World History Links
BC and AD, BCE and CE: What’s the Difference? is a Druide article that provides a good overview about the differences between these dating systems.
The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world and will produce nearly 85 billion kilowatt hours annually.
On November 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his third and last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. When it was opened and read after his death, the will caused a lot of controversy both in Sweden and internationally, as Nobel had left much of his wealth for the establishment of a prize. His family opposed the establishment of the Nobel Prize, and the prize awarders he named refused to do what he had requested in his will. It was five years before the first Nobel Prize could be awarded in 1901.
The Nobel Prize provides background about Alfred Nobel’s will, which left much of Nobel's assets to the establishment of this prize.
Nobel Prize Lessons – Peace Prize 2020 This is a teacher’s guide for a Nobel Prize lesson – a complete lesson on the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organisation working to eradicate hunger. The lesson is planned to take about 50 minutes.
World History Youtube Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykUXN0gkt7M Oct 1, 2018 Welcome to the world of the Nobel Prize! This video gives a summary of what the Nobel Prize is about, and tells the story of its founder, Alfred Nobel. Nobel Prize Museum