World History in Context

This thorough and engaging digital reference provides information on a wide range of history topics from ancient to modern times. International in scope, the user-friendly, easy-to-use database can supplement a topic in a textbook, aid in research on a particular event or person, support rich inquiry projects, and videos, images, and audio clips can be used for classroom activities and to launch discussions. Students can practice historical thinking by establishing significance, using primary source evidence, identifying continuity and change, analyzing cause and consequence, and understanding the ethical dimensions of interpretation. Suitable for senior students in grades 10-12.