World History Teachers Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Here are some fascinating Islamic art and architecture threads from the Arabic Art House Bayt Al Fann. They include threads about Islamic calligraphy, Islamic gardens, unique mosques in Africa, the dome interiors of mosques worldwide, and the use of geometric patterns in Islamic art. These threads, which I have saved as pdfs, could work well in a unit on Islam in World History.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

In an extraordinary glimpse into the distant past, fossilized footprints unearthed 1 in Kenya reveal two ancient hominin species coexisted and shared the same landscape 1.5 million years ago. These footprints, preserved on what was once a muddy lakeshore, offer groundbreaking evidence of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei traversing the same terrain, potentially within hours of one another.

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Thanks to Hannah Steel for the link to this useful visualisation tool. Biomeviewer displays a range of information in a visual way. It's really useful for identifying biomes in a general way, and rotating the globe to see where they are located and identifying their characteristics. There are accompanying resources in a folder, student worksheet and apparently an iOS app too.

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Humanities 52

Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

SURROUNDING BRANDENBURG Meade County, Kentucky is like a pirate’s treasure. A golden chest of hidden history clothed in science and culture, and lying within the ancient coastline of its miles of Ohio River frontage. The Promised Land drawing buffalo and people to that defining border’s stopping point. Three hundred and twenty-five square miles.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The journey of human evolution isn’t just about walking upright or developing larger brains. Often, it’s the smaller details—like the anatomy of hands—that reveal surprising insights into our ancestors’ abilities, behaviors, and social structures. Recent research 1 on Homo naledi , a primitive hominin discovered in South Africa’s Rising Star Cave, provides a fresh perspective on how early humans evolved dexterity, adapted to their environments, and developed s

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