MS-Social+Studies

General Databases
[|Global Issues in Context]
 * of issues - social, political, military, economic, environmental, science related, health related, cultural
 * Focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific events and topics in the news that are related to these broader issues.
 * Detailed information on nations to provide a foundation for cross-cultural studies
 * Overviews summarizing background information, historical context, and contemporary stances
 * Expert perspectives analyzing an issue or event through multiple aspects
 * Reference documents providing background information on all issues and nations
 * Full-text international magazines, academic journals, news source, and primary sources
 * Statistics, including interactive graphs, tables, and charts

Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Maya. Ancient Persia. Alexander the Great, Medieval West Africa, Medieval Islamic World, Mongols, Incas, Aztecs.
 * [|Great Empires of the Past]**

[|Image Quest] Two million plus rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best collections in the world (DK Images, Getty, National Geographic, et al).

[|MAS Ultra]
 * 500 popular, high school magazines
 * 360 full text reference books
 * 85,670 biographies
 * 107,000+ primary source documents
 * 510,000 photos, maps & flags

[|Middle Search Plus] [|Points of View] [|SIRs Discoverer]
 * 140+ full text middle school magazines.
 * 84,774 biographies
 * 105,786 primary source documents
 * Image collection of photos, maps and flags
 * Full-text database providing students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
 * 280+ topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.
 * General reference resource
 * 1,900+ newspapers, magazines, and government documents
 * 29,000+ graphics, photos, maps, and charts connected to associated articles.

**History Databases**
 * **[|Ancient and Medieval History Online]** . History EncyclopediasCovers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history from mid-15th century to the present**.**


 * [|Modern World History]History EncyclopediasExplores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Selected Web Sites
[|Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State] A PBS site with maps, timeline, biographies.
 * HOLOCAUST**

Holocaust - Alpha History Documents, Graphics, Photographs/Videos, Timelines, Quotes, Historiography, Who's Who, Glossary

[|Interactive European History Map] 900 BC to Present

[|Fall of Rome Research ::: Mrs. Windust's Selected Resources] Sites recommended by Mrs. Windust!
 * ROME**

[|Rome - Best History Site Selection] This link will take you to a numerous sites on the Roman Empire.

[|Best History Web Sites] Primary Sources  [ //A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. //] Click on link above to learn read how to use and analyses of primary sources in an historical investigation.
 * Annotated links to 1200+ web sites
 * History activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.