Skip to main content

Home/ Social Studies/ Group items tagged european history

Rss Feed Group items tagged

jbdrury

EuroDocs - 2 views

    • jbdrury
       
      These are the links for seperating the resource pages by time period, below they are broken down by country.
    • jbdrury
       
      I am particularly favorable to this page: The European Digital Library, because of its rich collection of digitized documents.
    • jbdrury
       
      Each of the links here are very useful and technically more user-friendly; however I continue to bookmark this page because it has provided such a simple, straight-forward and extensive collection of links.
  •  
    In looking for primary sources and documents for lesson plans, I have noticed that most of the search results center on U.S. history and its related documents. I wanted to find a website that might provide links to a broader collection of documents on world history. This website has links to European historical documents, broken down by country as well as time period. Each link leads to a collection of other links where one can search for primary documents. It's admittedly a bit curious that this website is the product of an employee of Brigham Young University; I cannot tell if this bears any reflection on websites that are linked here, but the collection is extensive.
Nate Merrill

Worldology - 1 views

  •  
    Worldology.com was conceived with the objective of making history and geopolitics (the relationship and dynamic between geography and politics) more easily digestible and understandable. As one who has long been interested in this topic, I have been intrigued by the possibility of more imaginative ways to bring this field of understanding to life. This led to the idea of graphical and interactive maps to enable myself and others to more acutely visualize the evolution of nations and cultures. As the creator of Worldology.com, I have found that maps have been very useful in simplifying and deepening my understanding of historical events, along with long-standing and on-going dynamics between various nations. However, most published content about important events throughout history are not accompanied by an event-specific map. With this in mind, I envisioned an application that provided an event-specific map for key developments throughout history, along with an expanded geographical view, in order to comprehend the region-wide context. For interactivity, mouseovers were imbedded so the visitor could access more detailed information of key events, along with added graphics for further illumination. Then, you can toggle back and forth between time frames, to gain a feel of the evolution of the geopolitical landscape over time. For example, in the Europe History Interactive Map, you can click back and forth through major time periods, gaining an overview of how tribes, kingdoms, empires and nation-states fluctuated throughout time. During the Middle Ages for instance, you can simultaneously see how the Frankish Empire (Western/Central Europe), Byzantine Empire (Greece) and Rus Principalities (Russia) evolved concurrently with one another. Then, you can mouseover the information buttons to learn more. You can even switch to the "Show Borders" view in order to see modern European borders overlayed upon long-ago political entities. I hope to eventually cover the entire
Sarah Franquemont

BBC - Schools Ages 11-16 - History Sites - 2 views

    • Sarah Franquemont
       
      Choosing the link for games in the bottom right redirects to a page with a variety of educational games in every subject area.
    • Sarah Franquemont
       
      This site has a heavy focus on British and Scottish history, so it may not be as useful in units unrelated to those areas of the world.
    • Sarah Franquemont
       
      This site contains secondary source information such as galleries and videos to supplement units on European history.
  •  
    How might teachers use this site?
Lauren Olson

Napoleon - 0 views

    • Lauren Olson
       
      Check this out! It's one of the best European history sites for kids I've found. Challenging activities for all age groups. I would definitely use this in an elementary classroom as a "free time" activity or suggest it as a resource for students looking to write papers on the subject.
  •  
    Website with infinite information on the First and Second Napoleonic Empires.
  •  
    Even though Napoleon's empires often get skimmed over in world or European history courses, this website makes the subject worth an extra day or two. There are easily comprehended histories, research databases, pictures, and even a "kids' corner" that is accessible to even the most reluctant student.
Stephanie Beer

EDSITEment - Lesson Plan - 3 views

    • Stephanie Beer
       
      This website provides links to various sources but provides reviews of most of them.
    • Stephanie Beer
       
      This lesson plan allows students to study the American Revolution from the perspective of Native Americans which are a group often forgotten in the teaching of this event.
    • Stephanie Beer
       
      I think this lesson could work well in either a middle or high school US History course. I would use it as a supplement a unit on the American Revolution
  •  
    This lesson plan allows students to try to put themselves in the shoes of Native Americans who became involved in European conflicts in colonial America such as the American Revolution and the Seven Years War. It provides an extensive lesson plan as well as background information for teachers on the topic.
Lauren Olson

The map as history - 1 views

    • Lauren Olson
       
      This site is run by European (French) historians and so it is important to note the different framework with which these maps were created. Users should understand potential deviations from traditional American understandings of history.
  •  
    How might teachers use this site and its materials?
1 - 6 of 6
Showing 20 items per page