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University of Oregon

Mapping History: European History

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in European history from Greek and Phoenician colonization up to the 20th century.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...
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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: The Dark Ages

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Primary and secondary source documents, timeline, PowerPoint, and lesson plan reinforcing life during the Dark Ages in Europe. Over several days students will come to understand all aspects of this...
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Age of Anxiety: Europe in the 1920's

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides text from a lecture that looks at European culture after WWI. Looks at the literary and artistic developments during and as a result of the war. With links to several biographical websites on authors and philosophers...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Cold War in Developing Countries

For Students 9th - 10th
In Europe, there was less violence in the half century following World War II then in almost any previous period of modern European history. Yet outside of Europe and North America, violent conflict became commonplace. In the decades...
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Other

The Map as History: Europe's Colonial Expanision 1820 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, thanks to their ability to control sea routes and to the discovery of the American continent. In the 19th century,...
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Other

Brama.com: History of Ukraine

For Students 9th - 10th
Using hyper-linked tables, this Brama.com site gives an overview of Ukrainian history from the 9th century A.D.to the present.
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University of North Carolina

Unc Global: Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhaustive collection of resources and information on Eastern European, Slavic, and Eurasian cultures and histories.
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European Union

Multimedia Centre European Parliament

For Students 9th - 10th
Webcasting home of the European Parliament streams video of parliamentary sessions and related business and news. With special selections on the history of the parliament, key events, and how the parliament works.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Emergence of Europe 500 1300

For Students 9th - 10th
Enhance your learning of European history with the materials provided in this online course. Include suggested readings, assignments, and exam questions.
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Other

European Library: Reading Europe: European Culture Through the Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Digitized collection of rare and culturally significant books from over twenty national libraries of Europe. Search by country, language, subject, or year. Earliest book in the collection dates from AD 900.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The European Union: Toward a "United States of Europe"?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning activity on the economic and political unification of Europe. Article outlines the history and reasons for a European Union. Includes questions for discussion followed by small group activity asking students to evaluate the idea...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Native American Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
The America that greeted the first Europeans was, thus, far from an empty wilderness. It is now thought that as many people lived in the Western Hemisphere as in Western Europe at that time -- about 40 million. Estimates of the number of...
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New York University

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World: Lost World of Old Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of Neolithic statuettes, figurines, and vessels from Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova answers a series of burning questions about early settlements along the Danube, dating from 5000 to 3500 B.C.
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University of Texas at Austin

Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection from the University of Texas Library Online of historical maps contains a wide variety of maps from various parts of Europe and from different parts of history. Each map is accompanied by a brief description and is clear...
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Russian Revolution (1917)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent lecture providing a wealth of information about the events of the Russian Revolution in 1917.
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Other

Europeana: The European Library: Treasures From the National Libraries of Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse an image database of art treasures selected from libraries across Europe.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Getty Exhibitions: Shaping the Great City

For Students 9th - 10th
Cities in Central Europe were required to expand their infrastructure due to industrialization and an increase in the need for workers. This exhibit details and illustrates the shift and growth through modern architecture of the era.
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European Union

Europa: Europe in Twelve Lessons

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the origins of the European Union, the challenges it faces, and its role in the world and in member countries. Downloadable as a PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Flow of History

Flow of History: World War Two in Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
The outbreak of World War Two in Europe began with Hitler's invasion of Poland. Through text and a colored graphic flowchart, the events and battles and eventual end of the war, can be visually traced. Suitable for both students and...
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Western and Central Europe Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
A very quick look at the chronology of Western European civilization from the Ancient Period to the Global Period.
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BBC

Bbc: Enlarging Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive website which shows the countries who wish to join the European Union. Gives a description of the country and the reasons why the country wants to join. To learn about the history of the European Union click on the link at...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pre Colonization European Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The Church, disease, and large urban centers dictated societal structure in European societies before the colonization of the New World. Read more about Europe during the Middle Ages.
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BBC

Bbc History: Ancient History: British Prehistory: Peoples of Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a thorough history of the early people of Britain, beginning before the Romans and continuing through the Dark Ages. Archived.

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