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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · 3d

World History Teachers Blog: Trans-Pacific Silver Trade: Four Great Resources bit.ly/4h6neAB #sschat #edusky

Trans-Pacific Silver Trade: Four Great Resources

Studying the silver trade between 1450 and 1750. Here are four terrific resources. Three podcasts about silver and an awesome multimedia s...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · 5d

World History Teachers Blog: The Changing Role of Women Throughout History: Great Documentary bit.ly/3WyY3x7 #sschat #edusky

The Changing Role of Women Throughout History: Great Documentary

How did the role of women change over time? That's the question that historian Amanda Forman tries to answer in this terrific documentary ...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · 17d

World History Teachers Blog: Hindu India: Terrific Short Documentary. bit.ly/3VDL5xR #sschat. #edusky

Hindu India: Terrific Short Documentary

Teaching Hinduism? The Himalayan Academy , which publishes Hinduism Today magazin e, has a terrific 23 minute documentary about the o...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · 24d

World History Teachers Blog: Rome Reborn: Narrated by Khan Academy bit.ly/4mxRIMV #sscht. #edusky

Rome Reborn: Narrated by Khan Academy

Many of you may have seen Bernard Fischer's 3-D model of Rome showing a simulation of the city's urban development. It's pretty cool as is! ...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Sep 14

World History Teachers Blog: Hanseatic League: Two Good Video Clips. bit.ly/42vo9V4 #sschat #edusky

Hanseatic League: Two Good Video Clips

While it did not rival either the Indian Ocean or Silk Road trade, the Hanseatic League knit together northern Europe and the Baltics into a...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Sep 9

World History Teachers Blog: How Dark were The Dark Ages? bit.ly/4nsMmno #sschat #edusky

How Dark were The Dark Ages?

The Dark Ages were not so dark, according to this fascinating clip from PragerU. They were full of color with carnivals, and revived popul...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Sep 6

World History Teachers Blog: European Sailors and Navigational Tools in the Age of Encounter and Exchange bit.ly/4gcEfsC #edusky #sschat

European Sailors and Navigational Tools in the Age of Encounter and Exchange

Studying European sailors in the 1500's? Here are two good resources, both of which might work for short web quests. One includes the Mari...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Aug 24

World History Teachers Blog: Two Great Documentaries: Temple Empire of Angkor Wat and the Spice Empire of Majapahit bit.ly/3XD3wlM #sschat #edusky

Two Great Documentaries: Temple Empire of Angkor Wat and the Spice Empire of Majapahit

Here are two great videos that work well for Unit 1 in AP World History. Both come from Peter Lee in a series for CNA Insider, called "Mark...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Aug 13

Wow! That is a beutiful building!

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Aug 13

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 13

Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this record-keeping was practiced by commoners as well as elites.

Who made these knotted records during the Inca Empire?

Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this record-keeping was practiced by commoners as well as elites.

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 13

Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this record-keeping was practiced by commoners as well as elites.

Who made these knotted records during the Inca Empire?

Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these cords suggests this record-keeping was practiced by commoners as well as elites.

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Aug 13

World History Teachers Blog: Buddhism Along the Silk Road: Hyperdoc bit.ly/45rNG2k #sschat #edusky

Buddhism Along the Silk Road: Hyperdoc

Here is a Hypedoc (Webquest) about the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road between the 2nd and 12th centuries. It's based on a terr...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Aug 5

World History Teachers Blog: Greece and Rome: Two Excellent Video Overviews bit.ly/4mcANAj #sschat #edusky

Greece and Rome: Two Excellent Overviews

Here are two terrific video reviews of Greece and Rome. The Greece review runs 18 minutes and the Rome review runs just over 20 minutes...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Jul 29

World History Teachers Blog: Mugals- Art & Tolerance- bit.ly/3GL3e9e #sschat #edusky

Mugals- Art & Tolerance

In this review of Mughal art, William Dalrymple offers a terrific portrait of the Mughal emperors -- Akbar, Humayun, Jahangir, and Shah...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Jul 22

World History Teachers Blog: Sunni/Shia Divide- Resources. bit.ly/45fJiEB #sschat #edusky

Sunni/Shia Divide- Resources

Here are some excellent resources for reviewing the Sunni/ Shia split. I paraticularly like the clip from the Council of Foreign Relations w...

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ggcoe.bsky.social @ggcoe.bsky.social · Jul 20

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T. J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · Jul 19

I write serious history—via biography—for a non-academic audience. So I'd like to say something about Ken Burns's remark, something that also explains why AI can't write history.

Pardon me for citing the example of one of my books, "Custer's Trials," on one of history's best-known figures.
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Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · Jul 19

“We wanted to rid ourselves of the fashions of historiography,” Burns summarized at one event, “and make a film that simply shows what happened.”

That’s not how history works though. You’re making an argument about what happened & what mattered even if you don’t realize you’re doing it. 🗃️

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T. J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · Jul 19

I write serious history—via biography—for a non-academic audience. So I'd like to say something about Ken Burns's remark, something that also explains why AI can't write history.

Pardon me for citing the example of one of my books, "Custer's Trials," on one of history's best-known figures.
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Rachel Gunter, Ph.D. 🗃️ @phdrachel.bsky.social · Jul 19

“We wanted to rid ourselves of the fashions of historiography,” Burns summarized at one event, “and make a film that simply shows what happened.”

That’s not how history works though. You’re making an argument about what happened & what mattered even if you don’t realize you’re doing it. 🗃️

Rebecca Brenner Graham @theotherrbg.bsky.social · Jul 19

“whatever you write, you are taking a stance on your subject and on the practice of history itself. the suggestion that other historians are not also interested in ‘show[ing] what happened’ is, at best, careless.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...