History

=  = = = =Chronology= **Hyper History:** http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html This is a very detailed timeline covering people and events from all of history. Many items in the timeline are clickable for additional info. This is a good example of a timeline for students and a useful resource. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?&screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1322076& 2. Arrange dates in order on a time line using the conventions of B.C. and A.D. or B.C.E. and C.E. http://edge-timeline.wikispaces.com/Your life in History This wiki was designed for sixth grade students to be able to create an easy, online timeline of events that happened in their lives. MRS. PHARES WILL BE MORE THEN HAPPY TO COME AND ASSIST YOUR CLASS WHILE MAKING THESE TIMELINES. [|http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=926343]& http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/
 * 1. Construct a multiple-tier time line from a list of events and interpret the relationships between the events.**
 * Rubric for Multi-Tier Timeline**
 * Timeline Wiki Assignmnet**
 * Rubric for Birthday Timeline**
 * A Quick and Easy Timeline Maker**

=Early Civilizations= 3. Describe the early cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic Era to the revolution of agriculture including: a. Hunting and gathering; b. Tool making; c. Use of fire; d. Domestication of plants and animals; e. Organizing societies; f. Governance. http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/agrev-index.html This web site dealing with the agricultural revolution includes sections on "Hunting and Gathering", "Emergence of Agriculture", "Domestication", "Social Consequences" and more. **Flints and Stones: Real Life in Prehistory ** http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/menu.html This web site explains the daily life of hunter-gatherers and includes a food quiz to see if students know what was safe to eat. http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/pages/expos/fresque/la_fresque.htm This web site from the Agropolis Museum teaches about the agro-food development, mostly in the euro-mediterranean region. The pre-agricultural times section of the site corresponds to collecting, hunting, and fishing people of the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods. Agricultural times begins with the development of agriculture simultaneously at six points in the world. **The Life and Times of Early Man ** http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/index.html This is a cute and easy to read site that covers lots about early man and includes many useful links. 4. Compare the geographic, political, economic and social characteristics of the river civilizations in the Tigris and Euphrates (Mesopotamia), Nile (Egypt), Huang Ho and Indus valleys before 1000 B.C. including: a. Location; b. Government; c. Religion; d. Agriculture; e. Cultural and scientific contributions. http://library.thinkquest.org/3011/egypt.htm This web site covers Hierogyphs, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Ancient Egyptian Government, Ancient Egyptian Monuments, and a Time Line. **Hammurabi's Code ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica"> http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/index.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Mesopotamia ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Explore the geography, trade, writing, government, architecture, farming, science, warfare, and religion of the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations of Sumer, Babylon and Assyria. There are separate "chapters" for each with stories (many illustrated), maps and activities. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Mesopotamia - Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This easy to read web site contains sections on The Fertile Crescent, Civilization, The Sumerians, Numbering Years, Writing, Hammurabi, The Assyrians, and Cool Mesopotamia Links **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Ancient Tablets, Ancient Graves: Assessing Women's Lives in Mesopotamia ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Using excerpts from ancient cuneiform tablets Lynn Reese, Director of the Women in World History Project, asks students to evaluate the quality and the characteristics of women's lives in Ancient Mesopotamia. The information literacy skills taught in this lesson are interpreting and evaluating primary source documents. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Indus River valley Civilization ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This site has a slide show of the archeological digs in the Indus River valley. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Aton-Ra: The Lost Statue game at Funschool ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://funschool.kaboose.com/time-warp/games/game_aton-ra_the_lost_statue.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a cute online game where students hunt for a missing statue while learning about ancient Egypt and language skills such as spelling, homonymns, prefixes, and suffixes. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica"> =The First Global= =Age=
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Agricultural Revolution Student Module **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">History of Food and Agriculture **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Ancient Egypt **

5. Describe the characteristics of Maya, Inca, Aztec and Mississippian civilizations including: a. Location; b. Government; c. Religion; d. Agriculture; e. Cultural and scientific contributions. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://mayas.mrdonn.org/empire.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Excellent source for information about the Mayas. Many links to other great sites. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Mystery of the Maya ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This site by the Canadian Museum of Civilization was developed to support the Imax film of the same name but is rich enough to stand on its own with loads of information about the Maya civilization. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Maya Adventure ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">The Science Museum of Minnesota presents Maya Adventure, a World-Wide Web site that highlights science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture. Maya Adventure includes images from the Science Museum's anthropological collections and activities developed by the Science Museum's education division. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Conquistadors ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/home.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Conquistadors On-line will lead you through an exploration of the Spanish conquest of the New World. A timeline of events and disease demonstrate the devastation wrought by the European contact with Native Peoples. You will learn about Inca and Aztec culture, life and times as well as some brief information about Atahualpa and Montezuma. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Inca Investigation ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.ology.amnh.org/archaeology/inca/index.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great interactive web site from the American Museum of Natural History. At this site you learn all about the Inca civilization by exploring maps and artifacts from an archaeological dig. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Cortes Defeats the Aztecs - from HippoCampus ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">[|http://www.hippocampus.org/course_locator.php?course=US History&lesson=01&topic=3&width=800&height=550&topicTitle=Cort%C3%A9s%20Defeats%20the%20Aztecs] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This learning module from HippoCampus covers Cortes, including Aztec culture, Montezuma, and the defeat of the Aztecs. The site uses narration, images, animation, primary source information, interactive activities, and quizzes to teach and review the material.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Mr. Donn.org ancient Mayas **