Learning Exercises

This is an inteactive site that takes a pilgrim from Europe to the Holy Land in much the same manner as a Crusader in the... see more

The events of 1789-1815 transformed both France and Europe. This exercise focuses on the events leading up to the... see more

The Marshall Plan not only rebuilt Europe but stopped the spread of Communism. This assignment is based upon a Library of... see more

The creative time known as the Renaissance flourished in Florence under the leadership of the Medicis. This site examines... see more

This Smithsonian web site was originally an exhibit displayed at the Museum of Natural History sponsored by the... see more

The Reform Act of 1832 opened the British political system to reform and probably saved Great Britain from the... see more

Operation Overload, the invasion of Normandy by the Allies, led to the ultimate collapse of Nazi/Fascist Europe. see more

Martin Luther, a priest, defied the Pope and demanded clerical reforms to save Catholicism. This site deals with his... see more

An instructional video site providing information about how rural people lived in the middle ages with emphasis on... see more

The victorious Allies in Europe determined that the leaders of the Nazi German state should face an international... see more

A tour of Versailles Palace, its gardens, fountains, and interiors, and the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, and Le Petit... see more

A website created by the Fondation Napoleon, a charity. The site provides information on key dates in the lives of... see more

The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud is located in the Loire Valley in Central France. The Abbey contained five religious orders... see more

The Walled Town of Carcassonne web site is in French, Englilsh, and Italian. The web site details the history of... see more

Louis XIV was a creature of habit. The official web site of the Chateau de Versailles presents his daily routine on the... see more

Do you wonder what it must have been like to spend days at court in the Versailles of Louis XIV? The Education page of... see more

A brief narrative history of the Royal Abbey in central France where England's first Plantagenet moanrchs are buried.... see more

The Parthenon Marbles are the subject of international controversy because of the ownership question. Do they belong to... see more

In the 19th Century Lord Elgin removed the Marbles atop the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The Marbles are... see more

Joan of Arc was and remains a figure of historical curiosity. She was not canonized until the 19th century. France had... see more

The Trial of Giordano Bruno raised the question of whether the Roman Catholic Church during the era of the Reformation... see more

Socrates was one of the Ancient World's most famous philosophers. This site attempts to unravel the controversy... see more

The Cave of Chauvet-Pont d'Arc offers the user insight into the prehistory of France and the people who lived there. see more

Sir Thomas More was a leading figure at the court of Henry VIII. He was also a major thinker and author. The Trial of Sir... see more