Social Studies 8 World Empires
Helpful Links: Library Website http://www.sd45slc.ca/
(passwords required for home use so make sure you have a copy of the green bookmark)
Library Catalogue http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Sources:
Books:
Check our library catalogue as well as the West Van Memorial Library.
A number of books on each Empire are available on the reserve cart.
General Reference Encyclopedias accessed via the Library website. http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
WorldBook and Britannica
Databases accessed via the library website. http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Biography in Context
Search for information on the leader of your empire here.
Take advantage of the links to websites that they have included.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Click on the WVSS Shelf, scroll down to the history titles, and click on the Ancient Civilizations Reference Library book. Search the index for your region.
Video Databases
Learn 360 and Access Learning
Websites
Remember to assess the validity of a website as an academic source before you cite any information from it.
Try limiting your search to .edu sites to get university websites and avoid the .com sites
Example : searching Han Dynasty:.edu http://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=China&pd=Qin%7CHan
This website on Mayan and Aztec society and law was produced by the University of Texas Law school’s library.
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/aztec/maya_social.html
Try limiting your search to .org to get non-profit organizations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html
This article was produced by the Canadian Museum of History to support one of its exhibitions
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc12eng.shtml
Google books
Search google books for titles. You may not get the entire book, but it can still be a useful resource.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=emPuDu97qbkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Helpful Links: Library Website http://www.sd45slc.ca/
(passwords required for home use so make sure you have a copy of the green bookmark)
Library Catalogue http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Sources:
Books:
Check our library catalogue as well as the West Van Memorial Library.
A number of books on each Empire are available on the reserve cart.
General Reference Encyclopedias accessed via the Library website. http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
WorldBook and Britannica
Databases accessed via the library website. http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Biography in Context
Search for information on the leader of your empire here.
Take advantage of the links to websites that they have included.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Click on the WVSS Shelf, scroll down to the history titles, and click on the Ancient Civilizations Reference Library book. Search the index for your region.
Video Databases
Learn 360 and Access Learning
Websites
Remember to assess the validity of a website as an academic source before you cite any information from it.
Try limiting your search to .edu sites to get university websites and avoid the .com sites
Example : searching Han Dynasty:.edu http://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=China&pd=Qin%7CHan
This website on Mayan and Aztec society and law was produced by the University of Texas Law school’s library.
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/aztec/maya_social.html
Try limiting your search to .org to get non-profit organizations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html
This article was produced by the Canadian Museum of History to support one of its exhibitions
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc12eng.shtml
Google books
Search google books for titles. You may not get the entire book, but it can still be a useful resource.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=emPuDu97qbkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
