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America's slave wealth. - 0 views

www.slate.com/...america_s_slave_wealth.html US History slavery
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  • Eric Beckman on 19 Jul 13
     
    A graph showing the economic importance of slavery
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What Mandela Means to South Africans - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...a-means-to-south-africans.html Global Studies World History modern Africa South Africa Mandela
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  • Eric Beckman on 18 Jul 13
     
    Two-minute video of brief interviews with South Africans on Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday
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Racial Wealth Gap Widened During Recession - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...-widened-during-recession.html US History post-war America housing Racism Inequality
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  • Eric Beckman on 24 Jun 13
     
    NYT article on a study from the Urban Institute
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Silk Road Seattle Virtual Art Exhibit - 0 views

depts.washington.edu/...index.shtml Global Studies World History silkroad Classic Civilizations art history
shared by Eric Beckman on 21 Jun 13 - No Cached
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      Scroll down and click for the Index
  • Eric Beckman on 21 Jun 13
     
    Includes paired images of art that show cross-regional influences.  Select the "click here for index"
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The Silk Road Project - 0 views

www.silkroadproject.org Global Studies World History Classic Civilizations Ancient China Asia silkroad
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  • Eric Beckman on 21 Jun 13
     
    Includes streamable music from across the lands of the Silk Roads
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6 Reasons Why Kim Jong Un Is Screwed - Sokeel Park - The Atlantic - 0 views

www.theatlantic.com/...277072 World History Global Studies Modern Asia China Korea North Korea
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  • Eric Beckman on 20 Jun 13
     
    Written by an anti-North Korean activist, this article includes a great chart showing the economic divergence of China, South Korea, and North Korea since1950.
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Secondary Lesson Plans | Asia Society - 0 views

asiasociety.org/...term World History Global Studies Modern Asia Ancient China Ancient India Islamic culture
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  • Eric Beckman on 18 Jun 13
     
    20+ lessons on a variety of Asian topics from  ancient to modern.
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Cult of Confucius and the Temple of Culture - 0 views

academics.hamilton.edu/...index.html Global Studies World History Confucianism China religion
shared by Eric Beckman on 17 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • most Chinese in the late imperial era (960-1911)--and all classically educated males--encountered him in the Confucius Temple. To understand why the court expended such great care in venerating the cultic Confucius, it is important to consider how this ceremony fits into the larger pantheon of gods and spirits venerated by court authorities in thousands of temples and shrines throughout the capital, across the empire and beyond. Civil officials in late imperial times drew upon the Classics to compose the rites celebrated at these temples.
  • Eric Beckman on 17 Jun 13
     
    Page created by a Professor of History at Hamilton College (NY).  Includes like to short video of a Confucian temple ritual in Taiwan
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Timelapse: Devastating Deforestation - YouTube - 0 views

www.youtube.com/watch GLOBAL Latin America'
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  • Andy Beede on 14 Jun 13
     
    Footage taken from outer space shows deforestation from 1975 to 2011 in only 59 seconds. The square area of rainforest mimics the square I tape onto the floor for the rainforest conference activity.
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How Brazil is halting deforestation in the Amazon - YouTube - 0 views

www.youtube.com/watch GLOBAL Latin America' Deforestation
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  • Andy Beede on 14 Jun 13
     
    This clip gives us a ray of hope. It shows how farmers use cutting and burning techniques, but helicopters and satellite technology help the Brazilian government slow deforestation by 75%. 4:09
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Chinese dynasties - 0 views

commons.wikimedia.org/...ries_of_Dynasties_in_China.gif Global Studies World History China
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  • Eric Beckman on 11 Jun 13
     
    Animated .gif showing the changing territories controlled by Chinese dynasties. Makes the point that "China" changed over time
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Asia for Educators | Columbia University - 0 views

afe.easia.columbia.edu Global Studies World History East Asia China Japan Korea
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  • Eric Beckman on 07 Jun 13
     
    Lots of resources: sources and teaching modules.
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Cold War Revolutions - YouTube - 0 views

www.youtube.com/watch cold war US History Eastern Europe European History Communism Gorbachev
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  • Eric Beckman on 02 Jun 13
     
    Student video explaining the rise and fall of Soviet domination in Eastern Europe in seven and a half minutes.
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Race Maps of US Cities (66 pics) - 0 views

acidcow.com/...maps-of-us-cities-66-pics.html US History Urban History segregation post-war America
shared by Eric Beckman on 24 May 13 - No Cached
  • Eric Beckman on 24 May 13
     
    Shows continuing racial segregation and concentration in American Cities.  Check out Detroit!
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app.discoveryeducation.com/search GLOBAL Genocide
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  • Andy Beede on 19 May 13
     
    Paul Rusesabagina, hero of the movie "Hotel Rwanda," talks about how the world is still allowing genocides. 2:18
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Lesson Plans | The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) - 0 views

cmes.arizona.edu/...lessons Global Studies World History Modern Middle East Israel_Palestine
shared by Eric Beckman on 15 May 13 - No Cached
  • Eric Beckman on 15 May 13
     
    Three literature based lessons on the Israel-Palestine conflict.  Poems and memoirs show multiple perspectives
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