Government
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Primary Source Documents: an exhaustive site for teacher and older students. Begins at 500 BC and keeps going. Organizing principle is "Documents That Pertain to Early American History." Obviously, a broad view of our roots!
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Another massive site: teacher's use initially, although you'll use it to find sites for your children to read. If they want to read the originals, here they are!
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All ages will love this site on US Government. This site transcends unit boundaries. It's GREAT!
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Week 1: Twilight of the Western Roman Empire
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Government, defined
Week 2: Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church
Week 3: Byzantine Empire and Rise of Islam
Week 4: The Making of Medieval Europe: Charlemagne
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Governmental system of the Germanic tribes
Week 5: Developments During the Viking Age
Week 6: Medieval Life: Feudalism
Week 7: The High Middle Ages
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Magna Charta: the text
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Spark notes on the relationship between France and England
Week 8: The Mongols, Marco Polo, and the Far East
Week 9: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe
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Outline: What Ushered in the Modern Period?
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Power point of the Transition Europe in the 14th Century
Week 10: Early Lights of the Reformation
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Political Society and the Growth of Government in the Late Medieval England
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Week 11: Introduction to the Southern Renaissance
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There are no objectives this week.
Week 12: The Southern Renaissance and the Early Explorers
Week 13: The Southern Renaissance and the Age of Exploration
Week 14: Spanish Dominion and the New World: Aztecs and Incas
Week 15: The Northern Renaissance and Its Scholars
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More’s Utopia
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Spark Notes for Utopia
Week 16: The Reformation: Martin Luther and the German States
Week 17: The Reformation in Switzerland, England, and Scandinavia
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John Calvin: scroll down to read about how he affected government
Week 18: The Counter Reformation, French Huguenots, and the Netherlands
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Theories on limited government from Locke. (pg 621)
Week 19: Elizabethan England and the Scottish Reformation
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James I of England (VI of Scotland)
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Week 20: Early New World Colonies and Eastern Europe
Week 21: Puritans in New England
Week 22: Charters, Creeds, and the English Civil War
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Background information on the Fundamental Orders. This link contributed by Isaac.
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Avalon Project At Yale Law School: primary source documents important to our study of the development of US Government in colonial times. (These are the documents listed in the Week 22 Teacher's Notes.)
Week 23: Restoration Colonies and the Age of Louis XIV
Week 24: Dissenters in America and the Age of Reason
Week 25: Colonists and Native Americans
Week 26: Empires at Odds
Week 27: Thirteen Established Colonies
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Don't pass up this site! Everything you need to know for government for kids, broken down into easy-to-use grade levels.
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Sandy has recommended "Congress for Kids" for use in Year 3. Once at the site, you can put your cursor on "Tour of the Federal Government" and below it will appear a host of topics from the 13 colonies on up through the amendments. At each webpage you can read a bit about the topic and then click on "Show What You Know" for a reinforcement activity. If you click on "Play More" it takes you to a long list of links for other related activities including games, quizzes, maps, puzzles, word searches, flashcards, etc. Nice for adding a little variety!
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