What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? (Gift Article)

Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.

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How did Buddhism get to China?

How did Buddhism get to China?  Yes, Asoka sent missionaries to Asia but it was the travel records of three Chinese pilgrims who introduced ...

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How did Buddhism get to China?

How did Buddhism get to China?  Yes, Asoka sent missionaries to Asia but it was the travel records of three Chinese pilgrims who introduced ...

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Around the World in 80 Treasures: An End of the Year Project

Here's an idea for an end-of-the-year world history project. In Virginia, we still have a couple of weeks of school although we have...

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Cold War Stations Activity

Here is a Cold War Stations activity that I use with my AP World students when we cover the Cold War. One of my colleagues develope...

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Understanding the US & Iran

Here is an awesome summary of US & Iranian relations by UNC Professor, Dr. Charles Kurzman. You'll learn the history of Iran from the rev...

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The World in 1900 Hyperdoc

Studying the twentieth century just before World War I? Here's a hyperdoc I made , using a template from Ms. Byars,  that allows studen...

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Sykes Picot: An Imperial Curse?

Here is a great essay (editorial) about the Sykes-Picot Agreement signed 100 years ago in May 1916. The writer, Hisham Melhem, is a colum...

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Cecil Rhodes Discovers Diamonds: Clip from Queen Victoria's Empire

Teaching Imperialism? Here, Cecil Rhodes discovers a diamond mine in South Africa that will eventually become De Beers, the world's largest ...

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Russian Revolution: Primary Sources/ Activities

Studying the Russian Revolution. The Digital History Reader has some great primary resources, including posters, music, and text docume...

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Social Effects of the Industrial Revolution

Here is a s hort hyperdoc  on the social effects of the Industriaal Revolution using resouces from a terrific website developed by the Ohio ...

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Ancient Rome: Videos, Lectures & Seminars

Studying ancient Rome? Here's a great YouTube playlist from the American Institute for Roman Culture that offers videos for every aspect o...

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The Haitian Revolution: Was it the Most Significant

Was the Haitian Revolution with its assertion of human rights the defining event of the revolutions period in the 18th and 19th centuries?...

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Mita & Encomienda Labor Systems: Excellent Recorded Lecture

Here is an excellent recorded lecture on the mita system from another teacher. It runs about 30 minutes and offers a great overview. I learn...

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Trans-Pacific Silver Trade: Four Great Resources

Studying the silver trade between 1450 and 1750. Here are four terrific resources. Three podcasts about silver and an awesome multimedia s...

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The Changing Role of Women Throughout History: Great Documentary

How did the role of women change over time? That's the question that historian Amanda Forman tries to answer in this terrific documentary ...

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Hindu India: Terrific Short Documentary

Teaching Hinduism?   The Himalayan Academy , which publishes Hinduism Today magazin e, has a terrific 23 minute documentary about the o...

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Rome Reborn: Narrated by Khan Academy

Many of you may have seen Bernard Fischer's 3-D model of Rome showing a simulation of the city's urban development. It's pretty cool as is! ...

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Hanseatic League: Two Good Video Clips

While it did not rival either the Indian Ocean or Silk Road trade, the Hanseatic League knit together northern Europe and the Baltics into a...

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How Dark were The Dark Ages?

The Dark Ages were not so dark, according to this fascinating clip from PragerU. They were full of color with carnivals, and revived popul...

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European Sailors and Navigational Tools in the Age of Encounter and Exchange

Studying European sailors in the 1500's? Here are two good resources, both of which might work for short web quests. One includes the Mari...

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Two Great Documentaries: Temple Empire of Angkor Wat and the Spice Empire of Majapahit

Here are two great videos that work well for Unit 1 in AP World History.  Both come from Peter Lee in a series for CNA Insider, called "Mark...

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Who made these knotted records during the Inca Empire?

Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this record-keeping was practiced by commoners as well as elites.

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Buddhism Along the Silk Road: Hyperdoc

Here is a Hypedoc (Webquest) about the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road between the 2nd and 12th centuries. It's based on a terr...

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Greece and Rome: Two Excellent Overviews

Here are two terrific video reviews of Greece and Rome.  The Greece review runs 18 minutes and the Rome review runs just over 20 minutes...

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Mugals- Art & Tolerance

In this review of Mughal art, William Dalrymple offers a terrific portrait of the Mughal emperors -- Akbar, Humayun, Jahangir, and Shah...

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