Jenkintown
High School
Western World:
European
History from Ancient Times to the Present
Mr. Timothy Cunningham, Teacher
The Western World is the study of the history of Western Civilization, from the formation of the universe to whatever happened yesterday. That's a lot of history! And a lot to learn... On this page you will find links to the course syllabus and teacher-selected sites of interest on the Internet.
Our textbook, Holt World History: The Human Journey, can be accessed entirely online, using your username and password, at http://go.hrw.com.
Syllabus (Adobe PDF format)
Real World Assignment Instructions
Researching? How To Cite Your Sources
Course of Study
(Note: Unit sheets posted will be from the previous school year until that material is covered again.)
Unit 1: The Second World War and the Holocaust
Unit 2: Modern Europe
- UNIT SHEET
- European Union Homepage
- BBC News Milestones of Europe
- BBC News Europe's Changing Borders
- BBC NEWS In Depth Euro-glossary European Union
- United Nations Homepage
- KTUD Eastern European Automotive pages
- Link to Torpedo Software, provider of a free European geography quiz program (Windows or Macintosh)
Download 'Europe!'
Unit 3: The First Civilizations
- UNIT SHEET
- Mesopotamia, from Washington State University. Contains details about most of the civilizations we are studying in this unit
- Cuneiform Writing @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Web Resources for The Epic of Gilgamesh (not all links work)
- THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH interactive multimedia site (text, audio, & video)
- The Ancient Egypt Site
- Hieroglyphics, including a Hieroglyphic "translator"
- The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- The UnMuseum - Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- CNN Travel Destination: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Unit 4: Ancient Greece
Unit 5: Ancient Rome
- UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
- Daily Life in Ancient Rome
- Internet Ancient History Sourcebook Rome
- Roman Emperors - The Imperial Index
- Ancient Rome by History Link 101
- Maecenas Images of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Rome Resources
- Roman Architecture
- Pompeii
- Roman Numeral and Date Conversion with Roman Calculator & Test
Unit 6: Faith
- UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
- Yahoo's Religion & Spirituality is a good place to start for religion resources on the Internet
- The Jewish FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is a fascinating, neutrally-minded discussion of Jewish beliefs and traditions
- The Vatican is the world center of Roman Catholicism
- Al-Islam is just one general interest Islam site
- 1001 Arabian Nights, Translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Unit 7: The Middle Ages
- UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
- Here's a nice general site (unknown scholarship) with outstanding links to medieval literature.
- Was Robin Hood a real person?
- Learn about the Middle Ages with the Annenberg/CPB Project
- Relive the Middle Ages with the Society for Creative Anachronism
- Fordham University's Byzantine & Medieval Studies Index
Unit 8: The Renaissance and Reformation
- UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
- Web Gallery of Art: Artists are listed alphabetically, so you need to know who you're looking for. Might want to turn your volume down...
- Chris Whitcombe's Art History Resources on the Web. Art & artists are listed by time period.
- Mark Harden's Artchive. Listed both by name and period.
- The clickable School of Athens
- Web Gallery of Art - Visit to the Sistine Chapel
- Don't miss the Folger Shakespeare Library
- A student-created site for Machiavelli's The Prince
Resources by Region or Country
United Kingdom
Russia