Eleanor J. Toll Middle School

USEFUL WEBSITES:

History Maps

Ducksters

THANKSGIVING:

The Real History of Thanksgiving:  Website

Traditions, Origins & Meaning:  History.com

Do Native Americans Celebrate?  Smithsonian

25 Reasons to be Thankful:  Kid President

WINTER HOLIDAYS

12 Winter Holidays: Video

Winter Celebrations: Nat Geo

Winter Holidays Around the World:  Winter

From Christmas to Diwali:  United Planet

WORLD RELIGIONS:

World Religions for Kids

Head Coverings

MIDDLE EAST

Muhammad Biography

Kaaba Facts for Kids

Islam Beliefs

BBC: 5 Pillars of Islam

The First Four Caliphs

Comparisons  : Use this for your Comparisons Venn Diagram

Mosque Painting Ideas:  A Faithful Attempt

How to draw a mosque:  Step by step

WEST AFRICA

Africa Geography:

Sahara Desert Article:   Ducksters Sahara Article

USE THESE LINKS FOR YOUR AFRICA MAP:

Mountains Map:  African Mountains

Political Map:  Political Map

Ubangi River is shown on this map:  Ubangi River

Rivers:  Rivers

Deserts: Deserts

Vegetation Zones: Africa Coloring Page

Oral Storytelling:

The Eagle

Beware of Strangers

Ilsamic Influences Article:

Islam in West Africa

John Green video about Mansa Musa:  

Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa

Slavery PowerPoint with Ed Puzzles:

Slavery PowerPoint

ASIA:

fun website   Kids Past Website

CHINA

Intro to China (video)  Chinese Culture

Geography of China

China Religions Review

The Great Wall video

The MONGOLS: The Mongols

Marco Polo:   The Travels of Marco Polo (5 min video)

JAPAN:

Intro to Japan: Intro to Japan (5 Min)

History of Japan:   Nat Geo Japan Intro (5 min) 

Geography Overview:Japan Geography PowerPoint

The Japanese Legend Video:  The Japanese Legend "Prince Shotoku"

The Influence of Neighboring Countries on Japan:   Sections 20.3 to 20.10 

How to write "Good Morning" in Japanese:  Good Morning: Oh hah yo Go zah ee Mah su

Japan Lesson 3 PowerPoint: Lesson 3 PowerPoint

Shoguns:History of Japan / 8 minutes/ good review of shoguns

Samurai Helmets  Wonderfully Strange Samurai Helmets

MEDIEVAL EUROPE:

A History of the Middle Ages video:  Click Here

MAP: Use these links to complete your "Late Medieval Europe Map" 1000 A.D.

Europe Map 1000 A.D. Click here for map

Mountains: Mountains

Bodies of Water: Bodies of Water

More maps of Europe and Continents:  Geo Themes:  pg 5  ,   pg. 60-61   ,  pg 62-63  ,   pg 64-65

Geography of Europe:

PowerPoint with video links:  Europe's Geography

FEUDAL PARAGRAPH:

Use your textbook, notes, and the following website for your paragraph:

Thoughtco.com   Feudalism in Japan and Europe

RENAISSANCE:

Maps of Italian City States: 

City States (including bodies of water)

City States (major city states)

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION:

The Scientific Revolution

EXPLORATION AND THE AMERICAS:

Exploration and Map Activity  

The Maya Khan Academy

Mayan Blog

Maya, Aztec, Inca:   Mesoamerican Civilizations

Exploration Map :  Map

OTHER:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Ducksters Activity Page:  Ducksters MLK Jr / Activity Page

King Biography:  click here for Biography