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- Those feuding Greeks!
- This lesson is designed to familiarize students with the philosophical, political, economic, military and social differences between Athens and Sparta.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)
- By Pernell Collett.
- Nationalism and Americanism
- Speech by Warren G. Harding, Senator from Ohio and Republican candidate for President, recorded during the 1920 election campaign.
- Format: audio/speech
- Education and literacy in Edgecombe County, 1810
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.4
- In this 1810 letter, Jeremiah Battle of Edgecombe County describes the lack of education in eastern North Carolina and the consequences for society and politics. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Amadas and Barlowe explore the Outer Banks
- In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.5
- On April 27, 1584, Captains Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe left the west coast of England in two ships to explore the North American coast for Sir Walter Raleigh. The party of explorers landed on July 13, 1584, on the North Carolina coast just north of Roanoke Island, and claimed the land in the name of Queen Elizabeth. Captain Barlowe's report describes the land and the people he encountered.
- Format: journal
- The Democrats appeal to voters
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.2
- Address from the North Carolina state Democratic Party chairman in the Raleigh News and Observer before the 1898 election, appealing to white voters to "redeem the state." Includes historical commentary.
- Format: newspaper
Resources on the web
- The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
- Interactive maps, ancient Greek language lessons, and information about life in Athens help you to explore Greek history, politics, culture, art, and more. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: PBS
- The Ancient Greek World
- A virtual exhibit of artifacts from ancient Greece that depict the daily lives of the people from this civilization from the different types of coins they used for purchases to the grave-markers placed in their cemeteries. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Sunsite Digital Collections
- Digital collections of images, manuscripts, biographies, and texts, parts of the Berkeley Digital Library. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: University of California at Berkeley
