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Recommended Resources to fill in information you might
be missing for your presentation. Find that one final, best source:
Databases: **Using the Databases and eBooks from Home? View the Digital Resources Logins and Passwords page. You'll need to sign in with your @apps to view. **Databases will export the correct MLA9 citation RIGHT INTO YOUR NOODLETOOLS! Wait, what? That's awesome!
World History the Modern Era from ABC-Clio - Shorter, hyperlinked original entries that are targeted for high school readers. Includes primary sources, where available, such as a gorgeous map of West Africa and the gold trade scenes, created in most likely 1375 (by a European). Definitely browse through the World Beyond Europe 1500-1776. This special feature includes information on all of your regions and each region includes an Overview and Topic Essentials videos.
New! Gale in Context High School - From the Topics List, you can go to Overviews and Articles on Ancient Africa, Ancient Kingdoms of Africa, Ancient China, Ancient India, the Aztecs, Ancient Middle East, the Incas, etc.
New! Gale in Context Middle School - Yes, I know it is supposedly targeted for middle school, but really the reading level is right on for this research, just slightly lower than GiC-HS above. Read about these cultures: Ancient Africa, Ancient China, Ancient India, Aztecs, Incas, and the Ottoman Empire, Looking for more information about different religions? Go to the entire list of cultures page.
JStor: Scholarly journal articles with a post-high school reading level. Access articles like Clothing Laws, State, and Society in the Ottoman Empire, 1720-1829 (which is cited in the Ottoman Empire WHP reading).
From KCLS.org/Students: Daily Life through History. Login is 417 + your student number and the pin is the last four digits of your student number. Example articles include Medieval Chinese Naval Technology during the Song dynasty and Medieval Africa, which is further divided into the different aspects of life (religion, education, economy etc) on the left side of the article.
Print and Digital Books:
The librarians will discuss the cart of books and notes within for sections on pre-colonialism.
Free Web, but you should stick with the databases or books above if you can:
India: Britannica's India: Quite an extensive article on the full history and culture of India. Bookmarked with this link is the section of politics, economy, and culture just prior to European activity.
Africa: African Kingdoms by KidsDiscover: A brief, but solid overview of the different kingdoms of ancient Africa. McCausland has the login and password for the full articles (30 day trial).
Africa: Pre-Colonial History of South Africa by South Africa History Online.
Latin America: Oasisian Settlement that is Today Called Cliff Palace by the National Park Service. This current site explains the history of the people and culture of this historic site.
Ottoman Empire: A fine overview by Britannica.
China: Qing and Ming Dynasties by History.com. Scroll to the very bottom for the parts needed for your citation.
Source of Interest: Trevor Getz's (WHP author) Stanford African Studies syllabus. Check it out.
Citations:
There is a new 2021 main interface to Noodletools this year. Here is a one-minute quick video overview, including how to submit your project to a drop box.
Citing the World History Project articles in your Google Drive? Choose Database > Original Content and fill in the fields (I'll explain why in class and see bottom of page for screenshot). Here is the correct format for one of the articles:
Maccarella, Tony. "The Spread of Farming in Sub-Saharan Africa: Bantu Migration." World History Project, Open Educational Resources, 2021, www.oerproject.com/world-history. Accessed 22 Sept. 2021.
** New for 2021! Screencast: How to Share your NT with the Library
**Once your group shares your works cited, McC always see your "live" version. She'll make comments on them and you'll have a few days before grading.
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