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Humanities Civilizations Inquiry Project

RESOURCES

​BOOKS: 
  • Use the books on the trolley. 
  • You can search for other print resources by going to the library software at http://library.vsb.bc.ca and select "Vancouver Technical Secondary". 
  • Log in at the upper left using your student number and password. 
  • Select the "Catalog" tab and specify Vancouver Technical Secondary to search for additional books in our library.  Remember to look for keywords, websites and other possible book resources in the books on the trolley. 
  • A Works Cited list / Bibliography from a book can be a great source of additional resources.

By clicking on the link COLLECTIONS, you will find many of the books you are working on as well as other websites.  By clicking on the book you are using, you will find a link, saying, "Cite this."  Copy the citation into your Works Cited list.


VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:
  • ​Canadian Encyclopedia
  • History Channel
  • Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
  • KnowBC
  • National Geographic Kids
  • ​World Book Student
Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.


WEBSITES:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  
  • ​Ancient History Encyclopedia​
  • Ancient History Encyclopedia - Ghana
  • Asian Studies (Oxford Research Encyclopedias)
  • BBC BiteSize History
  • Canada's First Peoples (Goldi Productions LTD)
  • Exploring Africa (Michigan State University)
  • MrDonnOrg - Index​
  • Fordham University (primary documents)
  • Northwest Coast First Nations Village Project (SFU - Bill Reid Centre)
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia - West Africa - Soninke (founded Ghana Empire)
  • Royal BC Museum First Nations in BC 
  • Story of Africa (BBC World Service)
  • ThoughtCo. History and Culture
  • ThoughtCo. History and Culture  - Sonni Ali (Biography of the Songhai Monarch)
  • West African Kingdoms (BBC World Service)
  • Who Were the Vikings (BBC BiteSize)​

FRENCH REVOLUTION  1789-1799

RESOURCES

​​BOOKS:  Use the books on the trolley.  You can search for other print resources by going to the library software at http://library.vsb.bc.ca and log in at the upper left using your student number and password.  Select "Vancouver Technical Secondary" from the drop down menu.   Select the "Catalog" tab to search for additional books in our library.  Remember to look for keywords, websites and other possible book resources in the books on the trolley.

​VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  
http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:
​
  • EBSCO HOST
  • Global Issues in Context
  • History Channel
  • ​World Book Student
​Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.

WEBSITES:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  
​

Secondary Sources: 
  • Britannica Academic Edition: French Revolution​​
  • History.com: French Revolution
  • ThoughtCo.com: French Revolution​




Primary Sources:

  • The Execution of Louis XVI  (Eyewitness to History - Henry Edgeworth's Account)
  • Beginning of the French Revolution (Eyewitness to History - Thomas Jefferson's Account)
  • Digital History: The Meaning of the French Revolution   (Thomas Jefferson, 1811)
  • Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University): French Revolution
  • The National Archives - French Revolution  (Government of UK)​​




SLAVE TRADE & ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT
​(1600's - 1800's)

RESOURCES

​​BOOKS:  Use the books on the trolley.  You can search for other print resources by going to the library software at http://library.vsb.bc.ca and log in at the upper left using your student number and password.  Select "Vancouver Technical Secondary" from the drop down menu.   Select the "Catalog" tab to search for additional books in our library.  Remember to look for keywords, websites and other possible book resources in the books on the trolley.

​VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  
http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:
​
  • Canadian Encyclopedia
  • EBSCO HOST
  • Global Issues in Context
  • History Channel
  • ​World Book Student
​Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.

