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- Venetian Gondola and Gondolier
- Transportation through one of Venice's 150 canals includes the option of a romantic excursion by gondola as seen here. Gondolas are long, asymmetrical, narrow boats made of one of only eight types of wood. The left side of the gondola is made longer to counterbalance...
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- Canal Grande - The Grand Canal
- The Canal Grande (Grand Canal) of Venice is one of two major waterways winding around the city. It serves as a major transportation route where vaporetti, or water buses, and water taxis share the route with all other vessels providing a range of services...
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- Ponte di Rialto
- The Ponte di Rialto, or Rialto Bridge, is one of the largest bridges spanning the Canal Grande of Venice. It was built in three years in 1588 and was the only way to cross the Canal Grande until on foot until the Accademia Bridge was constructed in 1854. More...
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- Piazza San Marco
- The Piazza San Marco, or St. Mark's Square, is the principal square of Venice, Italy. Unlike other European square of its size, no motorized vehicles can be seen nor heard in or around the piazza since Venetian traffic is by foot or boat on one of its canals....
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- Spain and America: From Reconquest to Conquest
- In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 3.1
- In 1491, no European knew that North and South America existed. By 1550, Spain -- a small kingdom that had not even existed a century earlier -- controlled the better part of two continents and had become the most powerful nation in Europe. In half a century of brave exploration and brutal conquest, both Europe and America were changed forever.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Europe
- Explore the culture, geography, and history of the nations of Europe with this sampling of educational resources found on LEARN NC.
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Resources on the web
- The Corning Museum of Glass
- Visit special exhibitions, examine artifacts, and learn about the process of making glass and the many different varieties of glass. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Corning Museum of Glass
- Renaissance Secrets
- Are you a mystery buff? A Renaissance aficionado? This site presents real life mysteries set in the Renaissance period and supplies you with evidence and historical information so that you can try to solve the puzzles for yourself. Put on your sleuth hat and... (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: BBC
- Italy in Virtual Reality
- Virtual reality tours, panoramic images, and historical information are provided in this interactive online tour through Rome, Pisa, and Florence. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Compart Multimedia
- Marco Polo takes a trip
- Students learn about the travels of Venetian adventurer Marco Polo. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Social Studies)
- Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
- Xpeditions express: City scavenger hunt
- Students take a virtual trip on National Geographic's Xpeditions Express through Europe to the cities of London, Paris, Innsbruck, Venice, Budapest, and Istanbul. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
- Provided by: National Geographic
