Using Images to Understand the Interwar Period
World History Teachers Blog
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Atlantic Magazine published 45 black and white stunning black-and-white photographs of the interwar period around the world.
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Civilization or Religion: Which Came First
World History Teachers Blog
AUGUST 4, 2022
As the New Yorker Magazine noted, most historians believe that hunter-gatherers did not have the "complex symbolic systems, social hierarchies, and the division of labor, three things you probably need before you can build a twenty-two-acre megalithic temple." It was built before the Neolithic Revolution, 11,600 years ago.
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A Silken Web: How Weaving has Shaped Human History
World History Teachers Blog
JANUARY 21, 2024
Here is an excellent essay by the historian, Peter Frankopan, for AEON Magazine about the significance of silk from its accidental development in China to its use as a "symbol of extravagance and decadence" in Afro-Eurasia. It's a great story and the excerpts are for great for the classroom.
What is Zen Buddhism
World History Teachers Blog
MAY 8, 2022
Here's an excellent and short overview of Zen Buddhism, from the online Buddhist magazine, Lion's Roar. The author, Norman Fischer, a Zen teacher and writer, reviews the basic principles and practices of Zen. Korea first transmitted Buddhism to Japan in 525 CE but Zen for meditation was introduced in the 11th century.
15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference
Studies Weekly
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
15 Women from World History Who Made a Difference Mar. 7, 2022 By Studies Weekly World history is full of remarkable women who changed the way we live today. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, she is considered one of the most powerful empresses in Chinese history.
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