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Global Studies || Colonial America || World Religions || Middle Ages || U.S. History || Maps || Documents || Participation in Government
|| Politics and U.S. Government || Statistics || New York/Long Island/Nassau County || Economics ||
Elections || China - Three Gorges Dam Project || Armenian Genocide || Causes of the English Civil War

Debate

Global Studies

Leaders on Trial

• The Vietnam War
• CIA World Fact Book
• Atlapedia Online
• Researching Southeast Asia

  U.S. History

• Thirteen Originals
• Explore the States
• A Visual History of Early American Clothing
• Colonial Games and Toys
• Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents - from Yale University's Avalon Project
• Trades in Colonial Williamsburg - from apothecary to wigmaker
• Early American Digital Library
• Maps from U.S. History.com

Greece

• Ancient Greece
• Maecenas - images of ancient Greece and Rome
• Ancient Greece - Art, Biographies, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures, and Research on Ancient Greece
• Architecture of Ancient Greece
• Ancient Greek Civilizations
• Ancient Greece (scroll down the page for links)

Ancient Rome

• Ancient Rome - list of links
• Ancient Rome - includes Roman Family Life, Roman Army, City of Rome, Roman Jobs and History
• The Roman Empire
• Ancient Rome - excellent list of links
• Pictures of History - The Roman Empire
• Roman Art and Architecture
• Roman Architecture - Arches, Columns, Temples, Theaters, Amphitheaters, Baths, Basilicas that the great architects that built them
  

World Religion (General Information)

• ReligiousResources.org
• MetaReligion’s World Religions
• BeliefNet
• A Visual Glossary of Religious Symbols
• Major Religions of the World - from InfoPlease.com
• Your Guide to the Religions of the World - courtesy of the BBC
• Major World Religions - brief descriptions of the major world religions as defined classically

Your "Info Experts" recommend The General Reference Center Gold as the best database for this assignment (password needed for home use) and the World Book Encyclopedia Online for general information (password needed for home use).

Don't forget about books! Printed material is still a great and very reliable source of information. Search the collection now!

Islam

• Islam
• Islam - from Religioustolerance.org; appears unprofessional, but information quality is good
• Introduction to Islam
• Understanding Islam and Muslims - maintained by the Islamic Affairs Dept. of the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C.
• Understanding Islam
• The Islam Page
• Glossary of Islamic Terms and Concepts

Hinduism

• Hinduism
• Hinduism - from Religioustolerance.org; appears unprofessional, but information quality is good

Buddhism

• Buddhism
• Buddhist Information and Education Network
• A Basic Buddhism Guide - Buddha Dharma Education Association & BuddhaNet
• Buddhism - from Religioustolerance.org; appears unprofessional, but information quality is good
• Good Questions, Good Answers on Buddhism

Judaism

• Judaism
• Akahlah’s Guide to the Jewish (Hebrew) Calendar - The Jewish Children’s Learning Network
• Judaism - from Religioustolerance.org; appears unprofessional, but information quality is good

Christianity

• Christianity
• Christianity - from Religioustolerance.org; appears unprofessional, but information quality is good

Middle Ages

• Medieval Manor Virtual Tour
• Diagram of a Manor
• The Medieval Manor
• Medieval Manors in England
• Middle Ages - comprehensive site that is part of the Annenberg/CPB Projects Exhibits Collection
• The WWW Virtual Library History Index - Medieval Europe
• Feudal Life - from the Annenberg/CBP Projects Exhibits Collection
• Medieval Women - part of Georgetown University's "Labyrinth" which provides organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies
• Medieval Guilds and Economies - contains information on guilds, coinage, poorhouses, and the role of women in the guilds
• NM's Creative Impulse..Medieval - incredible resource with links to history, people, places, events, warfare, weapons and armor, art, architecture, literature, drama, music, dance, daily life, and culture
• Castles on the Web - a glossary of castle terms
• History of Castles - from CastleXplorer
• TimeRef - Medieval Timeline Reference with photographs and plans of abbeys, castles and cathedrals
• Castles Around the World
• Life in a Medieval Castle

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Age of Industry

• The Avalon Project : 19th Century Documents
• Rise of Industrial America Overview
• NM's Creative Impulse.. Industry
• OUTLINE: American Industrialization
• OUTLINE: Industrial Revolution and Reform
• TIMELINE: From Frontier to Factory 1845-1916
• Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution
• Economics During the Early Industrial Revolution - to 1860
• Industrial Revolution Sites

