1. National Geography History Project Resources for teaching history with a geographic perspective Michigan Geographic Alliance New York Center for Geographic Education Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education Croft Institute for International Studies

2. National Geography History Project This CD Rom, Resources for Teaching History with a Geographic Perspective, was developed to help teachers include geography while teaching the eras of world history. It was developed under a grant from National Geographic Educational Foundation, by partners from Michigan Geographic Alliance, New York Center for Geographic Education, Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education, and the Croft Institute for International Studies. Dr. Michael Libbee, Central Michigan University Dr. Phil Gersmehl, Hunter College Dr. David Rutherford, Mississippi State University Dr. Richard Boehm, Texas State University Judy Behrens, Texas State University Judy Lucas, Texas Geographic Alliance This is a draft product. Using the matrix, choose a topic and an era. Clicking on that box will take you to the name of the lesson (s) and a url. Click on the url to find the website.

3. Egypt; Mesopotamia Incas; Aztecs; Cities Using Geography to Learn History Babylonia Mapping; Greek and Roman Land Use Phoenicians & Hebrews Two Ancient Cities Ancient World; Urban Ecosystems Thermopylae Geographic Luck Science, Tech. Of Ancient Egypt World Religions; Buddhism; China; Silk Road Old Pompeii; Black Sea Pre-Columbian Latin America; Timbuktu Angkor Timbuktu; Mali; Magellan Middle East Cities in Asia; Feudal System Medieval Times Horsepower Islam Black Death China; Cortez and Aztecs Guns, Germs And Steel The Ottoman Empire Africa; Geography In History Slavery; Famine & Plague Timbuktu; Restoring the Past French Revolution Columbian Exchange Industrial Revolution Power of Germs Europe Oil; Water Changing Boundaries in Asia Oceans Anne Frank; Migration; Muslims Leaders and Cities Int. Alliance; Vietnam; Korea; Afghanistan; India; WWII; Africa Water; Agriculture The Automobile Future Aids; Flu Pandemic 1918 Water; Africa Energy& Cars To 500 CE500-1500 CE1500-1900 CE1900 CE On Civilizations Resources Nation-states Empires Exploration Migration Settlement Conflict Belief Systems Disease Environment Agriculture Manufacturing Transportation Innovation Swahili Coast

4. To 500 CE, Civilizations Return to Main Menu The Eagle has Landed: Aztecs Find a Home http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=436 http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=436 The Land & Lifestyle of the Inca http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g68/lifestyleinca.html Eager to Get to Ancient Egypt http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=80 http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=80 The Mystery of the Scroll: Ancient Egyptian Culture & Geography http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/kingtut.html “The First Cities” http://www.timetrek.org/interact.htm “Touring Ancient Egypt” http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/educators/lesson7.html “Mycenaean Trade in the Mediterranean” http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/mycenaean_Trace/ The Emergence & Evolution of the Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamia http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=622

5. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Civilizations Return to Main Menu A Pre-Columbian Mosaic of Latin America: Linguistic Diversity within the Maya Cultural Region http://retanet.unm.edu/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1939234 “To Timbuktu – A Journey with Ibn Battuta” http://rims.k12.ca.us/activity/a_ journey_ battuta/

6. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Civilizations Return to Main Menu Following the Great Wall of China http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=619 “Cortes and the Aztecs: Different Views of the World” http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/teachers/teachers.htm

7. 1900 CE to Present, Civilizations Return to Main Menu Mission Geography: Europe http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/05/g68/geospy.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/05/g68/geospy.html

8. To 500 CE, Resources Using Geography to Learn About History http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/1 7/g912/greece.html Return to Main Menu

9. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Resources Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

10. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Resources Return to Main Menu GGS Episode 2 Lesson Plan: Steel-The Great Conqueror http://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/educators/lesson2.html

11. 1900 CE to Present, Resources Return to Main Menu Should Oil Drilling Be Allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? http://www-tc.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/arcticson/pdf/arcticson_lp.pdf You've Got Oil … Or Maybe You Don't http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/11/g912/gotoil.html Oil & Water in the Middle East Region http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g68/iraqoil.html

12. To 500 CE, Nation-States Return to Main Menu Life in Old Babylonia: The Importance of Trade http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=644

13. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Nation-States Return to Main Menu Angkor What? Angkor Wat! http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=607

14. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Nation-States Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

