National Geography History

Project

Resources for teaching history with Resources for teaching history with a geographic perspectivea geographic perspective

Michigan Geographic Alliance New York Center for Geographic Education

Grosvenor Center for Geographic EducationCroft Institute for International Studies

National Geography History

ProjectThis CD Rom, Resources for Teaching History with a Geographic Perspective, was developed to help teachers include geography while teaching the eras of world history. It was developed under a grant from National Geographic Educational Foundation, by partners from Michigan Geographic Alliance, New York Center for Geographic Education, Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education, and the Croft Institute for International Studies.

Dr. Michael Libbee, Central Michigan UniversityDr. Phil Gersmehl, Hunter CollegeDr. David Rutherford, Mississippi State UniversityDr. Richard Boehm, Texas State UniversityJudy Behrens, Texas State UniversityJudy Lucas, Texas Geographic Alliance

This is a draft product. Using the matrix, choose a topic and an era. Clicking on that box will take you to the name of the lesson (s) and a url. Click on the url to find the website.

Egypt; MesopotamiaIncas; Aztecs; CitiesUsing Geography to

Learn History

Babylonia

Mapping; Greek andRoman Land Use

Phoenicians& Hebrews

Two Ancient Cities

Ancient World;Urban Ecosystems

Thermopylae

Geographic Luck

Science, Tech. Of Ancient Egypt

World Religions; Buddhism;China; Silk Road

Old Pompeii;Black Sea

Pre-Columbian Latin America; Timbuktu

Angkor

Timbuktu; Mali;

Magellan

Middle East

Cities in Asia;Feudal System

Medieval Times

Horsepower

Islam

Black Death

China; Cortez and Aztecs

Guns, GermsAnd Steel

The OttomanEmpire

Africa; GeographyIn History

Slavery; Famine& Plague

Timbuktu; Restoring the Past

French Revolution

Columbian Exchange

Industrial Revolution

Power of Germs

Europe

Oil; Water

Changing Boundariesin Asia

Oceans

Anne Frank; Migration;Muslims

Leaders and Cities

Int. Alliance; Vietnam; Korea;Afghanistan; India; WWII; Africa

Water; Agriculture

The Automobile

Future

Aids; Flu Pandemic 1918

Water; AfricaEnergy& Cars

To 500 CE 500-1500 CE 1500-1900 CE 1900 CE On

Civilizations

Resources

Nation-states

Empires

Exploration

Migration

Settlement

Conflict

Belief Systems

Disease

Environment

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Transportation

Innovation

Swahili Coast

To 500 CE, CivilizationsReturn to Main Menu

The Eagle has Landed: Aztecs Find a Home http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=436

The Land & Lifestyle of the Incahttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g68/lifestyleinca.html

Eager to Get to Ancient Egypt http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=80

The Mystery of the Scroll: Ancient Egyptian Culture & Geographyhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/kingtut.html

“The First Cities”http://www.timetrek.org/interact.htm

“Touring Ancient Egypt”http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/educators/lesson7.html

“Mycenaean Trade in the Mediterranean”http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/mycenaean_Trace/

The Emergence & Evolution of the Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamiahttp://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=622

500 CE to 1500 CE, CivilizationsReturn to Main Menu

A Pre-Columbian Mosaic of Latin America: Linguistic Diversity within the Maya Cultural Regionhttp://retanet.unm.edu/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1939234

“To Timbuktu – A Journey with Ibn Battuta”http://rims.k12.ca.us/activity/a_ journey_ battuta/

1500 CE to 1900 CE, CivilizationsReturn to Main Menu

Following the Great Wall of China

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=619

“Cortes and the Aztecs: Different Views of the World”

http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/teachers/teachers.htm

1900 CE to Present, CivilizationsReturn to Main Menu

Mission Geography: Europe http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/05/g68/geospy.html

To 500 CE, Resources

Using Geography to Learn About History

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g912/greece.html

Return to Main Menu

500 CE to 1500 CE, ResourcesReturn to Main Menu

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1500 CE to 1900 CE, ResourcesReturn to Main Menu

GGS Episode 2 Lesson Plan: Steel-The Great Conquerorhttp://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/educators/lesson2.html

1900 CE to Present, ResourcesReturn to Main Menu

Should Oil Drilling Be Allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?http://www-tc.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/arcticson/pdf/arcticson_lp.pdf

You've Got Oil … Or Maybe You Don'thttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/11/g912/gotoil.html

Oil & Water in the Middle East Regionhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g68/iraqoil.html

To 500 CE, Nation-StatesReturn to Main Menu

Life in Old Babylonia: The Importance of Trade http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=644

500 CE to 1500 CE, Nation-StatesReturn to Main Menu

Angkor What? Angkor Wat!http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=607

