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Native American Tribes of the Great Basin for AP U.S. History

The Native American tribes of the Great Basin, including the Shoshone, Paiute, Washoe, and Goshute, boast a rich and intricate cultural...

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Native American Tribes of the Southwest for AP U.S. History

The Native American tribes of the Southwest, including the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Apache, have a rich and diverse cultural heritage that...

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The History of the Tlingit for AP U.S. History

The Tlingit tribe is an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S....

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The Chinook of the Northwest for AP U.S. History

The Chinook tribe is an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S....

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A Free Reading Passage on Mesa Verde for AP World History

Mesa Verde is an illustrative example of the Developments in the State Building in the Americas topic in Unit 1 of AP World History. You...

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A Free Reading Passage on Buddhist Monasticism for AP World History

Buddhist Monasticism is an illustrative example of the Developments in South and Southeast Asia from 1200 to 1450 topic in Unit 1 of AP...

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Textiles and Porcelains for Export from China AP World History

Textiles and porcelains for export is an illustrative example of the Developments in East Asia from 1200 to 1450 topic in Unit 1 of AP...

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The Production of Iron and Steel in East Asia for AP World History

The production of iron and steel in East Asia is an illustrative example of the Developments in East Asia from 1200 to 1450 topic in Unit...

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The Grand Canal Expansion in China for AP World History

The Grand Canal expansion in China is an illustrative example of the Developments in East Asia from 1200 to 1450 topic in Unit 1 of AP...

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Champa Rice for AP World History

Champa rice is an illustrative example of the Developments in East Asia from 1200 to 1450 topic in Unit 1 of AP World History. You could...

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The Branches of Buddhism for AP World History

A study of the branches of Buddhism is an illustrative example of the Developments in East Asia from 1200 to 1450 topic in Unit 1 of AP...

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The Spread of Chinese Literary Traditions to Japan and Korea for AP World History

The Spread of Chinese Literary Traditions to Japan and Korea is an illustrative example of the Developments in East Asia from 1200 to...

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Confucianism and Women for AP World History

The role of women in Confucianism is an illustrative example of the Developments in East Asia from 1200 to 1450 topic in Unit 1 of AP...

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The Prefix CENTI-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix MILLI/MILLE-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix SUB-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix KILO-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix DECA/DECI-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix MID-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix MIS-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...