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Ms. Vikner's Projects

Ancient Civilizations--Comparison Project

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PRINT SOURCES
  • Use the rich text resources in the REFERENCE and NON-FICTION collections.  Do a KEYWORD search in the catalogue  for terms such as "Ancient Rome" "Ancient Greece" "Maya*" "Civilization, Ancient" etc.

ONLINE SOURCES
  • World Book Encyclopedia Online (Use school ID & password.  Use Web Links provided in these articles.)
  • Ancient Civilizations (online e-book encyclopedia).  Click on "Gale Virtual Reference Library" and scroll down to the Ancient Civilizations encyclopedia.
  • Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Fordham University)
  • Ancient Civilizations (British Museum)--This site allows you to compare aspects of ancient civilizations.
  • Ancient Civilizations Websites (British Museum)
  • Ancient History (BBC)

HUMANITIES 10--CURRENT EVENTS

The following databases contain articles on current events by accredited journalists:
  • EBSCOHost (Choose the EBSCO database with the black, blue and green icon)
  • Global Issues in Context
  • The Province--Provides access to a large number of major Canadian newspapers.  (Use unique login on board.)
  • The Tyee (Good for BC issues.)
  • Canada in Context
  • Greenfile (for articles on environmental issues)
  • Biography in Context (amongst many other things, newspaper articles on people in the news)
You can also search for articles in the free online versions of newspapers and news services, e.g.:
  • The Guardian
  • BBC News
  • The New York Times
  • The Washington Post
  • The Chicago Tribune
  • The Globe and Mail
  • The National Post
  • CBC News
  • Reuters Canada
  • PBS Newshour

Use EASYBIB to create your "Works Cited" list.