Chapter 13

Great Zimbabwe Ruins

www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/greatzimbabweruins.html
See page 196 in The World Today.

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has named the Great Zimbabwe Ruins a World Heritage Site. This is the UNESCO web page for Great Zimbabwe, a stunning archaeological site testifying to the ancient civilization of the Shona people. See where the site is on an interactive map. This page also links to pages for all of UNESCO’s other World Heritage Sites—definitely worth exploring!

iABOLISH: AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY GROUP

www.anti-slavery.org
See page 197 in The World Today.

iAbolish reminds users of its website that “Slavery still exists” and “Slavery is not history.” All over the world, human beings are still made to work for little or no wages, under threat of violence or even death. Even in wealthy countries like France or the United States, human traffickers trick or force people from poor nations into slavery. Learn about what kinds of slavery exist in the world today, and what iAbolish is trying to do to stop it.

Understanding Slavery

http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/equiano.html
See page 197 in The World Today.

This web page about slavery was put together by the Discovery Channel. You can read the story of Olaudah Equiano, who told his own story of how, starting in 1756, he was enslaved, transported from Africa to America, and became free again when he saved enough money to “buy” himself from the man who “owned” him. Learn about how slaves were bought and sold at auctions in 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century America. You can also learn about slavery elsewhere in the world, like China and Greece, throughout history (such as during the Roman Empire).

NationMaster

www.nationmaster.com
See page 197 in The World Today.

A “world” of information! Easy to get lost in, the NationMaster website takes statistics from sources like the United Nations and the CIA World Factbook, and lets you compare them. What country is the poorest or richest? Who has the most soldiers? You can find out on NationMaster. The site also has an on-line encyclopedia, and a search for “slave trade” (as suggested in The World Today) will bring up many different articles on slavery.