World History Links

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~ Invisible Children/KONY ~  http://www.invisiblechildren.com/

~ Mr. D's Mesopotamia worksheet ~  http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/

 ~ China Footbinding ~  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8966942    NPR

                                                   http://shoes.about.com/od/footwear/qt/foot_binding.htm     About.com

~ China’s Ethnic Diversity: National Geographic ~ http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/your-shot/china-map-interactive

~ China’s Ethnic Minorities Map ~ http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/10/world/20090711-xinjiang.html

~ Modern China Timeline ~  http://edtechleaders.org/html_cores/modernchina/modern_china_timeline.html

~ Millennium Quiz ~  http://pewresearch.org/millennials/quiz/

 ~ Know your Middle East geography ~ http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html

 ~ Africa Project  ~     

   CIA World Factbook Website ~ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

   Currency Converter ~ http://www.xe.com/ucc/

   Airport Code Finders ~ http://www.myrateplan.com/airport/   or  https://www.itn.net/cgi/get?apt_finder:gTPuIJYxPcy*itn/ord=908475081.01248,itn/agencies/got

   Airline ticket sites ~ www.kayak.com or any airline's website

   State Department (visa/travel concerns) ~ www.state.gov (from the main page, select the "Travel" tab and then select "Travel Information")

   Travel sites ~  www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide  or  www.fodors.com

~ Renaissance Art Project ~  

       * Sites with images of artwork from various artists:

Web Gallery of Art view more infocommentemail item
Contains over ten thousand images of "European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1150-1800)." Includes some annotations, guided tours of the collection, and a glossary of related terms.
URL: http://www.wga.hu/
Added to LII: 2000-04-14   (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)

 

Digital Archive of Art: Online Images from Boston College view more infocommentemail item
A collection of images of paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries and sculpture from the ancient Greek period, the Renaissance, and the 19th and 20th centuries. Artists represented include Michelangelo, Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Seraut, Van Gogh, Rodin, Daumier, Munch, Arp, Duchamp, Ernst, and many others.
URL: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/art/
Added to LII: 1999-10-10  (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)

Art Images for College Teaching (AICT) view more infocommentemail item
This site is "dedicated to the principle of free exchange of image resources." Images are arranged in five broad categories: Ancient Art & Architecture , Medieval Art , Renaissance & Baroque , 18th - 20th Century , and Non-Western Art (pre-Columbian Meso-America and Native American only). Each section is subdivided by geography or cultural identity, style or school, and medium (architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.). The Textbook Concordance lists the source texts cited with each illustration.
URL: http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/
Added to LII: 2002-03-12  (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)

Images and Ideas: The Collection in Focus at the Berkeley Art Museum, University of California view more infocommentemail item
A survey of the collections of the Berkeley Art Museum, featuring over 25 images of paintings, photographs, and sculpture, from the 1600s through the 1980s. Browsable topics include iconic painting, Renaissance figures, and American paintings. Searchable by title, date, and media. From the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley.
URL: http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf48700304
Added to LII: 2003-01-18    (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)

       * Sites on Specific Artists:

Michelangelo Buonarroti: 1475-1564 view more infocommentemail item
The life and works of the Renaissance artist during his early life, mid years, and final days. It includes links to numerous illustrations as well as related sites. Part of the commercial site of Michelangelo.Com , a Website design company.
URL: http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/
Added to LII: 1999-10-16    (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)

Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci view more infocommentemail item
A collection of thirty-nine of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings along with related links to biographical information, art resources, and the Leonardo Web Ring.
URL: http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/leonardo.html
Added to LII: 1999-10-10  (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)

Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist view more infocommentemail item
This site provides a biography and background of some of Leonardo da Vinci's work, as well as images of his art, scientific drawings, and inventions. Includes classroom activities and a glossary. "Appropriate for students in grades four through eight, many of the activities can be adapted for younger or older students as needed." From the Museum of Science, Boston.
URL: http://www.mos.org/leonardo/
Added to LII: 1998-09-14   (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)

Melencolia I: Albrecht Dürer view more infocommentemail item
Devoted to the life and work of artist Albrecht Dürer. Includes images of Dürer's woodcuts and engravings; a profile of Nüremberg, Germany, during the Renaissance; a guide to symbols featured in Renaissance art; and technical information on printmaking. Also explores themes of melancholy in Dürer's work and Renaissance music, and past and present perceptions of clinical depression. From the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, University of California, Los Angeles.
URL: http://www2.hammer.ucla.edu/etc/durer/
Added to LII: 2003-02-04  (Site recommended by Librarian’s Internet Index ~ www.lii.org)