WEBSITES:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  

Some Secondary Sources:
  • ATLANTIC:  Secret History of the Underground Railroad
  • BBC: Africa and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  • BBC: British Slaves on the Barbary Coast
  • Canada Pre-Confederation-Slavery (opentextbc.ca)
  • Canadian Encyclopedia:  Enslavement of Indigenous People in Canada
  • Canadian Museum of History -New France - Slavery
  • CBC: The Underground Railroad 
  • HISTORY.COM: Abolitionist Movement
  • PBS: Africans in America  (Parts 1 - 4: 1450-​1865)
  • Transatlantic Slave Trade  (Encyclopedia Britannica)​​

Some Primary Sources:
  • Canadian Museum for Human Rights - Story of Slavery in Canadian History (primary and secondary)
  • EyeWitness to History (search your topic at the top right)
  • Fordham University - Native Americans
  • Library and Archives Canada: Black History in Canada
  • Library and Archives Canada: Anti-Slavery Movement
  • Library of Congress:  Born into Slavery
  • UK Gov. National Archives (search available)
  • New Brunswick Provincial Archives
  • Ontario Government Archives  (links at bottom of the page)

WORLD EXPLORERS:  CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE 

RESOURCES

​​BOOKS:  Use the books on the trolley.  You can search for other print resources by going to the library software at http://library.vsb.bc.ca and log in at the upper left using your student number and password.  Select "Vancouver Technical Secondary" from the drop down menu.   Select the "Catalog" tab to search for additional books in our library.  Remember to look for keywords, websites and other possible book resources in the books on the trolley.

​VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  
http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:
​
  • Canadian Encyclopedia
  • EBSCO HOST
  • Global Issues in Context
  • History Channel
  • ​World Book Student
​Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.

WEBSITES:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  

PRIMARY SOURCES
  • EyeWitness to History.com - Christopher Columbus Discovers America, 1492 (Searchable)
  • Fordham University - Internet Medieval Source Book: Exploration and Expansion  (Searchable)

SECONDARY SOURCES​
  • BBC - Historic Figures (search by surname or peruse using alphabet links)
  • Encyclopedia Britannica (Zheng He; searchable for other explorers...)
  • History.com  (15th Century Explorers and searchable for other explorers i.e. Zheng He; Sacagawea....)​
  • MrDonn.org  ( World History - Explorers and Exploration;  other useful links )
  • PBS.org (Sacagawea; searchable site:  ie Zheng He, etc.)

CIVILIZATIONS 700 CE - 1650 CE (Songhai/Songhay Empire; Pala Empire; Song/Sung and Ming Dynasties; Aztec/Mexica Empire)

​RESOURCES

​BOOKS: 
  • Use the books on the trolley. 
  • You can search for other print resources by going to the library software at http://library.vsb.bc.ca and select "Vancouver Technical Secondary".  Don't forget to browse our Reference shelves for resources.
  • Log in at the upper left using your student number and password. 
  • Select the "Catalog" tab and specify Vancouver Technical Secondary to search for additional books in our library.  Remember to look for keywords, websites and other possible book resources in the books on the trolley. 
  • A Works Cited list / Bibliography from a book can be a great source of additional resources


VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:
​
  • History Channel
  • National Geographic Kids
  • ​World Book Student
Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.


WEBSITES:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  
  • ​Ancient History Encyclopedia​​
  • Asia for Educators (Columbia University) - Song Dynasty
  • Encyclopedia Britannica - Pala Dynasty (India)
  • Exploring Africa (Michigan State University)​
  • History.com - Aztecs
  • Khan Academy - Aztecs/Mexica
  • Khan Academy - Ming Dynasty
  • Khan Academy - Song Dynasty
  • Live History India - Pala​
  • ThoughtCo. History and Culture
  • ThoughtCo. History and Culture  - Sonni Ali (Biography of the Songhai Monarch)​
  • West African Kingdoms (BBC World Service)​
  • World Heritage Journeys - The Importance of the Pala Dynasty (UNESCO World Heritage Centre)

WEBSITE EVALUATION AND WORKS CITED

​Under the HOME tab of this website, go to "Library Links" and use the "Website Evaluation and Searching Tips" section , to help you determine if you can rely on an unknown website. 


WORKS  CITED
There are several possible MLA8 citation generators for your Works Cited list, such as,  easybib.com , BibMe , Citation Machine or C​itefast.com . Select Manual Entry mode when using a citation generator as this will also teach you how to read a citation. format your page using Times New Roman 12, double-spacing, hanging indents and alphabetical order  

​Works Cited checklist
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