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Library Catalog
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History Databases
ActiveHistory
Excellent resource for history students grades 7-12. Games, interactive activities, and study guides
Ancient and Medieval History Online.
History Encyclopedias. Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history from mid-15th century to the present.
Great Empires of the Past
Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Maya. Ancient Persia. Alexander the Great, Medieval West Africa, Medieval
Islamic World, Mongols, Incas, Aztecs.
Modern World History History Encyclopedias explore the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Analysis 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
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.
History activities, history games, history quizzes, and more
Cold War, CNN Perspectives 24-episodes narrated by Kenneth Branagh
A comprehensive history that examines the key events of the arc of the Soviet Union, from its birth to its fall, and provides a thorough analysis of what was going on behind closed doors. Informed by the stories of 500 eyewitnesses--from citizens and soldiers to historians and statesmen--and strengthened by painstaking reconstruction of archival historical film footage, CNN's Cold War is a heroic undertaking and a sweeping chronicle of the world's most fragile decades.
Nazi Germany Propaganda Archive - One of the largest collections of primary sources relating to Nazi Germany from Calvin College
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.
For Teachers Resources for Teachers from Library of Congress. "Bringing the power of primary sources into the classroom."
Library Catalog
To locate books on this debate topic search the library catalog by subject. Use those listed below or others that you have found useful.
Go to the ASW library catalog here; enter each subject heading separately and then click the subject button:
History Databases
ActiveHistory
Excellent resource for history students grades 7-12. Games, interactive activities, and study guides
Ancient and Medieval History Online.
History Encyclopedias. Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history from mid-15th century to the present.
Great Empires of the Past
Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Maya. Ancient Persia. Alexander the Great, Medieval West Africa, Medieval
Islamic World, Mongols, Incas, Aztecs.
Map as History from home
Modern World History History Encyclopedias explore the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
General Databases
Advanced Placement SourceImage Quest
Two million plus rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best collections in the world (DK Images, Getty, National Geographic, et al).
JSTOR
Global Issues in Context
MAS Ultra
Points of View
History in Dispute Books
Web Sites
Best History Web Sites
Cold War, CNN Perspectives 24-episodes narrated by Kenneth Branagh
A comprehensive history that examines the key events of the arc of the Soviet Union, from its birth to its fall, and provides a thorough analysis of what was going on behind closed doors. Informed by the stories of 500 eyewitnesses--from citizens and soldiers to historians and statesmen--and strengthened by painstaking reconstruction of archival historical film footage, CNN's Cold War is a heroic undertaking and a sweeping chronicle of the world's most fragile decades.
Interactive European History Map
900 BC to Present
Internet Modern History Sourcebook - Great collection of sources from Fordham University
Nazi Germany Propaganda Archive - One of the largest collections of primary sources relating to Nazi Germany from Calvin College
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.
For Teachers Resources for Teachers from Library of Congress.
"Bringing the power of primary sources into the classroom."