Inventions of China links

Use these links to for information about Chinese inventions:

• http://inventors.about.com/od/chineseinventors/Chinese_Inventions.htm
• http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.html
• http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/inventions.html
• http://www.minnesota-china.com/Education/emSciTech/inventions.htm
• http://www.sacu.org/greatinventions.html

Aztec Sacrifice

The Dark Ages documentary

Engineering An Empire – The Byzantines

Cool show about technology and engineering in the Byzantine Empire.

African Societies & Civilizations links

Follow these links (and use your textbook, ch. 8) to find out information about the various African Societies & Civilizations:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section4.shtml

http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/students/curriculum/m7a/activity3.php

http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/mali.html

Documentary on Timbuktu

Top 10 Worst Roman Emperors

The Roman Empire was vast at its peak and its influence is still felt today in our forms of military, government, and society in general. Ruled over for a time by emperors, the Empire had periods of greatness and periods of decline. This list looks at ten of the emperors who have left their mark on history for being so dreadful.

http://listverse.com/2010/05/09/top-10-worst-roman-emperors/

The Story of India (documentary)

There was a nice series about Indian history that came out a few years ago.  Most, if not all, of it is available on YouTube.  Here’s the first part.

Terracotta Warriors video (Engineering An Empire)

Check out this video clip about the Terracotta Warriors, from one of my favorite shows, Engineering An Empire.

Historical Figure Links

Here are a couple of links to help you with your March Madness research.  I’ll update this post as I come across other good sources:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/
• Inspire (click on “Student Research Center”, search in “Biographies” and “Books/Encyclopedias”)