• Life in the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints

    Created January 31, 2011

    The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War

    Submitted by edsite.admin on January 25, 2011 - 5:20pm
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    History & Social Studies
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    Event Date Display: 
    February 10, 1763
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  • JFK, Freedom Riders and the Civil Rights Movement

    Created November 17, 2010
    JFK, Freedom Riders: Burning Bus

    Students learn how civil rights activists including the Freedom Riders, state and local officials in the South, and the Administration of President Kennedy come into conflict during the early 1960s.

    Mexican Revolution begins

    Submitted by edsite.admin on November 17, 2010 - 1:48pm
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    An EDSITEment Spotlight on the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution

    Main Subject Areas: 
    Foreign Language
    History & Social Studies
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    Repeats every year until Tue Nov 20 2035 .
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    Event Date Display: 
    November 20, 1910
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    Mexican Culture and History through Its National Holidays
    Related Links: 
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    Interactive Timeline, History of Mexico
    The Centennial of the Mexican Revolution, 1910–2010

    Elizabeth I of England ascends to throne

    Submitted by edsite.admin on November 16, 2010 - 7:53pm
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    History & Social Studies
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    Repeats every year until Sat Nov 17 2035 .
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    Event Date Display: 
    November 17, 1558
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    Hamlet and the Elizabethan Revenge Ethic in Text and Film
    Listening to Poetry: Sounds of the Sonnet
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    Image of monastery in Mexico

    When Worlds Collide

    This PBS website looks at how the Old and New Worlds mixed after Columbus landed on Hispaniola in 1492. The 90-minute documentary and website trace milestone events during the 16th century and illustrates how both the New World and the Old were radically transformed by contact. The extensive resources for teachers and students include a timeline, scholarly essays and lesson plans.

     

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    Detail map of ancient Mesopotamia

    Teaching the Middle East

    Scholars from the University of Chicago developed, and master teachers tested, this resource to provide an overview of Middle Eastern cultures and their contributions to the world.

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    NEH Exhibitions Today

    Discover what's open in your area right now or visit a digital version anytime.

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    detail of Nate and his father from game

    Mission US: For Crown or Colony?

    Let your students fill the shoes of 14-year-old printer's apprentice Nat Wheeler as tensions mount before the Boston Massacre in Mission US, "For Crown or Colony?," an NEH-funded multimedia project featuring a free, interactive educational game set in 1770s Boston, with lesson plans, and more.

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  • Launchpad: Bon Voyage! A Trip to Asia (6–12)

    Created October 19, 2010

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