Ancient Greece

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Pages 59-66

 

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Pages 66-72

 

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Pages 72-82

 

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Pages 83-97

 

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Pizarro Conquers the Incas

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The Arthurian Legend

A quick trip through Google Books turned up the following texts that can be previews, search and read online.  They we gathered using Clipmarks.

Click on the books.google.com link to go to the specific text.

Once at the page, click on the “Preview this Book” button.  A handy thing then is to search for a key word (Arthur? Arthurian? Legend? Truth?).  The pages that are referenced are then available to clicking (sometimes a lot, sometimes a little).

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By Robert Huntington Fletcher
A History of English Literature (Webster’s Spanish Thesaurus Edition)
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The Arthurian Material in the Chronicles: Especially Those of Great Britain and France
By Robert Huntington Fletcher, Roger Sherman Loomis
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From Scythia to Camelot: A Radical Reassessment of the Legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Holy Grail
By C. Scott Littleton, Linda A. Malcor
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Arthurian Legend in Italian Literature
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Arthurian Legend in Italian Literature
By Edmund Garratt Gardner
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Popular Arthurian Traditions
By Sally K. Slocum
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King Arthur’s Modern Return
By Debra N. Mancoff
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Cei and the Arthurian Legend
By Linda Gowans
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King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend
By Rodney Castleden
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Culture and the King: The Social Implications of the Arthurian Legend : Essays in Honor of Valerie M. Lagorio
By Martin B. Shichtman, James P. Carley, Valerie Marie Lagorio
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Zhu De

Zhu De’s Background

  • Family & Education
  • Early Political Interests and Involvement up to 1916
  • Life as a Warlord (1916-1920)
  • Political and Military Experiences in Europe
  • Membership in Chinese Communist Party
  • Zhu De’s Rise to Prominence

  • Early Association with Mao Zedong
  • Role in Red Army and Guerrilla Warfare
  • Involvement and Changing Role in the Long March
  • Tactics in the Sino-Japanese War
  • Role in the Second United Front
  • Military successes in the Civil War
  • Role in the Korean War
  • Relevance after 1953
  • Analysis of Zhu De’s Role and Influence in China

  • Leadership during the Long March
  • Career in Yenan
  • Commander-in-Chief in Sino-Japanese War
  • Commander-in-Chief of Peoples’ Liberation Army after 1949
  • Deputy Chairman of the People’s Republic
  • Chairman of the National People’s Congress
  • Denouncing during the Cultural Revolution

Research Sources

  • Instructions:
    1. Review the headings above and links below.
    2. Click on links that would appear to be the most useful.
    3. Read the available text and, if you think the article is worth accessing, copy and paste the link into a Word document.
    4. Make a note to yourself beside each pasted link that states: the related heading and a personal rating of “Good,” “Very Good,” or “Excellent.”
    5. Continue this process of sorting through and collecting links.
    6. Next we will enter the best resources into an online directory of Zhu De Links.
  • Scholarly Articles
  • The following articles were sourced through Google Scholar. They are made available by JSTOR which can be accessed at these Australian universities and colleges, among them the University of Wollongong Library. Gaining access to this service would most likely provide the most up-to-date scholarly information. Because the content is copyrighted, it can not be shared on a public wiki, but will be kept for local use at Oxley College.

    • The Nanchang Uprising – J. Guillermaz, The China Quarterly, No. 11 (Jul. – Sep., 1962), pp. 160-168
    • On Photographs – Roderick MacFarquhar, China Quarterly, No. 46 (Apr. – Jun., 1971), pp. 289-307

    Articles for Purchase

    • Archived News Search from Google provides “Pay-to-Use” and subscription access to many articles from The New York Times and other newspapers with deep archives.

  • From Google Books and Questia
    • Chu Teh – Who’s Who in World Politics: From 1860 to the the Present Day, By Alan Palmer
    • Mao – By Michael J. Lynch

  • Web Resources
    • Wikipedia – a good overview with links to major events in the modern history of China.
    • Zhu De – from the People’s Daily Online
    • Zhu De [Chu Teh] Commander and founder of Chinese Red Army and Field Marshal of the people’s Liberation Army Pointer (V26 N2, Apr – Jun 2000)
    • Zhu De – from the 60th Anniversary of Victory in War of Resistance Against Japan – PLA Daily 2005-08-19
    • Country Studies – China from the US Library of Congress (in the sections on Rise of the Communists, End of the Era of Mao Zedong, 1972-76, HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, 1927-79, and China and the Four Modernizations, 1979-82)

  • About Agnes Smedley
    • ALONE WITH HER FREEDOM a New York Times review of DAUGHTER OF EARTH By Agnes Smedley. Foreword by Alice Walker.
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    Year 9 History Assignment on WW2

    This post contains the Yr.9 History Assignment on WW2, and the Source Template to be used for each of your 4 chosen sources.  Click on the links above to access these 2 documents.

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    Hoplites

    Right-Mouse click – save-as to download this Hoplites podcast

    or listen online:

     

    Also, download the handout.


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    Year 7 Olympics Research

    BBC – Ancient Greece Olympics

    BBC Schools Web site

    Also use the CD-ROM on Oxley computers.

    greece

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    Bog Bodies

    Denmark’s Tollund Man

    Bog Bodies video from FirstScience

     

    Another Video from YouTube: The Mystery Of The Fawley Bog Bodies

    Online Resources

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    Exploration & Colonisation

    Here are a few extra links to help the Mr. Craig’s Year 8 History Wiki project.

    The Age of Exploration

    Here is an empty map for you to add those routes that aren’t readily available.

    map

    Cause & Effect

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    Welcome

    This is the learning blog for year 8 history students.  Most of these will be Mr. Craig’s students who are exploring Early Australian history.  They are using a Wiki and this Blog to enhance their learning.  All Year 8 students are invited to Register and post their insights.

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