Updated April 11, 2023
Citefast – use this online citation maker to create your bibliography
| Suggestions of programs that you can use to create your brochure: |
| – MS Word: open a new document & choose a brochures template – MS Publisher: open a new document & choose a brochures template – Canva – pamphlet, infographic, brochure – Piktochart – pamphlet, infographic, brochure, PowerPoints – Adobe Spark – video or brochure Apps: Comic Life – comic/cartoon/manga styles Green Screen – to bring in background images of the time period in your video Book Creator – create your story, insert images and narrate it Puppet Pals – insert your own images and backgrounds ChatterPix – insert pictures and record yourself talking through them iMovie – use this to edit/put your clips together in one video |
Databases – login required
Britannica School
World Book Online
World History in Context
WebPath Express
– click on WebPath Express on the left side menu
– search for your topic
Indigenous Contact – Britannica School – a list of results from this search topic
Age of Discovery – Mariners’ Museum and Park – a list of explorers during that period
Age of Discovery – Boundless World History
European Exploration – Britannica School– a list of results from this search topic
Age of Discovery – Wikipedia
Suggested search terms with your topic:
~european contact ~colonization ==> betothuk and ~european ~contact
Australia
Aboriginal Australians – National Geographic
Australian Aboriginal peoples – Britannica School
Britannica School search results list for Australian Aboriginal peoples
Colonisation- Australians Together
Indigenous & European Contact in Australia – Britannica Kids
Torres Strait Islanders – World Book Online
Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Torres Strait Islanders – World History in Context
Conflict – Queensland Museum
List of results from Britannica School (login required)
Brazil
Tupian – Britannica School
Tupi-Guarani – World Book Online
Brazil – World Book Online – scroll down to “History”
Caribbean
Taino – Britannica School
List of results from Britannica School
Taino – World Book Online
AD 1492: Taino meet Columbus – “new world” gets diseases
What became of the Taino? – Smithsonian Magazine
Taino: Indigenous Caribbeans – Black History Month 2020
What on Earth Happened to the Taino? Indigenous People of the Caribbean – 11:38 minute video
China
Zheng He – Britannica School
6 other websites on Zheng He recommended by Britannica School
New Zealand
Maori – Britannica School
Maori (New Zealand) – Minority Rights Group International
Story: Maori – Government of New Zealand
– people & culture today; Pre-European society; arrival of Europeans
First Contact in the Americas – National Geographic
Eastern Canada
Colonies and Empires: North America Before New France – Canadian Museum of Civilization – check out also the “Useful Links” on the left side menu
Beothuk – Britannica School
Beothuk – World Book Online
Beothuk – Canadian Encyclopedia
Haudenosauee (Iroquois)
Iroquois – Britannica School
Iroquois Confederacy – Britannica School
Iroquois – World Book Online
Iroquois – Canadian Encyclopedia
Iroquois – search results from World History in Context
Huron-Wendat
Wendat Confederacy – Britannica School
Huron-Wendat articles from Canadian Encyclopedia
Huron-Wendat – Government of Quebec
Mi’kmaq
Mi’kmaq – Canadian Encyclopedia
Mi’kmaq – search results from Britannica School
Mi’kmaq – World Book Online
Mi’kmaq – Government of Quebec
Mexico
Aztec – World Book
Aztec – Britannica School
Aztec – search results from World History in Context
Maya
Maya – World Book Online
Maya – Britannica School
Maya – World History in Context
Peru
Inca – World History in Context
Inca – World Book Online
Inca – Britannica School
Philippines
Philippines – Britannica School
The Philippines: Overview of the Colonial Era – Association for Asian Studies
Spanish Colony: 1565-1898 – University of Alberta
The Filipino People Before the Arrival of the Spaniards
Philippines Before the Arrive of the Spanish
Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines – Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center
United States
Apache – Britannica School
Apache Indians – Texas State Historical Association
Plateaus and Canyonlands: Apache – Texas Beyond History
Cherokee – Britannica School
Cherokee – World Book Online
Cherokees – World History in Context
Indigenous Hawaiians
Hawaii – Britannica School
Native Hawaiian Heritage & Culture – U.S. National Park Service
Hawaiian History: European contact & colonization – U.S. National Park Service
Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage – Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Western Africa
The Beginnings of European Activity – Britannica School – click on the “Table of Contents” to view the topics
Kongo – World Book Online
Kongo – Britannica School
Kingdom of Kongo – Ancient History Encyclopedia
The Mali Empire – National Geographic Society
Mali – Britannica School
Mali Empire & Djenne Figures