Social Studies 8
Exploration and Expansion-Early Explorer Discovery Project
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
www.biographi.ca/en/special_top100_en.html

Ancient History
Select a region or timeline for information on an ancient civilization.
www.ancient.eu/
http://www.ushistory.org/civ/
Indus River Valley (Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro)
www.harappa.com/slideshows/mohenjo-daro
www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/archaeology/mohenjo-daro/

Exploration and Expansion (Ms. Girard)
Explorers and Pathfinders
Explore the list of explorers for your project.
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/h24-200-e.html

Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Good source for biographies of Canadians and people associated with Canada.
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/index.html
 

First Nations
 
First Peoples of Canada
Use the First People's Menu on the top right corner to get information on various indigenous groups in Canada.
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_groups_origins.html
 
Native Groups
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/archeo/hnpc/npint00e.shtml
 
Indigenous People of Canada
Information on artifacts used by the First Nations people in Canada. Use the map to locate various groups.
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/ethno/index_e.shtml
 
African Civilizations
www.kidspast.com/world-history/0093-african-civilizations.php

Medieval Period
Knights
http://www.knight-medieval.com/
Medieval life
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-times-sitemap/

Renaissance Figures
Artists and Architects
Raphael
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/artists/raphael.php
Leonardo Da Vinci
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/leonardo_da_vinci.php
Michaelangelo Buonarroti
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/artists/michelangelo.php
 
Writers
William Shakespeare
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/authors/william_shakespeare.php
 
Scientists
Galileo Galilei
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/galileo_galilei.php
Johannes Gutenberg
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/johannes_gutenberg.php