Age of Absolutism

Imperialism

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U.S. History

• National Archives - images of photographs and memoranda of important events in U.S. History from the Declaration of Independence to Apollo 11
• American Memory - the Library of Congress's Civil War Image collection
• Jericho Middle School Library Civil War sites
• From Revolution to Reconstruction - a hypertext book
• 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
• New Deal Network - documents the social and cultural legacy of the New Deal era during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Maps

• Cultural Maps - maps that illustrate America's historical geography; also includes links to other map sites
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Maps of the United States, Historical Maps of the United States, U.S. Historic City Maps

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Documents

• DOUGLASS - Archives of American Public Address
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
• The United States Constitution
• Texts - primary source documents from From Revolution to Reconstruction arranged by date

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Participation in Government

Module 2 Web page

Use the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center and or SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series) databases for reliable information on your topics (use drop-down menu at top of page to access these databases).

Download the Contemporary Public Issues PowerPoint template and save it to your account.

Download this PowerPoint Tips hand-out.

Politics & U.S. Government

• State and LocalGovernment on the Net - listing of government Internet sites arranged alphabetically by state
• Thomas Legislative Information - searchable full-text of US House and Senate bills, text of Congressional Record and other legislative branch information
• Government Information Sharing Project
• National Address Server (Zip+4) - given a valid U.S. postal address, this server attempts to rewrite the address in the proper format along with the ZIP+4 code
• Whitehouse - interactive graphical tour of the White House
• GPO Gate - interface to the Government Printing Office's suite of databases
• Associations on the Net

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Statistics

• U.S. Census Bureau Home Page

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New York/Long Island/Nassau County

• Welcome to New York State
• The Official New York City Web Site
• New York - resource guide to government sponsored Internet sites
• New York Profile - from U.S. Census Bureau
• Long Island's Page of Pages
• The Long Island Web Site
• Nassau County

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Economics

• Franchise Aptitude Test
• Small Business Franchise
• Small Business Start-up Kits
• The Franchise Doctor
• Franchise Profiles International
• Franchise Solutions
• Yahoo Finance
• WebEc - WWW resources in economics
• Test your economics IQ - sign in and take the quiz
• History of Money
• Minimum Wage
• EcEdWeb - economics educator's website
• Look Who's Footing the Bill - WebQuest on Democracy and the National Debt

Elections

• Issues 2000 - candidates on the issues
• Republican National Committee - for quick info click on Our Issues
• Democratic National Committee - use their search engine to find information on issues
• 2008 Presidential Election Candidates on the Issues - a handy chart with links
• Candidates on the Issues - provided by the U.S. Department of State
• Compare the Candidates - provided by TV Boston
• YouDecide - FOX News
• Hillary Clinton - official page
• John Edwards - official page
• Rudy Giuliani - official page
• John McCain - official page
• Barack Obama - official page
• Ron Paul - official page
• Mitt Romney - official page
• Fred Thompson - official page

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China - Three Gorges Dam Project

• Online NewsHour: Three Gorges Dam - October 8, 1997
• The United States, China, and the Three Gorges Dam: Toward a Sounder Foreign Environmental Policy
• Yangtze River Three Gorges Tour
• The Next Great Wall
• Another Dammed River: The Three Gorges Project
• Major Problems found in the Three Gorges Dam Resettlement Project
• IRN's Three Gorges Campaign
• Discovery Channel: Valley of the Dammed
• The Washington Post: Yangtze Dam: Feat of Folly?
• A Tourist Sketch Map of the Three Gorges

Armenian Genocide

• Armenian National Institute - features photos, documents, maps, chronology, resolutions, bibliographies and educational resources
• Three Fact Sheets: Armenia, Karabagh, and the Armenian Genocide - from the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan
• Armenia: Memories From My Home - Margaret C. Tellalian Kyrkostas, Director/Curator, The Anthropology Museum of the People of New York, Sherman Gallery, Ellis Island, September 6, 1997 - February 28, 1998
• News articles from the New York Times and other sources document the Armenian genocide
• Editorial Cartoons of the Armenian Genocide
• Armenian Genocide - 600 pages, over 1000 pictures and hundreds of links

Senior Experience Debate

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