15. 1900 CE to Present, Nation-states Return to Main Menu Changing Boundaries in Pre-Colonial Asia to the Present http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/12/g912/changebound.html

16. To 500 CE, Empires Return to Main Menu Greek & Roman Land Use: What was the Difference? http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/landuse.html “Mapping an Empire” http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/educators/lesson4.html

17. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Empires Return to Main Menu The Road to Timbuktu http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Classrm/lesson5.htm TTT Timbuktu's Golden Age of Scholarship http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=504 TTT The Geography of Mali http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=500 Trekking to Timbuktu (Teacher & Student Version) & Assessment for Lessons 1-7 Assessment - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=507 Teacher - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=499 Student - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=516http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=507http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=499http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=516

18. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Empires Return to Main Menu The Ottoman Empire http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/suleyman/

19. 1900 CE to Present, Empires Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

20. To 500 CE, Exploration Return to Main Menu The Phoenicians & the Hebrews http://www.smithlifescience.com/SS06PhoeniciansandHebrews.htm

21. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Exploration Return to Main Menu TTT Mansa Musa Takes a Trip http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=503 Ferdinand Magellan - A Man of His Time http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=76

22. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Exploration Return to Main Menu Geography Matters in History http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/history.html

23. 1900 CE to Present, Exploration Return to Main Menu The Ocean: Our Global Connector http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g68/seatoshiningsea1.html

24. To 500 CE, Migration Return to Main Menu Two Ancient Cities http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g912/twocitiesinca.html

25. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Migration Return to Main Menu “Seven Daughters and Seven Sons: The Middle East Through Literature” http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1918 http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1918

26. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Migration Return to Main Menu Slave Kingdoms http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Classrm/lesson3.htm Slavery, Society, and Apartheid http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/slavery/ Forced to Flee: Famine & Plague http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/forcedtoflee/

27. 1900 CE to Present, Migration Return to Main Menu Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=373 Migration: Why People Move http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/g68/tgmigration.html God Grew Tired of Us: Migration & Cultural Interaction http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/g68/ggtu1.html Migration: A First-Hand Perspective http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/g68/migrations.html “Religion and Immigration: Muslims in the United States and Europe” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionand ethics/teachers/lp_muslims.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionand ethics/teachers/lp_muslims.html

28. To 500 CE, Settlement Return to Main Menu Urban Ecosystems 2: Why are There Cities? A Historical Perspective http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=277 The Ancient World http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/ancientworld/ “Village Game” http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/ Note: if URL won’t connect – go to Lesson Plans; World History and select “Village Game” Spans eras to early 1900 – also referenced in Settlement 500-1500 and 1900 on

29. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Settlement Return to Main Menu The Feudal System: Castles at War http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/feudalsystem/ Cities in Asia http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/12/g68/citiesasia.html “Village Game” http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/ Note: if URL won’t connect – go to Lesson Plans; World History and select “Village Game” Spans eras to early 1900 – also referenced in Settlement to 500 and 1900 on

30. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Settlement Return to Main Menu TTT The Search for Timbuktu http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=505 TTT Restoring the Past http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=506 “Village Game” http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/ Note: if URL won’t connect – go to Lesson Plans; World History and select “Village Game” Spans eras to early 1900 – also referenced in Settlement to 500 and 500 to 1500

31. 1900 CE to Present, Settlement Return to Main Menu Power Builders: Leaders & Cities http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/powerbuilders/#top

32. To 500 CE, Conflict Return to Main Menu 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae: Herodotus’ Real History http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=735

33. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Conflict Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

34. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Conflict Return to Main Menu Witnesses to Joan of Arc & the Hundred Years' War http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=669 “The French Revolution” http://hti.osu.edu/content/lessonplans/FrenchRev.cfm

35. 1900 CE to Present, Conflict Return to Main Menu Cultural Icons: Voices of Their Nations http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/03/g912/tgcultural.html Yours, Mine, & Ours: Determining Boundaries http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/13/g912/yoursmine.html Is 'African' a Language? http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g68/afrolanguage.html World War II http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/World_History/WRH0026.html Negotiate Peace for India & Pakistan http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/educators/history_pakistan.html Afghanistan: People, Places, & Politics http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/afghanistan_overview_10-06.html The Great War http://www-tc.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/lesson4.pdf International Alliances http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/13/g912/eurounion.html “World War II” http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst195.txt “The Identification, The Mapping, and the Personification of Countries Involved in WWII” http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst142.txt “Conflict: Divided Peninsula: Six Decades of Military and Political Tension in Korea” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangl e/classroom/2lp4.html “Events and People of the Vietnam War” http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons/cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/World_History/Vietnam/VET0201.html “Teaching with Documents: The United States Enters the Korean Conflict” http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/Korean-conflict/

