A Hotlist for World History AP

A Hotlist for World History AP
An Internet Hotlist on World History AP

created by Bill Zeigler
San Marcos High School

Introduction | World History Links | Teaching Links | Resources | Links to other Hotlists

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about World History AP, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

World History Links

*AP Central - The College Board website with links to new material.
*College Board AP Credit Policies -
*Jay Harmon's webpage - A great link for a variety of content- and teacher-based information.
*World History Association - The premier organization for World History professionals.
*World History Connected -
1001 Inventions - From FSTC, 1001 inventions from the Muslim World...a great website.
20 Voices - Video and information on the Armenian Genocide. See the Armenian Genocide Project for lesson plans.
A Walk Through Time - This National Institute of Standards and Technology website illustrates a variety of timepieces from ancient through modern times.
Ancient Architects of the Mississippi - US National Parks look at Mound Builder civilization
Art History Resource -
Arts of Asia - A basic primer in Asian art from Japan, China, and Tibet from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Asia for Educators -
Bill Strickland's Webpage - Bill has put together a series of rubrics, annotated with student examples, as well as some statistics regarding the past essay exams.
Calendar Converter - Converts dates from the Gregorian/Modern calendar to the Julian, Hebrew, Islamic, Persian, Mayan, Baha'i, Indian, French Revolutionary, and computer generated calendars. All forumlas are downloadable to your computer.
Calendars through the Ages - A good website that looks at different calendars in use or that were used.
EMuseum -
EduPlace - Outline Maps -
Eighteenth Century Maritime World - Information on maritime people across the world. Great links to other sites with primary and secondary information.
Freer and Sackler Gallery - Online Exhibitions - In-depth exhibitions on Yemen and Incense Trade, Islamic art, Chinese art, and many others.
Genocide Studies Program - Yale University site with information for Armenia, Cambodia, Holocaust, and more recent genocides.
Globalization101.org - Produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a nonpartisan think tank, this site has a series of lessons and news reports, as well as student links. Check out the CSIS website, too.
India Heritage - A nice site for current Indian arts and culture.
International Institute of Social History - Great on-line exhibits. Look for the Soviet, Chinese, and Cuban propaganda posters.
Internet History Sourcebook - A MEGAsite of links for all historical information. A great source.
Isidore of Seville by Tim Spalding - Billing itself as the '..most comprehensive highly-focused web directories...', Isidore of Seville has directories on Ghengis Khan, Petra, Ancient Oracles, and 43 others. Very interesting.
Mohenjo-Daro! - Website with current photographs of sites around and on Mohenjo-daro. Designed and maintained by Jonathan Mark Kenoyer from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mughal India - Website from the British Museum - lots of flash.
Muslim Heritage - A great website developed by the Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation (FSTC), a UK-based educational entity formed to popularize, disseminate and promote an accurate account of Muslim Heritage and its contribution to present day science, technology and civilisation.
Next Asian Journey - Time magazines rediscovery of Zheng He's 1405 voyage of discovery through the Indian Ocean.
Political Resources on the Net - Great site for current political developments around the world.
Regional Paleogeographic Views of Earth History - Globes and maps of Earth's changing landforms, with some specific views of regional zones.
The Ottomans -
The Paleomap Project - Maps of Earth's changing landforms.
The Silk Road -
UCLA Arts Library - UCLA Art Library site that links to art sites for areas around the world. Very interesting, albeit slow.
University of Wisconsin's Digital Collection - Collections of digitized information...text, pictures, documents. See for example the East Asian or SouthEast Asian collections.
WWW Virtual Library - Another metasite with numerous links.
Women in World History -
World Heritage Tour - Tour many of UNESCO's world heritage sites through a 360 camera. Needs Quicktime.
World History Compass - An annotated site that organizes world history websites by time, place, and theme. Has not been updated since 2001, but still provides many good resources.
World History Matters - Website from George Mason University - links to primary sources as well as other materials.
World History for Us All - A growing database of information regarding teaching and learning about World History.
World Press.Org - A great resource for current information from a variety of international sources.
World War One Color Photos - Some great shots from the first world war in Europe by the French military using early color photography.
Zheng He's Voyage of Discovery - A quick look at a research investigation into Zheng He's voyage from UCLA's Asia Institute.

Teaching Links

Blue Web'n - Juried websites for education.
Boston University - A great set of Africa resources and lesson plans for all grade levels.
Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index - Great international cartoon website. Participate in their list serve.
Greece School District's Reading and Writing Tools - A school district's organizers for critical thinking. Some wonderful graphic organizers and other guides.
H-Net - Good resources and lists to join.
H-SS Web Sites for Teachers - Site with strategies, tools, and links.
Hemispheres - Great resources on South Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and Russia/East Europe from University of Texas at Austin.
Internet Scout Project - Great service that provides information on links.
Kathy Schrock's Guide - The teacher resource site.
Marzano's Classroom Instruction that Works - Great website with information on instructional strategies and technology that supports these strategies.
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia - Initiative to encourage the teaching of East Asia. Check for highlights in your area.
Outreach World - Variety of resources for teaching 'the world'
Reading Quest: Making Sense in Social Studies - Website with a focus on strategies in reading, writing, organizing, discussion, and vocabulary in Social Studies. Many strategies that I've seen before and some new ones.
SCORE - Teacher lesson plans from California.
STEPS Handbook - Strategies and handouts online from the Edmonds, OK school district. Great variety. Great ideas. Rubrics.
Tapped In - Meeting place on the web for social science teachers.
The Genocide Education Project - Primarily about the Armenian Genocide. Great teacher resources.

Resources

Annenberg/CPB -
DBQ Project - A set of DBQ lessons that focus on the 'how to' do a DBQ. Differentiated for different groups. US and World History available. Workshops.
Films for the Humanities -
Georgetown Book Shop - For great propaganda and historical posters. Be sure to email them and ask for the teacher discount.
Landmark Media - Check out the great 26 part video series on World History. Contact the local representative to receive a special teacher's rate.
Map Resources - Professional maps drawn for PhotoShop or Adobe Illustrator, or other like programs. Great individuality with maps.
PBS TeacherSource -
Social Studies School Service -
Southern Center for International Studies -
The Longbow Group - Videos on Chinese culture and recent history. Very good materials. New video will be coming out shortly on the Cultural Revolution. Links to Gate of Heavenly Peace website.
Universal Color Slide Company -

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Content by Bill Zeigler, wzeigler@cox.net
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Last revised Wed Jul 9 15:20:23 US/Pacific 2008