Students will learn basic information about the Incan empire and its downfall through selected readings and discussion activities. Students will futher their understanding regarding the clash of Spanish and Incan society by creating newspapers detailing the events, people, and places during the Spanish conquest of the Incan Empire.

The decision to partition India into two countries as part of its independence from Britain in August 1947 had dramatic consequences. The creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state and newly independent India as a Hindu state set off waves of displacement, migration, and violence. In this lesson, students attempt to enter the mindset of leaders in 1947 and use primary sources to evaluate the Partition Plan.

The aim of this lesson is to introduce the role and contribution of the Indian forces on the Western Front. Students should recognise that the Indian forces made their contribution despite on-going prejudice and racism from British society.

In this activity, students will design a good thesis statement using graphic organizers. They will research the changes in Indian Ocean trade over time from 500 BCE to 1400 CE. This activity begins on page 13 of the booklet.

This is a close read of an article by The Staff Board of the New York Times where students will answer the question "What positive economic effects could result from decreased air pollution? If the gains are so great, what reasons does the article give for the current levels of non-compliance with existing environmental regulations?"

The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the largest of the ancient civilizations. Learn the who, how, when, where and why of the Indus Valley Civilization (and get some advice on how to be more successful in your romantic relationships while you're at it).

In this activity, students will read a brief article and then answer a series of comprehension questions.

 Inquiry DescriptionStudents will examine resources to determine how fighting over power led to both World War II and the Cold War using primary and secondary sources.  

This inquiry based project is to be used as part of Unit 10: The World Divides- Cold War and Decolonization.   This project could be used to learn the meaning of the term “cold war”, a few of the indirect conflicts of the Cold War, a few of the direct conflicts of the Cold War and some of the political and economic effects of the Cold War.  

 Overview of how decolonization has led to modern day problems throughout formerly colonized countries. Students will see decolonization, the neo-colonialism that followed, and how that affected the former countries. 

In this lesson students will have the opportunity to compare the three main monotheistic belief systems (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and create a chart showing their findings. Students will expand their vocabulary as it relates to the growth of Islam and Muhammad. Students will also have the opportunity to create a parallel timeline comparing major events in Muhammad's life and events taking place in another part of the world. *This is lesson 1 of a unit on Islam entitled: Islam-Empire of Faith by PBS.

This lesson serves as an introduction to the European Union and many of the countries that are part of the European Union. Students will independently learn about the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union through a webquest. As a culminating activity, students will research an EU member country to create a travel brochure and jingle that will educate their classmates about the various EU member countries.

The atrocities committed by the Japanese in China during the 1930s are well documented. Various Japanese textbooks, however, have downplayed or overlooked the scale and scope of these events. In this lesson, students examine how two textbooks ? one Japanese and the other Chinese ? depict what happened during the Japanese occupation of Nanking. Students then corroborate each textbook with an excerpt from historian Jonathan Spence?s The Search for Modern China.

This article examines the impact of Islamic art, science, and culture on Venice.

In this lesson, students will identify the changes Koreans experienced under Japanese occupation and will assess the positive and negative effects of these changes. Students will describe current problems from the period of colonization and will examine alternative points of view on at least one of these issues.

This article examines the development of the Luba and Lunda Empires of central Africa in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

This resource, from Georgetown University, contains texts, images, and commentary for the study of the languages, history, and culture of the Middle Ages, including course materials, instructional materials for kids and young adults, and language learning aids.

This article examines the lasting legacy of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman sultans' fascination with European art, which had so strongly influenced the arts of the eighteenth century, played an equally important role in the nineteenth.