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Resources

These resources will help you in your tasks of creating maps, writing timelines, and writing journals.  You may also use additional research, as well.
Historical Information
View these links to see historical information about the world related to your task.
    - View this link to an historical account.  

    - Here is a map of Europe 732.  

    - Here are 2 links to maps of the Muslim Empire in the 700s. #2

    - Just one description of life in the muslim empire. Find out how life was (hint: search for        
     "muslim golden age")

    - Here is one description of life in Europe; find other sources to see how Europe was during this           time period.  (hint: search for "dark ages" and "middle ages")

Modern Day Info
View these links of documents to see how these religions are important and their influence today

    - View these maps of world by major religions 1  
     
      map #2
      
      map #3

    - View this map of Muslim populations across the world

    - Here is a graph of major religions in the world today


    - Here are maps of Christianity


    - Find influences of Islam with the links below:


        - Search this site with info on the 5 pillars and info daily life


        - Take the virtual hajj

How has Christianity altered the modern world?  Look at these links and search a little for yourself.

         - Read this one account of European Colonialism

        - Read about the Pilgrims and why they came to the New World

        - Look at this map and find the influence of Christianity in Place names.  Scroll and zoom in to see city, town, street, and physical feature names
       
        - examine simple timeline of Christianity in the world: look at the years 1000-present

        - examine this timeline of North American history

Not-so-Historical Info
Examine these links to historical fiction and fantasy sources that relate to this webquest

    - Look at this 'alternate timeline'

    - Here is another alternate timeline  

    - Browse through some "sci-fi" books on the topic of alternate history


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