1500 CE to 1900 CE, Nation-StatesReturn to Main Menu

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1900 CE to Present, Nation-statesReturn to Main Menu

Changing Boundaries in Pre-Colonial Asia to the Presenthttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/12/g912/changebound.html

To 500 CE, EmpiresReturn to Main Menu

Greek & Roman Land Use: What was the Difference?http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/landuse.html

“Mapping an Empire”http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/educators/lesson4.html

500 CE to 1500 CE, EmpiresReturn to Main Menu

The Road to Timbuktuhttp://www.pbs.org/wonders/Classrm/lesson5.htm

TTT Timbuktu's Golden Age of Scholarshiphttp://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=504

TTT The Geography of Malihttp://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=500

Trekking to Timbuktu (Teacher & Student Version) & Assessment for Lessons 1-7Assessment - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=507 Teacher - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=499 Student - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=516

1500 CE to 1900 CE, EmpiresReturn to Main Menu

The Ottoman Empirehttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/suleyman/

1900 CE to Present, EmpiresReturn to Main Menu

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To 500 CE, ExplorationReturn to Main Menu

The Phoenicians & the Hebrewshttp://www.smithlifescience.com/SS06PhoeniciansandHebrews.htm

500 CE to 1500 CE, ExplorationReturn to Main Menu

TTT Mansa Musa Takes a Triphttp://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=503

Ferdinand Magellan - A Man of His Time http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=76

1500 CE to 1900 CE, ExplorationReturn to Main Menu

Geography Matters in Historyhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/history.html

1900 CE to Present, ExplorationReturn to Main Menu

The Ocean: Our Global Connectorhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g68/seatoshiningsea1.html

To 500 CE, MigrationReturn to Main Menu

Two Ancient Citieshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g912/twocitiesinca.html

500 CE to 1500 CE, MigrationReturn to Main Menu

“Seven Daughters and Seven Sons: The Middle East Through Literature”http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1918

1500 CE to 1900 CE, MigrationReturn to Main Menu

Slave Kingdomshttp://www.pbs.org/wonders/Classrm/lesson3.htm

Slavery, Society, and Apartheidhttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/slavery/

Forced to Flee: Famine & Plaguehttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/forcedtoflee/

1900 CE to Present, MigrationReturn to Main Menu

Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=373

Migration: Why People Movehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/g68/tgmigration.html

God Grew Tired of Us: Migration & Cultural Interactionhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/g68/ggtu1.html

Migration: A First-Hand Perspectivehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/g68/migrations.html

“Religion and Immigration: Muslims in the United States and Europe” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionand ethics/teachers/lp_muslims.html

To 500 CE, SettlementReturn to Main Menu

Urban Ecosystems 2: Why are There Cities? A Historical Perspectivehttp://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=277

The Ancient Worldhttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/ancientworld/

“Village Game” http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Note: if URL won’t connect – go to Lesson Plans; World History and select “Village Game”

Spans eras to early 1900 – also referenced in Settlement 500-1500 and 1900 on

500 CE to 1500 CE, SettlementReturn to Main Menu

The Feudal System: Castles at War http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/feudalsystem/

Cities in Asiahttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/12/g68/citiesasia.html

“Village Game” http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Note: if URL won’t connect – go to Lesson Plans; World History and select “Village Game”

Spans eras to early 1900 – also referenced in Settlement to 500 and 1900 on

1500 CE to 1900 CE, SettlementReturn to Main Menu

TTT The Search for Timbuktuhttp://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=505

TTT Restoring the Pasthttp://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=506

“Village Game” http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Note: if URL won’t connect – go to Lesson Plans; World History and select “Village Game”

Spans eras to early 1900 – also referenced in Settlement to 500 and 500 to 1500

1900 CE to Present, SettlementReturn to Main Menu

Power Builders: Leaders & Citieshttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/powerbuilders/#top

To 500 CE, ConflictReturn to Main Menu

300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae: Herodotus’ Real History http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=735

500 CE to 1500 CE, ConflictReturn to Main Menu

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1500 CE to 1900 CE, ConflictReturn to Main Menu

Witnesses to Joan of Arc & the Hundred Years' Warhttp://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=669

“The French Revolution”http://hti.osu.edu/content/lessonplans/FrenchRev.cfm

1900 CE to Present, Conflict Return to Main Menu

Cultural Icons: Voices of Their Nationshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/03/g912/tgcultural.html

Yours, Mine, & Ours: Determining Boundarieshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/13/g912/yoursmine.html

Is 'African' a Language?http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g68/afrolanguage.html

World War IIhttp://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/World_History/WRH0026.html

Negotiate Peace for India & Pakistanhttp://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/educators/history_pakistan.html

Afghanistan: People, Places, & Politicshttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/afghanistan_overview_10-06.html

The Great Warhttp://www-tc.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/lesson4.pdf

International Allianceshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/13/g912/eurounion.html

“World War II”http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst195.txt

“The Identification, The Mapping, and the Personification of Countries Involved in WWII”http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst142.txt

“Conflict: Divided Peninsula: Six Decades of Military and Political Tension in Korea”http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/classroom/2lp4.html

“Events and People of the Vietnam War” http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons/cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/World_History/Vietnam/VET0201.html

“Teaching with Documents: The United States Enters the Korean Conflict”http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/Korean-conflict/

To 500 CE, AgricultureReturn to Main Menu

GGS Episode One Lesson Plan: Geographic Luckhttp://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/educators/lesson1.html

500 CE to 1500 CE, AgricultureReturn to Main Menu

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1500 CE to 1900 CE, AgricultureReturn to Main Menu

Columbian Exchangehttp://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/MULTICULTURAL/curriculum/Hispanic/11thcolombianExc.pdf

The Columbian Exchangehttp://filebox.vt.edu/users/chdavis6/NewPortfolio/2_NCSS_lesson.htm

1900 CE to Present, AgricultureReturn to Main Menu

Understanding Your Water: From Source to Tap & Back Againhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/jan-june08/water_0324.html

European & South American Agriculturehttp://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/europe-samerica-agriculture

To 500 CE, ManufacturingReturn to Main Menu

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500 CE to 1500 CE, ManufacturingReturn to Main Menu

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1500 CE to 1900 CE, ManufacturingReturn to Main Menu

“Building America’s Industrial Revolution: The Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts”http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/21boott/21boott.htm

1900 CE to Present, ManufacturingReturn to Main Menu

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To 500 CE, TransportationReturn to Main Menu

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500 CE to 1500 CE, TransportationReturn to Main Menu

From Medieval Times to Todayhttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/medievaltimes/

1500 CE to 1900 CE, TransportationReturn to Main Menu

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1900 CE to Present, TransportationReturn to Main Menu

“The Automobile”http://www.hti.osu.edu/content/lessonplans/automobile.cfm

To 500 CE, InnovationReturn to Main Menu

“The Science and Technology of Ancient Egypt”http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/educators/lesson8.html

500 CE to 1500 CE, InnovationReturn to Main Menu

Horsepower: Harnessed for Warhttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/horsepower/

1500 CE to 1900 CE, InnovationReturn to Main Menu

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1900 CE to Present, InnovationReturn to Main Menu

“Unit: Bringing the Future to People”http://www.pbs.org/opb/thenewheroes/teachers/unit_2.html

To 500 CE, Belief SystemsReturn to Main Menu

The Spread of Buddhismhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/06/g912/buddhism.html

Five Major World Religions http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=168

Religion and Belief Systems in Asiahttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g68/religion.html

“Religion in Politics in Daily Life”http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/educators/lesson3.html

“One Nation Under: Three Major Philosophies in China”http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/lessons/search/?k=One+Nation+Under%3A++Three+Major+Philosophies+in+China

“Belief Systems Along the Silk Roads”http://www.askasia.org/teachers/lessons/plan.php?no=48&era=&grade=&geo

500 CE to 1500 CE, Belief SystemsReturn to Main Menu

Islam: History, Society, & Civilizationhttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/islamhistory/

1500 CE to 1900 CE, Belief SystemsReturn to Main Menu

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1900 CE to Present, Belief SystemsReturn to Main Menu

The Swahili Coasthttp://www.pbs.org/wonders/Classrm/lesson2.htm

To 500 CE, DiseaseReturn to Main Menu

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500 CE to 1500 CE, DiseaseReturn to Main Menu

The Path of the Black Deathhttp://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=675

Fleas & the Black Deathhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/blackdeath.html

1500 CE to 1900 CE, DiseaseReturn to Main Menu

GGS Episode 3 Lesson Plan: Power of Germshttp://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/educators/lesson3.html

1900 CE to Present, DiseaseReturn to Main Menu

The Spread of AIDShttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/lessons/11/g912/trade.html

Geographic Diffusion of Disease: The Flu Pandemic of 1918-19http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g912/disease.html

AIDS in Africa II: More Than Sympathyhttp://nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g912/africaaidsII.html

“Identifying Viruses: Killer Flu 1918 Pandemic”http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case plague

To 500 CE, EnvironmentReturn to Main Menu

In Old Pompeiihttp://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=271

Clues From the Black Seahttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/blacksea.html

500 CE to 1500 CE, EnvironmentReturn to Main Menu

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1500 CE to 1900 CE, EnvironmentReturn to Main Menu

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1900 CE to Present, EnvironmentReturn to Main Menu

Energy & Cars: What Does the Future Hold?http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/energyandcars/

Water: To the Last Drophttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/water/#top

“Eco-Challenges in Africa”http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/tools/eco/goals.html