Seventh Grade:
Ancient Africa | Folktales | Careers | Islam | Scientific Revolution | Renaissance | Crusades | Feudalism | Medieval Links | Mayas | Sixth Grade | Eighth Grade | Science | Health | Math
Ancient Africa
Ancient African Empires: Art, daily life, maps, pictures and research
History of Africa links: includes The Great Oral Tradition, The Nok, Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Ghana
Ibn Battuta - the great traveller
The Travels of Ibn Battuta - A Virtual Tour with the 14th Century Traveler
Medieval Sourcebook: Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354
Folktales
• Two African Tales: He Who Has Patience Has Everything; Anasi Plays Dead
• Three African Folktales
• Folktales from all over the world: You have to search by name or type of folktale. Has complete story on-line
• African Folktales: Scroll down to "Stories from West Africa"
• Nigerian Folktales: Organized by theme
• Northern Nigeria Folktales Another good list from northern Nigeria
• Hausa Folklore
• Folk stories from southern Nigeria
Careers
U.S. College Directory
California College Directory
LifeWorks (NIH)
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Search by name of job or browse by alphabetical order; click on html version for easier reading
Jobs for Kids Who Like: Search by interest area, good information and links
Career Explorer Scroll down to Explore by Career for job descriptions
Surfing the Net with Kids: Career Explorations: Click on link for middle school students
Wow Careers Real people in the career answer questions
Career One Stop America's job bank, America's career infonet, America's service locator: highlights from the online coach are deivide into job seekers, employers, students/learners/ and workforce/human resource professionals
American's Career Infonet Multimedia website -- excellent source of career information. Lots of links to other career resources
Peterson Education Center Good career exploration and college information
Princeton Review Online Go to Research a Career for brief overviews including quality of life, past & future, facts & figures. Take the career quiz and find an occupation that matches your work style and interest colors
Job Star Central: Guides for Specific Careers Packed with career planning information
Vocational Information Center Job descriptions, working conditions, training and/or education needed, certification and related jobs
Career Voyages Current and updated lists of careers and "hot" occupations reported by states. The site lists the fastest growing occupations by state, the educational requirements for the occupations, and salary ranges. The site is maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education and geared towards students, parents, counselors, and adults considering career change
The real world and careers - closer than you think
Islam
Empire of Faith
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook: Pre-Islamic Arab world, Muhammad, Islamic faith and theology, expansion and empire, Caliphate, Persians, Turks, Ottomans, interaction with the West during the Crusades, Islamic history maps, Western intrusion, Islamic world since 1945 and mor
EAWC Chronology: Early Islam: Chronology of the history of early Islam covers the years 570 through 1500 AD. Allows access to essays and images as well
Islam - The Identity: Islam - info about Islam and muslims
Islamicity: An Islamic alphabet and more
A-lslam.org
Islam: Mawlid al-Nabi : The birthday of Muhammad
The Islamic Calendar
Ramadan
Cordoba: Click on picture to see different important features of life in Cordoba, Spain AD 1000
Internet Islamic Sourcebook
Scientific Revolution
Scientific Revolution: Scroll quite far down on the page for many good links
Renaissance
Renaissance Personalities
Click here for Renaissance topics
Mad Royalty Biographies on rulers
Renaissance Links: Links to the Scientific Revolution
La Renaissance: Italy
Italy during the Renaissance
La Renaissance: Germany
La Renaissance: France
Renaissance: What Inspired This Age of Balance and Order? - This attractive site describes aspects of the European Renaissance including its origins in the Middle Ages, the rise of navigation and trade, development of the printing press, arts, and the Renaissance in Florence Italy
Crusades
An overview of the Crusades
Crusades Links
More Crusade Links
Feudalism
Medieval Links
Click here for your topic: Includes almost all of the main headings
Middle Ages Life: Feudal life, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts and entertainment, town life
NetSerf: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources Tons of links from daily life to people to food and drink
Medieval English urban history
Henry VIII (1491-1547)
Encyclopedia Entry about Henry VII
Charlemagne | King of the Franks
Medieval Sourcebook: Inquisition - Introduction
Castles on the Web offers castle links, castle photos, castle site of the day, castles for kids, free castle web pages and more!
WWW Medieval Resources
Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction
EAWC Internet Index: Click on global, select Medieval Europe from drop down menu
Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage
The Medieval Child, Teen
Medieval Games
Medieval and Renaissance Games Homepage
Toys in the Medieval Ages
Medieval Games
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT:
Book of Kells images
British Library History of Illuminated Manuscripts -- excellent site
The Mayas
Maya Adventure: Photo archive
Why Mayas Abandoned their Cities: Article may clear up a mystery
Mayan Pictures: Click on right arrow on the bottom of the page for more pictures
Mayans & Mesoamerica: Lots of excellent links