1.    Renaissance

http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/it.html

http://jlaszlo.hubpages.com/hub/Things-You-May-Not-Know-About-The-Italian-Renaissance

Who was Leonardo da Vinci?

He had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas. He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons. He was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, yet he left only a handful of completed paintings.      

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html

2.    Muslim World Expands

The Ottoman Empire. Lots of information about the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. Focus on geographic expansion, loss of trade to Europeans during the Age of Exploration and conflict with Europe.

http://www.turkeyforyou.com/turkey_ottomans_collapse

http://www.turkeyforyou.com/turkey_ottomans_rise

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/empires/ottoman/

short articles about faith and culture

http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/

3.    The African Slave Trade

The African-American: A Journey from Slavery to Freedom  is a great website gives the basic background of the Atlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage, as well as other topics. Research just the BACKGROUND TOPICS!

http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaslavry.htm

Understanding Slavery: Discovery School this article is a personal look at the life of an African named Olaudah Equiano; what happened at a slave auction; What happened on each continent. Interactive and very well done.

http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slavetrade.htm

http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_es_overview.htm

(really long but good stuff to pick and choose from)

http://www.understandingslavery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=369&Itemid=145                  (more of a basic overview)     

4.    Scientific Revolution

http://mr_sedivy.tripod.com/enlite.html

The Galileo Project is a source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).

http://galileo.rice.edu/

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701509067_3/Scientific_Revolution.html#s9

Website explains the significance of the Scientific Revolution in world history

http://history.boisestate.edu/WESTCIV/science/01.shtml

This website places the Scientific Revolution into the context of history and briefly describes some of the advances in astronomy.

http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Teaching/03sr-definition-concept.htm

This site attempts to define the concept of the Scientific Revolution as well as give a brief history.

5.    Enlightenment

The 18th Century proudly referred to itself as the "Age of Enlightenment" and rightfully so, for  Europe had dwelled in the dim glow of the Middle Ages when suddenly the lights began to come on in men's minds and humankind moved forward.

http://history-world.org/age_of_enlightenment.htm

6.    Tools of Exploration

Sailing Ships, Navigation and Maps

http://www.abc.net.au/navigators/history/default.htm

The Astrolabe

http://www.astrolabes.org/index.htm

Tools of exploration background

http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php

Examining the history, navigation and landfall of Columbus

http://www.columbusnavigation.com/

7.    Printing Press

How the printing press helped to spread ideas

http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/press.html

The printing of the bible

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/gutenberg/html/4.html

Printing and the spread of ideas. Great website.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/printing.html

8.    Absolute Rulers

The site includes links to other pages on specific Absolute rulers J

http://schools.fwps.org/tj/library/monarchs.htm

This link is summary for chapter 5 of Modern World History textbook. It can help you to understand the important points that absolute monarchs important and at the same time disliked by their subjects. http://mclane.fresno.k12.ca.us/wilson98/mwh/C/MH05C021.PDF

The Divine Rights of Kings or Absolute Monarchs in Europe. This article explains the religious basis for the claim of Monarchs in Europe for absolute power. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Divine_Right_of_Kings

9.    The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade

How the increase of Trade led to changes in the world both during the 15^th-19^th century to now.

This website has a great chart that explains the extent that trade affected the world.

http://www.erschools.org/Teachers/gumina/guminaweb/columbian_exchange.htm

The Columbian Exchange and the effect on the Native American World. The exchange of ideas and products is discussed.

http://daphne.palomar.edu/scrout/colexc.htm

http://www.shmoop.com/columbian-exchange/summary.html

http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nattrans/ntecoindian/essays/columbian.htm