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US History to 1877, US History since 1877, African American History
The Significance of Black History
The opium ships at Lintin, China, 1824 - painting by William John Huggins
World History since 1500
The Second Opium War: A Secret History
Diagram of the Federal Government and American Union
US History to 1877, American Government
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists: A Debate that Rages On

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Pandemic Pedagogies (Classroom Activities)

An Interdisciplinary Model for Teaching about the Human Impacts of Pandemics
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World History to 1500
World History since 1500
US History to 1877
US History since 1877
sign with classical bust on it and text Let's become great again with broken statue in background

Whiteness, Purity, and the Classics

How did the classical period view issues of race? What misinterpretations made classical art (especially sculptures) associated with whiteness?
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9-12
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World History to 1500
World History since 1500
an artifact

Who Owns the Past?

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4-8
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Ancient History
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
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Karbala and the Sunni-Shia Split

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4-8
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World History to 1500
World History since 1500
War & Peace
"Terracotta Warriors" in China

Ancient China and the Peasant Emperor

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4-8
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Ancient History
World History to 1500
melting Wedgemount Glacier

World Population

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9-12
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World History to 1500
World History since 1500
Science & Technology
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Gladiators and Football

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4-8
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Ancient History
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
The Great Wall of China

Walls and Barriers to the World

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4-8
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500

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