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A Comprehensive Outline Of World History

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A textbook that covers major events from the beginning of time until 1900. The text is divided first by time period and then by region and country within the period. Learn about the following topics in this world history textbook:Ice Age, Neanderthals, Mesolithic Age, Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age,  Ancient Egypt, Greek Empire, Roman Empire, Nomads, Han Dynasty, Mayan Empire, Byzantine Empire, Dark Ages, Barbarians, Turkish Empire, Viking Empire, Vikings, Charlemagne, Classical Period, Middle Ages, Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan, Black Death, Plague, Colonization, America, Pilgrims, Ottoman Empire, American Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Reconstruction, Renaissance, Age of Discovery, Elizabethan Era, Reformation Era, Age of Enlightenment. Suggested Level: UP (Upper Primary)

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Jack E. Maxfield

Courses Archive Teaching LGBTQ History

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The FAIR Education Act*, SB 48 (Leno), was signed into law on July 14, 2011, and went into effect on January 1, 2012. It amends the California Education Code to include the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful reference to contributions by people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community in history and social studies curriculum. The materials hosted by Our Families in support of California's SB 48 also align with the goals of Oregon's HB 2845

Material Type: Homework/Assignment

Author: Mulitple Authors

Getting Started with Primary Sources

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Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects that were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts that retell, analyze, or interpret events, usually at a distance of time or place. Bringing young people into close contact with these unique, often profoundly personal documents and objects can give them a sense of what it was like to be alive during a long-past era. Helping students analyze primary sources can also prompt curiosity and improve critical thinking and analysis skills.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment

Author: Library of Congress

Treaty Geography v2

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The attached lesson and supporting essay are a revised draft of a week long activity conducted in the spring of 2022. This lesson was originally created as a follow on to the Smithsonians American Indian Education Boldt Decision lesson for a high school US History class. Here I have rewritten for an 8th grade class as I felt after having completed it that in both rigor and content it was a better fit for an 8th grade class as a means for connecting a process that took place over 150 years ago to a modern issue. It does align with high school geography standards and if its summative activity were modified would fit well under HS.53.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Nick Tayer

Smithsonian in Your Classroom: Native American Dolls

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Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, this lesson plan presents the firsthand perspectives of five Native American doll makers from around the United States. Students examine full–color images of dolls from the museum's collection in order to learn more about the diverse cultures, communities, and environments the dolls represent.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson

Author: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Indigenous Peoples' Day | All About the Holidays

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August 9th is Indigenous Peoples' Day. Created by the United Nations in 1994, the holiday honors indigenous people and cultures around the world. While there is no single definition for indigenous, indigenous people maintain close ties to their ancestral land and traditions. In the United States, some Americans celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of or along with Columbus Day.

Material Type: Interactive

Authors: OPB, PBS Learning Media

The Navajo Treaty of 1868: Why Was the Navajo Journey Home So Remarkable?

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This online lesson provides Native perspectives, images, documents, and other sources to help students and teachers understand the remarkable nature of the Navajo Treaty of 1868 and why the Navajo maintained an unflinching resolve to return home. Examine the Navajo Treaty of 1868 and the nation's journey home to understand how a people's agency and strength reaffirms and rebuilds Navajo (Diné) nationhood, culture, and sovereignty.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: Native Knowledge 360

Early Encounters in Native New York: Did Native People Really Sell Manhattan?

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This online lesson provides Native perspectives, images, documents, and other sources to help students and teachers understand how the 17th century fur trade brought together two cultures, one Native and the other Dutch, with different values and ideas about exchange. Examine these differences to determine whether the exchange that took place on Manhattan in 1626 was really a land sale or not.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: Native Knowledge 360

Learning About Black Leaders Bingo

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Learning About Black Leaders Bingo (Grades 1 and 2) Identifying contributions of people, past and present is important. We learn to celebrate individuals and the part they play in our lives. / Es importante identificar las contribuciones específicas de las personas, pasadas y presentes. Aprendemos a celebrar a las personas y su rol en nuestras vidas.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: PBS Kids

Water Is Life: Living in Reciprocity with Our Local Waterways (Past, Present, and Future) [Option #2]

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In this lesson, students learn about the importance of water to Indigenous Peoples and the need to protect water today. Step 1 - Inquire: Students describe their personal experiences with local waterways. Step 2 - Investigate: Students investigate the importance of water to the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, reflect on the need to live in reciprocity with rivers, and explore ways to be water protectors. Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a One-Pager to demonstrate their learning and explain how they can ally with the Indigenous Peoples of Oregon to protect local waterways.

Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: Marie Middleton

"1619 Project": The Idea of America

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In this lesson students will read to uncover hidden truths about the many contributions of enslaved Africans to the development of the United States. They will express their understanding by writing a text-based claim supported by evidence to show how African Americans paved the way for other marginalized communities to fight oppression, so the principles of American democracy apply to all people in America.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Buffalo Public Schools Office of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives

Listening Guide for the 1619 Podcast

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In this lesson, students will listen, analyze, and respond to episodes of the 1619 podcast. The lesson includes time-stamped sections, guided questions, and extension activities for each episode. Students will be able to engage meaningfullywith The 1619 Project and consider how they can utilize podcasts and other media to tell their own stories.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Donnalie Wilson

The Middle Passage

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In this lesson, students learn about the experience and journey of enslaved Africans along the Middle Passage. This lesson aligns with both modules, in which students write narratives with a focus on understanding perspectives. Students will read two texts, one from The 1619 Project and another from N.J. Amistad. Using the texts, visuals and video, students will write a narrative piece from the perspective of an enslaved African.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Buffalo Public Schools Office of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives

Slavery, Mass Incarceration, and America’s Founding Ideas and Documents

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In this lesson students will read to understand how Black and Brown men are currently incarcerated in America at a much higher level than any other demographic. Students will evaluate the relationship between slavery and the current criminal-justice system. They will close read two anchor texts from the New York Times 's 1619 Project, i.e., an excerpt from the article “Slavery Gave America…” and an excerpt from the article "The Idea of America." Using these texts, other visuals, and a video as their background knowledge resource bank, students will write to make and support a claim about mass incarceration and the ways in which this practice, much like slavery, significantly conflicts with America’s foundational ideas such as “all men are created equal.”

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Buffalo Public Schools Office of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives

Better than "Normal": Amplifying Hope and Action in Our Community

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The pandemic has highlighted major inequalities that existed before, in the "normal.” In the news, there is talk of a return to "normal", but for many in marginalized communities"normal" was not justice. This project outlines three areas of local and global opportunity in our community: education, racial equity, and climate change.Through investigation, students will examine multiple perspectives, ask critical questions, analyze information, and act on what they learn. Their project is not only about the end product, but also the process.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Comfort Agboola

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