36. To 500 CE, Agriculture Return to Main Menu GGS Episode One Lesson Plan: Geographic Luck http://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/educators/lesson1.html

37. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Agriculture Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

38. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Agriculture Return to Main Menu Columbian Exchange http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/MULTICULTURAL/curriculum/Hispanic/11thcolombianEx c.pdf The Columbian Exchange http://filebox.vt.edu/users/chdavis6/NewPortfolio/2_NCSS_lesson.htm

39. 1900 CE to Present, Agriculture Return to Main Menu Understanding Your Water: From Source to Tap & Back Again http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/science/jan- june08/water_0324.html European & South American Agriculture http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/europe-samerica-agriculture

40. To 500 CE, Manufacturing Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

41. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Manufacturing Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

42. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Manufacturing Return to Main Menu “Building America’s Industrial Revolution: The Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts” http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/21boott/21boott.htm

43. 1900 CE to Present, Manufacturing Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

44. To 500 CE, Transportation Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

45. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Transportation Return to Main Menu From Medieval Times to Today http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/medievaltimes/

46. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Transportation Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

47. 1900 CE to Present, Transportation Return to Main Menu “The Automobile” http://www.hti.osu.edu/content/lessonplans/automobile.cfm

48. To 500 CE, Innovation Return to Main Menu “The Science and Technology of Ancient Egypt” http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/educators/lesson8.html

49. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Innovation Return to Main Menu Horsepower: Harnessed for War http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/horsepower/

50. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Innovation Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

51. 1900 CE to Present, Innovation Return to Main Menu “Unit: Bringing the Future to People” http://www.pbs.org/opb/thenewheroes/teachers/unit_2.html http://www.pbs.org/opb/thenewheroes/teachers/unit_2.html

52. To 500 CE, Belief Systems Return to Main Menu The Spread of Buddhism http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/06/g912/buddhism.html Five Major World Religions http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/classroom/lplan_view.asp?articleID=168 Religion and Belief Systems in Asia http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g68/religion.html “Religion in Politics in Daily Life” http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/educators/lesson3.html “One Nation Under: Three Major Philosophies in China” http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/lessons/search/?k=One+Nation+Under%3A ++Three+Major+Philosophies+in+China “Belief Systems Along the Silk Roads” http://www.askasia.org/teachers/lessons/plan.php?no=48&era=&grade=&geo

53. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Belief Systems Return to Main Menu Islam: History, Society, & Civilization http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/islamhistory/

54. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Belief Systems Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

55. 1900 CE to Present, Belief Systems Return to Main Menu The Swahili Coast http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Classrm/lesson2.htm

56. To 500 CE, Disease Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

57. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Disease Return to Main Menu The Path of the Black Death http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=675 Fleas & the Black Death http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/blackdeath.html

58. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Disease Return to Main Menu GGS Episode 3 Lesson Plan: Power of Germs http://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/educators/lesson3.html

59. 1900 CE to Present, Disease Return to Main Menu The Spread of AIDS http://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/lessons/11/g912/trade.html Geographic Diffusion of Disease: The Flu Pandemic of 1918-19 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g912/disease.html AIDS in Africa II: More Than Sympathy http://nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g912/africaaidsII.html “Identifying Viruses: Killer Flu 1918 Pandemic” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case plague http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case

60. To 500 CE, Environment Return to Main Menu In Old Pompeii http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=271 Clues From the Black Sea http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g68/blacksea.html

61. 500 CE to 1500 CE, Environment Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

62. 1500 CE to 1900 CE, Environment Return to Main Menu Contact mga@cmich.edu to identify a good lesson for this topic/era.mga@cmich.edu

63. 1900 CE to Present, Environment Return to Main Menu Energy & Cars: What Does the Future Hold? http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/energyandcars/ Water: To the Last Drop http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/water/#top “Eco-Challenges in Africa” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/tools/eco/goals.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/tools/eco/goals.html