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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: About Chronological Periods in the Islamic World

For Students 9th - 10th
Studying the Art of the Islamic world is challenging, partially because of the large geographic and chronological scope of Islam. In order to simplify the study of Islamic Art, it has been divided into chronological periods: Early,...
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Center for the Study of the First Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This institute attempts to provide answers to the questions: when did the first people enter the Americas, who were the first immigrants, where did they come from, and how did they get here?
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Southeastern Prehistory: Paleoindian Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Paleoindians were great wanderers, traveling across the continent to the southeast. Read about the archaeological findings that give clues about their culture there. Be sure to click on the information on carbon dating to help understand...
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Cabrillo College: The Men From Spirit Cave and Wizard's Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the discoveries of the Spirit Lake Man and Wizard's Beach Man.
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BBC

Bbc: British Prehistory: Iron Age Tasks

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about and view images of Iron Age tasks.Twelve images and descriptions demonstrate a variety of tools that Iron Age Britons used to accomplish tasks necessary for everyday life. Archived.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Israel: Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel

For Students 9th - 10th
Situated on the western slopes of the Mount Carmel range, the site includes the caves of Tabun, Jamal, el-Wad and Skhul. Ninety years of archaeological research have revealed a cultural sequence of unparalleled duration, providing an...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: Unit: Beginnings 600 Bce

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual course from Khan Academy is a series of video tutorials and practice links that follow the world's prehistory through 600 BCE.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Cuneiform and the Invention of Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Article discussing early forms of writing in the Ancient Near East. Includes links to additional information.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: The Allure of Pearls

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of some of the first known gems to early humans, this collection of pearls includes several world famous precious stones.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Hearth/home Economics Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Housed at the Mann Library, this resource contains a comprehensive set of books and journals in the field of Home Economics, many available online. Each subject area in the field has a descriptive essay plus a bibliography related to...
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University of California

University of California: Bampfa: Portrait of Alexander Dix by Sarah Perkins

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the significance of children's portraiture in early America by studying a portrait of young Alexander Dix painted in 1795. The portrait is also a useful resource for learning about how portrait settings can be used to express...
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Italian renaissance.org: Basic Ideas of the Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information about the Renaissance. Looks at Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, painting, and sculpture. Touches upon humanism.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Comparative Analysis: Homo Habilis vs. Homo Erectus

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Homo habilis and Homo erectus, two early ancestors of humans. Discusses how they were discovered, their characteristics, and what we know about them, with the information clearly laid out in a chart along with some comparative...
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BBC

Bbc: Science and Nature: The Day We Learned to Think

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of BBC program entitled, "The Day We Learned to Think." Offers a brief look at man's first works of art, early ability to speak, and evolution of intelligence. Offers questions and answers, a program transcript, and various...
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Centennial Catalogues: Faculty: Robert E. Park, Sociology

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Robert E. Park (1864-1944), an influential, early sociologist who taught at the University of Chicago.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Social Realism: Theodore Dreiser

For Students 9th - 10th
Theodore Dreiser is featured as a realistic author who draws upon the social conditions and humanity in America in his writings. Click on "Theodore Dreiser Activities" for related materials.

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