In this lesson, students will examine some images to determine what they convey about the nature of empire and the capacity to express important cultural values. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/empires-to-nation-states/before-islam/index.html

In this lesson, students will read about and examine visuals to compare and contrast the cities of the Middle East during the period between Alexander and Muhammed. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/empires-to-nation-states/late-antiquity/index.html

In this lesson, students will research the various interpretations that explain the end of the Roman Empire and evaluate the factors that seem to contribute to the end of the empire. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/empires-to-nation-states/late-antiquity/index.html

This unit brings together multimedia resources describing early human migrations and river valley civilizations. Multiple documents are available for examining the social and governmental developments in ancient Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, Egypt and China.

This unit brings together multimedia resources describing major world religions. Multiple documents are available for examining the origins and cultural impact of religions including Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity.

This unit brings together multimedia resources describing the Greek and Roman civilizations. Multiple documents are available for examining the origins and cultural impact of City-States, empires and governments of the Mediterranean region.

In this lesson, students read personal accounts of Guatemalan women who weave, learning about the rich cultural history of this art form and how it has been retained despite the impositions of conquering cultures. Students will write a short report based on their learning.

This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the Aztec Empire through the study of its capital city. Students will learn about the geographic characteristics of Tenochtitlan, the cultural siginificance of artifacts excavated from the Templo Mayor (Great Temple), the economic factors involved in sustaining the Aztec Empire, and ultimately the reasons for the empire's demise.

This inquiry provides students with an opportunity to evaluate a series of innovations by three complex civilizations - Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Students explore how complex societies and civilizations adapt to and modify their environment to meet the needs of their people.

In this project, students select a modern trend and follow it through various media outlets. By choosing articles, analyzing them, and writing about them, students begin to see how their respective trend influences the modern world. In the second half, students go back through history and research the same trend in the past. After compiling historical data on the trend, students combine the modern and the historical into a research paper that expresses their new understanding of the world.