Planet Money podcast: medieval economics

Due: Friday, June 3
Value: 3 possible points
Link to podcast: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2009/07/hear_bloody_miserable_medieval.html

Planet Money 72

Building the Great Cathedrals

PBS NOVA documentary, in full:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/building-gothic-cathedrals.html

Or on YouTube, in full:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZgQ_3Mit80

NOVA: Physics of Stone Arches (build your own arches!)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/arch-physics.html

Mr. Zoller's manorialism video podcast

end-of-year calendar

Please note that the dates on the calendar are tentative and could change.

end-of-year calendar

week of 5/2

week of 5/2

Europe big picture

Europe big picture

Ibn Battuta web activity

Ibn Battuta: the Great Traveller
http://www.ummah.net/history/scholars/ibn_battuta/

Ibn Battuta travel map
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200004/map/

The Longest Hajj
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200004/the.longest.hajj.the.journeys.of.ibn.battuta-editor.s.note.htm

Ibn Battuta web activity assignment:
Ibn Battuta web activity