European History

2 de Mayo

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2 de Mayo is an historical simulation of the terrible incidents that took place in Madrid on May 2, 1808. On that date, civilians in Madrid , along with a few Spanish army units, rebelled against the French occupation troops of Napoleon.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

20 min.

Here I Stand

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Here I Stand: Wars of the Reformation (1517-1555) is the first game in over 25 years to cover the political and religious conflicts of early 16th Century Europe.

Grade Level:

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

240 min.

Espana 1936

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It’s 1936. While the rest of Europe is about to be hurled into a devastating era, a longstanding conflict in Spain begins to boil over into a bloody civil war. Unusual alliances form as Anarchists, Fascists, Communists, Monarchists, Arabs, Germans and Italians all take part in the division of t

Grade Level:

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

240 min.

Diplomacy

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At the turn of the 20th century, the seven Great European Powers engage in an intricate struggle for supremacy. Military forces invade and withdraw, shifting borders and altering empires with subtle maneuvers and daring gambits.

Grade Level:

High

Content Area:

Social Studies

Play Time:

180 min.

Night (Unabridged)

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It is 1944. The Jews of Sighet, Hungary are rounded up and driven into Nazi concentration camps. For the next terrible year, young Elie Wiesel experiences the loss of everything he loves — home, friends, family — in an agonizing journey through Birkenau, Auschwitz, Buna, and Buchenwald. The greatest tragedy of our time, told through the eyes of a 15-year old boy.

Author:

Elie Wiesel

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

590L

Length:

04:18

Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought) (Unabridged)

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Lives of Extraordinary Women turns the spotlight on the women who have wielded power, revealing their feats - and flaws - for all the world to see. You'll hear about 20 of the most influential women in history: queens, warriors, prime ministers, first ladies, revolutionary leaders. Some are revered. Others are notorious. And what were they really like?

Author:

Kathleen Krull

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1150L

Length:

02:14

Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought) (Unabridged)

Clothes and Crafts in the Middle Ages

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Copies: 1

The Middle Ages was a historical period in Europe that lasted from A.D. 476 to 1492. People of that time made their clothes and crafts from local materials, such as wool, leather, wood, clay, and iron. Skilled artisans also wove intricate tapestries, decorated manuscripts with illuminated drawings, built cathedrals and palaces from stone and marble, painted frescoes on plaster, and styled beautiful clothing and jewelry. Come along on an archaeological journey and learn amazing facts about the Middle Ages.

Author:

Imogen Dawson

The Wall

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Copies: 1

“I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side—the Communist side—of the Iron Curtain.” Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sís shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. Sís learned about beat poetry, rock ’n’ roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola.

Author:

Peter Sis

Lexile:

AD760L

What do you know about the age of exploration?

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Presents an introduction to the age of exploration in a question-and-answer format. Includes twenty questions such as "Why are we doing this," "What did you bring back," and "Did you say there is a rich Indian empire?"

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