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| Mexico I: Chichen ItzaThe ancient Mayan civilization was indigenous to present day Central America and southern Mexico. Its chief city for nearly a millennium and a major Mayan archeological site is located on the Yucatan Peninsula--it is Chichen Itza.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Social Impact of Martin Luther IWithout a doubt the Protestant Reformation had a profound impact on religion, but Martin Luther's rebellion of faith also inspired a social revolution.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Mexico VII: Aztecs 2--Religion and RitualsIn the early decades of the 1500s, Spanish explorers, or Conquistadors, moved from the Caribbean coast into central Mexico. There they encountered the Aztecs, a deeply religious people with a complex structure of rites and ceremonies.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Temple of ArtemisThe colossal temple of Artemis in the port city of Ephesus blended the size of Greek architecture and the decorative style of the East. It was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Columbus and His Voyages IVHaving discovered a New World--which ironically he never firmly acknowledged as being anything but East Asia--Christopher Columbus left a mixed and controversial legacy.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Mexico II: Spanish Conquest and RuleFor almost 300 years after 1521, Mexico was a colony of Spain and known as “La Nueva España” or New Spain. It was the crown jewel in Spain’s holdings in the New World.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Social Impact of Martin Luther IIIn 1525, the peasants of Germany took Martin Luther's teachings on spiritual equality to their logical conclusion and rebelled against their betters. He was not amused.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Osiris CultFrom ancient times to the Roman Empire, the sect of Osiris, the god of the afterlife, dominated Egyptian religious thinking. In many ways Osiris was a cultic improvement, transforming moral behavior and expanding religious experience.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Columbus and His Voyages IIIIn 1492 after years of trying, Christopher Columbus finally received the go-ahead for his western voyage. It was the first of four.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Social Impact of Martin Luther IIIIn 1525 the suffering peasants of Germany revolted. They expected the support of another rebel against authority, theologian Martin Luther. They would be disappointed.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
