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The Scientific Revolution
Lesson by Taleen Aktorosian

The Scientific Revolution

Before class, students will be asked to read two World History Encyclopedia articles. Introduction (10-15 minutes) Hook: Start with a thought-provoking question: "How would you determine whether something is true or not? What process would...
Ҫatalhöyük
Definition by Nathalie Choubineh

Ҫatalhöyük

Ҫatalhöyük is one of the largest Neolithic settlements ever discovered. Built more than 9000 years ago in modern Konya Plain, central Turkey, it is known in archaeology as a proto-city, a link between the cave-dwellings of prehistoric hunter-gatherers...
Festival of the Federation
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Festival of the Federation

The Festival of the Federation (Fête de la Fédération) was a celebration that occurred on the Champ de Mars outside Paris on 14 July 1790, the first anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille. With over 300,000 people in attendance, the...
Ancient Scotland
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Ancient Scotland

Scotland is a country which, today, comprises the northern part of Great Britain and includes the islands known as the Hebrides and the Orkneys. The name derives from the Roman word "Scotti" which designated an Irish tribe who invaded the...
What is Stonehenge? The Mysteries of the Neolithic Stone Circle
Video by Kelly Macquire

What is Stonehenge? The Mysteries of the Neolithic Stone Circle

Stonehenge is a stone circle that dates back to the Neolithic period, in c. 3000 BCE on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire in Southern England. It wasn’t a site built in the late Neolithic period which then sat stagnant for five thousand years...
Major Indo Iranian Neolithic Sites & the Indus Civilization
Image by John Huntington

Major Indo Iranian Neolithic Sites & the Indus Civilization

The map shows the extent of the Harappan or Indus Civilization along with the various neolithic sites in the region.
Neolithic Variscite Necklace
Image by Mark Cartwright

Neolithic Variscite Necklace

A variscite necklace from the Neolithic site of Carnac, north-west France. (Archaeological Museum of Carnac)
Neolithic Stone Axe with Wooden Handle
Image by JMiall

Neolithic Stone Axe with Wooden Handle

A Neolithic stone axe with a wooden handle, found at Ehenside Tarn. It is on display in the British Museum, London.
Neolithic Axe Heads
Image by Mark Cartwright

Neolithic Axe Heads

Axe heads of jadeite and eclogite from the neolithic site of Carnac, north-west France. (Archaeological Museum of Carnac)
Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Neolithic Flint Dagger from Ba'ja

A rare example of Neolithic daggers made by pressure knapping, found in a group burial Ba'ja, north of Petra, Jordan, 7500-7000 BCE. The Jordan Museum, Amman.
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