How is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand connected to the current unrest in Iraq? According to this infographic from James Carson, founder and editor of the new website MadeFromHistory.com, the June 28, 1914 shooting...
1. There have been 5 attempts to ban coffee throughout history, the last attempt being in 1777 by Frederick the Great of Prussia who issued a manifesto declaring beer’s superiority over coffee. He believed that coffee interfered with the country’s beer consumption.
Curious about what the French Revolution timeline looks like? Learn about the era with this simple yet helpful timeline of significant events built for you.
1. The ancient city of Jericho (currently in Palestine) is the world’s oldest walled city, with evidence of stone fortifications dating back nearly 9,000 years. Archaeological digs have turned up traces of habitation that are even older up to 11,000 years ago.
1. 49 million years ago, a giant bloom of floating plants (Azolla) in the Arctic Ocean tipped the Earth's climate from very hot to very cold.
1. In WW2, the Nazis had a wooden airfield in Northern France and the British knew about it. Being British, they let them build it and when it was finished they dropped a wooden bomb on it.
Simple Timeline of Human History: This simple timeline of human history was produced to coincide with my Primary School Prehistory (Stone Age to Iron Age) school workshop. This timeline briefly charts 300,000 years of human history. We start in Prehistory, including the age(s) of stone (there were at least three, depending on where in the world you are) and continue through the Bronze Age and Iron Age in to... History (when people started writing things down) with the Romans, Saxons & Vikings and so on... The timeline has a UK focus and contains a selection of key notes and dates along the way, plus visual summary of the proportion of human history for which, we have relied on stone tool technology (hint: more than 99%)! This timeline is based on an image which is 5174 x 7306 pixels and a density of 96dpi. It is printed on high quality A3 Canon matte photo paper (170 GSM).
Have you ever seen your grandparents’ wedding photos? How about your great-grandparents’ baby pictures? If you’ve got an album full of ancient, black and white family photos just collecting dust in your attic, wouldn’t you like to see those same images in vibrant colors?
1. The University of Virginia offers a class in Computer Security which is formally called "Defense Against the Dark Arts."
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Our The Holocaust Poster is a great educational resource that will help you create relevant and engaging History classrooms.
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History simulation games for kids to role play historical figures and experience the history first hand. Great hands-on approach for kids to learn history.
1. In 1187, King Philip II of France and King Richard I of England (whilst a prince), shared a bed overnight in a symbol of unity between the two countries.
1. English actress Helena Bonham Carter's maternal grandfather Eduardo Propper DE Callejon saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust during World War 2.
JAMESTOWN COLONY First came to America in 1607 Jamestown Colony Edward Harrington..."gentleman" THE REVOLUT...
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The Yuan Dynasty was not a time of innovation. The Emperor had no desire in learning new things or trying to make life easier through inventions in some way. The Yuan Dynasty, in fact, is known more for expansionism than anything else. For that reason, the inventions that came forth from this period of time […]
1. In 1861, Japan had an illustrated history of America which depicted, among other things, John Adams stabbing a giant snake, and George Washington punching a Tiger.
Learn about European history through these vivid European history books for students! Explore Europe with these books for kids.
1. Due to inbreeding amongst the Ptolemies, Cleopatra of Egypt had only two pairs of ...
Free, Printable Set of 20 Montessori-Inspired Cards for Learning About Famous Ancient Greeks such as Homer, Draco, Socrates, Aristotle, and Alexander the Great
Here is a collection of some great iPad apps we compiled specifically for history teachers. We have based our selection on World History collection in iTunes App Store and have also added some of our favourite titles from this category. We forget to hyperlink the visual but you can easily access apps pages by simply typing in the name of the app in Google search or any other search engine you use. This visual is also available in PDF format from this page.
