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Geography & History | Geography & Travel | Biography, genealogy, insignia | General history of North America History of ancient world | General history of Europe
American Memory "The Library of Congress historical collection for the National Digital Library."
Atlapedia Online "Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world."
desert jpegs This site is full of pictures of desert life.
DesertUSA A great site filled with information on Plants and Wildlife of the American desert.
Discoverers Web "Find out about all kinds of explorers from all over the world. This site provides links to information about discoverers long ago and today. Learn more about the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, and much, much more."
The Library of Congress Country Studies "An amazing site put together by the Library of Congress that contains studies of more than 70 countries."
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The Pilgrim - This website has information and pictures of the tall ship the Pilgrim. |
Visit the National Parks by State This page is part of the National Parks Service's web site. Provides information about national parks located in each state.
World Atlas - Maps and Geography of the World "This world atlas includes an alphabetical list of countries and continents or countries organized by continent and region. This atlas also includes maps and geographical information for U.S. states and territories, major world cities and oceans."
USGS: What Do Maps Show A wonderful on line lesson with maps.
920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
Ellis Island Research passanger records of the ships that brought the immigrants.
World Flag Database "There are over 260 pages on countries and international organizations. Each page contains basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions. The flags include the national and state flags, ensigns, and sub-national flags."
United Sates Presidents The Internet Public Library site of U S President trivia.
Ancient Egypt Contains a long list of links to sites relating to Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Greek World "This site from the University of Pennsylvania uses artifacts such as pottery and sculpture to shed some light on the life of the Ancient Greeks. Topics explored include land and archaeological time, daily life, religion and death, and economy."
Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations "All about daily life in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, India and China. Original stories, games, adventure, information. Homework help galore."
Egyptian Artifacts Vistit the Artifact Exhibit at the University of Memphis Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology.
Gods of the Afterlife "A directory of Egyptian gods associated with the afterlife. A brief description of each god is provided, explaining their family relationships and their particular responsibilities. Some entries include pictures."
King Tut's Tomb Come visit King Tut's Tomb.
Life in Ancient Egypt Come Discover what life in Ancient Egypt was like.
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt This site contains information on Pyramids & Temples, Kings & Queens, Hieroglyphs, and even has games.
Mummies of Ancient Egypt "What are mummies? How were they made? Who were they? These are some of the questions you will find answered at this site, along with some good information about what Egyptians believed about the afterlife."
Pyramids: The Inside Story "Come step inside the great pyramid and experience it like never before." "Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. Based on a program originally aired on PBS' NOVA television series."
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Provides information about the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Pyramid of Giza, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, and The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
World War I Encyclopedia This site provides an encyclopedic view of World War I. It emanates from Great Britain and highlights the British war effort and heroes. It also features the experiences of other nations. Topics include life in the trenches, battles, women in the war, the war in the air, WWI aircraft, weapons, inventors, the war at sea, and statistics.
World War II Commemoration "This site incorporates articles from Grolier's Encyclopedia Americana about the war and the people who played a role in it. You'll also find air combat films, photographs, and a challenging history test."
World War II, including The Holocaust "A colection of links to various selected websites relate to World War II."
950 General history of Asia [Orient, Far East]
960 General history of Africa
970 General history of North America
Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations "This site provides short essays about the writing systems, governments, and religion of the Aztecs, Mayans, and other Mesoamerican civilizations."
Biography of America This site accompanies Annenberg/CPB's new televisiona d video series on American History. Lists key events of the time period covered as well as an extensive bibliograph and annotated list of web links.
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California Missions A map of California with information about each mission. |
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California Missions A Thinkquest site of the California Spanish Missions includes information about the people who lived on the missions, such as the padres and the Indians. |
California Gold Rush A great tool for 4th grade students who are studying the California gold rush.
End of the Oregon Trail A website with extensive information about the pioneers' journey across the Oregon Trail. Includes maps, pictures, supply lists, and much, much more.
Maya Adventure Includes a virtual tour of famous Mayan sites and related activities.
Native
Americans Explore a
website about Native American culture.
Native Americans Visit a website to learn more about Native Americans. This website was created by 5th and 6th grade students!
Oakland Museum A great site for information on the gold rush.
Native Web "Large collection of links to Web resources related to Native Peoples. Search or browse by Subject, Nations, Geographic Region, Documant, or several other ways. International in scope; not limited to the Americas. Nations index is especially good as a starting place for research."
Pocahontas Learn about Pocahontas, the famous Indian princess.
POTUS.com A website with information about the Presidents of the United States.
President's Day Learn about the Presidents of the United States.
Presidents' Biographies Visit this part of whitehouse.gov to read biographies about the Presidents of the United States.
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian "The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian is dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans."
980 General history of South America
990 General history of other areas
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