MERLOT Materials

The Elgin Marbles belong to the British Museum.  The Marbles were once atop the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens,... see more

The Parthenon Marbles, once a top the Parthenon on Athens' famed Acropolis, were acquired by Lord Elgin and removed to... see more

Covers a number of categories related to Sikhism and the Sikh people including history, religion, and literature. Content... see more

This site offers a number of illustrated short essays, tracing the history of the flag and the national anthem and the... see more

A brief but detailed biographical account of the life of Theodore Roosevelt, including links to related articles, a... see more

National Archives Web site with links to U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and many other documents.

Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students by Patrick Rael (Bowdoin College, 2004), is a... see more

This site is based upon the PBS television special about the Mississippi River flood of 1927. It includes primary source... see more

This site gives a wealth of information about the civil war. Students enjoy exploring the site and learning about the... see more

Hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips to browse to discover the connection between some of the National... see more

This is a free, online textbook that also offers links to Documents and External Links.  "This part of American history,... see more

This is "a resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into... see more

This web site contains images, descriptions and translations of original documents from the days immediately following... see more

A collection of interactive learning objects. This link is their collection of lessons related to religion - mostly brief... see more

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle.  Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

This video was recorded at Islam and the West @ Carnegie Council. What do Nazis, the CIA, and the rise of the Muslim... see more

Not a day now goes by without the appearance of new infographics, each of them meant to bring its viewers a fuller... see more

We teach lower-division United States history courses fulfilling the CSU’s American Institutions Requirement that every... see more

This is a free, online wikibook, so it is continually being updated and refined.  According to the authors, "This is a... see more

A site dedicated to documenting the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin. It includes chronologies of Darwin's work,... see more

This video was recorded at MIT World Series: Creativity: The Mind, Machines and Mathematics. The code-breaking work at... see more

A narrative history of Russian cultural and political life during the reign of Alexander II with numerous links to... see more

Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues

American Centuries is hosted by the Deerfield, Massachusetts Teacher's Center supporting learning communities and... see more