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Mr. Caggia

Projects:
[World Religions]*[Middle Ages]* [Civil Liberties WebQuest]* [Roman Emperors]* [Norse Mythology]* [Renaissance Trading Cards]*[World Civilizations]


 

Project: World Religions
Web Links:

Confucianism
EBE online
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9109629

Basic Concepts of Confucianism
http://staff.jccc.net/thoare/confu.htm

Encarta
http://www.connect.net/ron/confucianism.html

New Advent
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04223b.htm

Focus on Asian Studies
http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/r000004.htm

Doaism (Taoism)
Religious Tolerance
http://www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm

Taoism Information Page
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/

Beginner's Guide to Taoism
http://www.taopage.org/

Islam
Introduction to the Articles and Pillars of Islam

Learning About Islam

Pillars of Islam

Rutgers University religion department Virtual religion Index Islamic Studies

A brief illustrated guide to understanding Islam

Muslim festivals

Hinduism

A-Z Religions

Hindu Resources

Hinduism - The World's Third Largest Religion

Bow of the Head - A Look at the Different Religions of the World

Eesvandana

Hinduism for Schools

Kashmir: Hindu Dieties


Sacred-texts

Templenet

Valmik's Ramayana

Judaism

A-Z Religions

Judaism and Jewish Resources

Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America

National Museum of American-Jewish History

Jewish Virtual Library

Reform Judaism

Timeline of History of Judaism

Torah and Beliefs

Christianity
Chronology of Christianity
http://www.cwo.com/~pentrack/catholic/chron.html

Western religions
http://www.mrdowling.com/605-christianity.html

Thinkquest
http://library.thinkquest.org/28505/christianity/intro.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0806?tqskip1=1

Why do Christians believe this?
http://geneva.rutgers.edu/src/christianity/why.html

New Advent
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03712a.htm

Columbia Ency.
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ch/Christia.html

Buddhism

A-Z Religions
http://www.histoportal.com/religion.html

Sacred-texts
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/

Templenet
http://www.templenet.com/

Bow of the Head
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=28505&url=28505/

Major World Religions Comparative Analysis
http://comparativereligion.com/

Gateways to Buddhism
http://www.dharma.org

Zen Buddhism
http://www.zenguide.com/history/

http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/zen.html

Japanese Buddhism
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2055.html

Buddhanet
http://www.buddhanet.net/

Essentials of Buddhism
http://home.earthlink.net/~srama/

Major World Religions Comparative Analysis
http://comparativereligion.com/


Project: Middle Ages Class: World Civilization

Web Links :

Feudal Life: What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages

The Feudal System


Middle Ages


Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport : Middle Ages


The Middle Ages Resources Webpage


Castles of Britain


Knighthood and Orders of Chivalry


Knights and knighthood


Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournaments

 

 

Project: Civil Liberties WebQuest Class:

Web Links :

Civil Liberties WebQuest

Project: Roman Emperors Class: World Civilization
Web Links:

De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors

The Rulers of the Roman World

THE CENSORS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

Gaius Caligula of Rome

STEMMATA OF IMPERIAL DYNASTIES

Roman Empire: Imperivm Romanorvm

The Julio-Claudian emperors

LATER ROMAN EMPERORS, 306-395 A.D

The Powers of the Emperor


Rome Under Better Emperors 96-180

The Julian-Claudian House

Rulers of Ancient Rome


A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors


RULE BY THE JULIO-CLAUDIANS



Project: Renaissance Trading Cards Class: World Civilization

Web Links:

WebMuseum

Web Gallery of Art

Artcyclopedia

The Getty





  Project: Norse Mythology Class: ELP
 

Web Links:

http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/areas/norse/

http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/

http://www.islandia.is/~oldnorse/

http://live.looksmart.com/cgi-bin/framer?http%3A%2F%2Fclassiclit.about.com%2Farts%2Fclassiclit%2Fmsub-norsemyth.htm%3Frnk%3Dr1%26terms%3DNorse%2BMythology

http://www.brinchmann.com/urd/urdnorn/mythology/mythology.html

http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~cherryne/mythology.html

http://todd.reimer.com/norse/story.html

http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/bladesmaster/myths/NorseMyths.html

http://home4.inet.tele.dk/svava/valkyrie.htm




  Project: World Civilizations Class: World Civilizations
 

Web Links :

Ancient Africa Timeline - This site gives a brief introduction to what was happening in Africa from 5 million to 500 BCE with links to other sites.

Civilizations in Africa - This excellent site has information about Kush, Axum, Ghana, Mali, Songhay, the Great Zimbabwe and more. Click on the word "Contents" to get a complete listing.

Collapse - Mali & Songhai - Why did the Mali and Songhai kingdoms collapse?

Great Zimbabwe - A brief article about the Great Zimbabwe ruins, covering the location and building techniques that were used there.

The KIngdom of Mali, 1200-1450 - A brief introduction to the history of the kingdom of Mali.

Aztec Calendar - Learn how the Aztec calendar works and type in a date and year tyo find out what the Aztec calendar looks like for that date.

The Aztecs - This site is great for younger students and includes information about important people and events, arts & crafts, daily life, the military, Tenochtitlan, fun and games.

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mesoamerica - Symbols, land and other topics of Aztecs and Mayans can be found here.

Lords of the Earth - Maya, Aztec and Inca web site which deals with the archelolgy and anthropology of the Americas.

 

 

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