History Links
Age of Exploration - Explorers and equipment--sponsored by Mariner's Museum of Newport News, Virginia.
Black History Activities - A wonderful site with information and links about Black History.
Castle - Describes parts of a castle.
Egyptian Artifacts - Displays artifacts and explains how they were created and what they tell us today.
Egyptian Burial Practices - Mummies and pyramids.
Egyptian Daily Life - Ancient Egypt excellent site--slow to navigate.
Egyptian Pyramid Construction - How archeologists believe pyramids were built.
50 States - Hundreds of facts for each state are included.
Heraldry - Directions for designing and creating a shield.
History Resources - A comprehensive set of links, organized chronologically, related to United States history and appropriate for upper elementary students.
History Place - This site features historical exhibits representing both United States and world history events.
HyperHistory Online - Graphical representation of history.
Lewis and Clark: Peabody Museum - Introduction to Lewis and Clark, maps, and a virtual tour of artifacts from the museum.
Liberty Kids - People, places and things from the Revolutionary War Period.
Life in a Medieval Castle - Describes castle life.
Mayflower -Includes registry, history and full text primary sources.
Medieval Famous People
Medieval Life - Information on feudalism.
Medieval steps to Knighthood - Page, Squire, Knight expectations.
Middle Ages - Collection of resources on Medieval life.
Paul Revere Virtual Museum - Contains five halls of information about Paul Revere.
Pioneers - A student produced guide to pioneer life sponsored by Thinkquest.
Underground Railroad - Timeline of events and stories of people who helped slaves escape to freedom.

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