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The
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
The
purpose of EDSITEment is to offer a gateway for
teachers, students, and parents searching for
high-quality material on the Internet in the subject
areas of literature and language arts, foreign
languages, art and culture, and history and social
studies.
http://edsitement.neh.gov
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African
Voices
Essays,
timelines, images and games exploring African
art, history and political and social themes.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices
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American
Presidents
Information
about all 41 American presidents and an archive
of essays on the November 2000 election.
http://www.americanpresident.org
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Art
Safari
Materials
for young children about viewing and creating
art.
http://artsafari.moma.org
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Asia
Source
Covers
all aspects of Asian culture, including current
affairs and pronunciation guides for Asian languages.
Includes activities for elementary grade students.
http://asiasource.org
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Center
for Liberal Arts
Humanities
resources for K-12 teachers.
http://virginia.edu/~libarts/home.html
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Conversations
with History
Interviews
with a broad range of historical figures from
the latter half of the 20th century.
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations
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End
of Europe's Middle Ages
An
overview of medieval European history, focusing
on the economic, political, intellectual and artistic
environment at the end of Europe's Middle Ages.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/endmiddle
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Exploring
Ancient World Cultures
Essays,
images and primary and secondary sources focusing
on a range of ancient cultures.
http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm
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Forest
of Rhetoric
A
guide to the terms of classical and Renaissance
rhetoric.
http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm
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Gold
Rush! California's Untold Stories
A
comprehensive look at the 19-th century California
gold rush.
http://www.museumca.org/goldrush
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Great
American Speeches
An
extensive archive of the complete texts of many
notable American speeches, many of which are accompanied
by audio and/or video clips.
http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches
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Gulliver's
Travels
Comprehensive
resources for the study of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's
Travels.
http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver
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Harlem 1900-1940: An African-American Community
An overview of the culture, community and organizations
of the Harlem Renaissance.
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem
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Hemingway
Adventure
Provides
younger students with an overview of Ernest Hemingway's
life.
http://www.pbs.org/hemingwayadventure
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Ile
en Ile
A
French-language site focusing on the history,
society and literature of the world's French islands.
http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile
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Internet
Public Library
a
vast collection of online texts including full
novels, newspapers, magazines and tutorials for
students of all ages.
http://www.ipl.org
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Latin
Literature
An
online Latin course and resources on Roman culture.
http://www.dl.ket.org/latinlit/index.htm
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Learning
from London Town
An
archeological study of the 18th-century seaport
of London, Maryland.
http://www.keyschool.pvt.k12.md.us/londontown/Pages/Pages/learnflt.html
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Metropolitan
Museum of Art's Explore and Learn
Elementary
school-level materials on the many styles and
techniques of fine art.
http://metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp
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The
New Americans
Addresses
both historical and contemporary immigration issues
in the United States
http://pbs.org/newamericans
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NYPL
Digital Schomburg Images of 19th-Century African
Americans
An
extensive primary source archive of photographs,
woodcuts and other images of 19th-century African
Americans.
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19
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Odyssey
Online
Elementary
and middle school-level materials for study of
ancient near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and
sub-Saharan cultures.
http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY
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Poets.org
Poets'
biographies and texts of hundreds of poems with
images, sound files and online resources.
http://www.poets.org
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Project
WhistleStop
K-6
materials about the life and contributions of
President Harry S. Truman.
http://www.whistlestop.org
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Pyramids
An
overview of Egyptology and of the continueing
archaeological excavation of the Giza pyramids
for elementary and middle school students.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid
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Teaching
Shakespeare
A
guide to teaching Shakespeare from kindergarten
through grade 12.
http://www.folger.edu/education/menu.asp
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Treasures
@ Sea
Elementary
school-level humanities and scientific materials
on the ocean and marine life.
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/main.html
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VRoma:A
Virtual Community
A
virtual trip through Rome, circa 150 B.C.
http://www.vroma.org
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We
Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights
Movement
A
virtual tour of the historic places of the civil
rights movement.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights
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Women
of the West Museum
Online
exhibits about the experiences of women in the
American west.
http://www.wowmuseum.org
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