This article explains how during the late Byzantine period church authorities made efforts to unify the Latin and Greek churches.

In this lesson, students will examine the major events and significance of hte Korean War, including U.S. involvement in the war. Students will read primary source materials to understand the political, social, emotional, and cultural costs of the Korean War.

In this lesson students will: -create a poster comparing two "Renaissance Men," one of them being the Sultan Suleiman -research a Renaissance man from the 15th century Ottoman Empire and from 15th century Italy (such as Leonardo da Vinci) -present their comparison in the form of a poster of their design. *This is lesson 5 in unit on Islam entitled: Islam-Empires of Faith.

In this lesson, students will understand significant political developments in Europe in the 19th century. Students will be able to process a variety of information on the revolutions in Europe in 1848.

Students answer a short series of questions about Sumer that utilize the aspects of Ancient River Valley Civilizations. 

The article examines the development of the Roman Empire from 27 B.C. to 393 A.D.

This article examines features of the Roman Republic. From its beginnings as a small cluster of huts in the tenth century B.C.E., Rome developed into a city-state, first ruled by kings, then, from 509 B.C.E. onward, by a new form of government: the Republic.

In this lesson, students will examine the various social classes and learn about the critical role that slaves, freemen, and plebeians played in the day-to-day operations of the Roman Empire. Students will learn about the various social classes and the life experiences of people from these classes. As a final activity, students will complete a creative writing assignment that addresses how the Roman class system and the use of slavery may have ultimately contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire. Video link: http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/index.html - Go to For Educators and follow links to free video clips. The Slaves and Freemen link is broken. Use this: http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/slaves_freemen.html

Students will understand the social composition of Russia and the different problems and goals each social group faced before the revolution. Students will examine the various political views in revolutionary Russia, a spectrum spanning from monarchists to Marxists.

Discover when and how Russia acquired territory between 1553 and 1914 to become the largest country in the world.

In this lesson, students will explore why the Russo-Japanese War is such a major turning point in Japanese and World History, through analysis of Japanese imagery and press. Students will appreciate how different visual media (woodblock prints, photographs, and motion pictures) shaped Japanese perceptions of the war.

Students will identify the significant figures of the Scientific Revolution and their contribution to scientific knowledge.

Students will create baseball cards on individuals after research on selected figures from the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment using primary sources and other materials.

This lesson provides an introduction for students to understand the economic and arbitrary motivations of the European powers in the colonization of Africa. Students will participate in an activity that simulates the scramble for colony claims, with the goal to procure as many resources as they possibly can for their assigned European power.

This article traces the history of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties of China. The long period of the Bronze Age in China, which began around 2000 B.C., saw the growth and maturity of a civilization that would be sustained in its essential aspects for another 2,000 years.

Students will show their understanding of activity and people allong the Silk Road in ancient times.  They will create a profile of a person who would have worked along the Silk Road.  Their livelyhood, their appearance and their flow of goods will be documented.  Students end product will be one that they can present to the class.  A profile of a Silk Road Trader authentic to Ancient Times.  

Explore the Silk Roads transfer of goods, ideas, and disease yesterday and today.

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In this activity, students read a brief interview excerpt and answer a few questions about the reading.

The writings of Martin Luther helped spur the Reformation and inspired the rise of Protestantism in the 16th century. Luther gave different reasons for his break from the Catholic Church at different times in his life. This lesson features two sources attributed to Luther - an excerpt from the letter he wrote that accompanied what came to be his 95 Theses and part of a talk he gave later in life. Students compare the documents and consider how to weigh contrasting accounts of history written by the same person.