the Science Channel. Thanks to Rachelle Lamoureux for tweeting the link....
- Intro To China - World's Most Typical Person
This is how I will begin my unit on China. It is a great way to remind the kids that while they may be from the US, they are anything but typical. I love that my school has a growing Chinese and Indian immigrant population which makes those...
World History
World Population Distribution
- Why Only Some Became Farmers: A Global View
Why Only Some Became Farmers: A Global View. Noel Broadbent, Goran Burenhult, and Moreau Maxwell discuss the sweeping changes associated with adoption of food production and offer an explanation why these events only took place independently in a few...
- History Of Guyana
History of Guyana. This is a good but short overview to the history of the South American nation of Guyana. From the site: Before the arrival of Europeans, the region was inhabited by both Carib and Arawak tribes, who named it Guiana, which means...
- World Economy From 1000 To 2030
This very cool graph shows how China and India ruled the world before 1800. And it looks like they might be rising again. Thanks to Professor Bremmer (@ianbremmer) for tweeting the image. The source is Citigroup. ...
- Roman Water Supply
Excellent clip on the Roman water supply and aqueducts from the Science Channel. Thanks to Rachelle Lamoureux for tweeting the link....
- Intro To China - World's Most Typical Person
This is how I will begin my unit on China. It is a great way to remind the kids that while they may be from the US, they are anything but typical. I love that my school has a growing Chinese and Indian immigrant population which makes those...