Ekspedisi Marco Polo

Marco Polo adalah seorang pedagang dan penjelajah asal Venesia Italia yang memberi inspirasi orang-orang Eropa untuk melakukan ekspedisi menemukan daerah-daerah baru di luar Eropa. Berkat catatan perjalanannya yang ditulis dalam buku Il Milione, terbukalah rute dagang antara Eropa ke Asia yang sebelumnya dianggap berbahaya dan belum terpetakan.

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Softwere analisis butir soal ANATES

Salah satu masalah dalam sistem evaluasi di sekolah adalah teknik analisis yang dirasakan belum berjalan maksimal. Analisis hasil evaluasi diperlukan untuk mengukur ketercapaian suatu kompetensi dasar berdasarkan KKM yang ditetapkan sehingga tindak lanjut hasil evaluasi baik berupa program remedial ataupun pengayaan dapat dilakukan. 

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Media Pembelajaran Sosiologi

Sebagai salah satu cabang ilmu pengetahuan sosial, kajian sosiologi menjadi bagian penting dalam kurikulum di sekolah mulai dari jenjang pendidikan dasar hingga pendidikan tinggi. Untuk jenjang pendidikan dasar, kajian sosiologi dilaksanakan secara terpadu bersama disiplin ilmu ekonomi, sejarah dan geografi sehingga ruang lingkup kompetensi dasar untuk pendidikan dasar meliputi empat bidang yaitu (1) Manusia, Tempat, dan Lingkungan (2) Waktu, Keberlanjutan, dan Perubahan (3) Sistem Sosial dan Budaya dan (4) Perilaku Ekonomi dan Kesejahteraan.

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Penjelajahan Samudera

Setelah Konstantinopel direbut Kerajaan Turki Ustmani dari tangan Romawi tahun terjadi perubahan besar pada peta perdagangan di Eropa. Bangsa Eropa berjuang mencari jalan ke Timur mencari tempat asal rempah-rempah. Sehingga terjadinya perubahan jalur perdagangan dari Barat ke Timur. Keinginan untuk melakukan pelayaran mencari asal rempah-rempah itu juga didorong oleh adanya penemuan dan kemajuan di bidang ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi. Kemajuan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi pelayaran berkembang setelah Nicholas Copernicus mengemukakan teori heliosentris. Selain teori Copernicus, kisah perjalanan Marcopolo juga mendorong kegiatan pelayaran bagi para pedagang dari Eropa. Marcopolo telah melakukan perjalanan menuju Cina (1271-1272). Perjalanan Marcopolo itu telah ditulis dalam buku yang berjudul Imago Mundi (keajaiban dunia). Buku tersebut tersebar di kalangan para pelaut dan saudagar Eropa.

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Borobudur, Indonesia's cultural masterpiece

Borobudur is Culture heritage shaped temple, located in the Borobudur Village, District of Borobudur, Magelang regency, Central Java Province. Geographical environment of Borobudur Temple surrounded by Mount Merapi and Merbabu in the east, Mount Sindoro and Cleft in the north, and mountains Menoreh south, and is located between River Progo and the Elo. Borobudur temple is built upon a hill that has been modified, with a height of 265 above sea level. Borobudur Temple is one of the wonders of the world that exist in Indonesia. This temple is a Buddhist place of worship which was built during the Old Kingdom of Mataram, on syailendra dynasty.

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Prambanan, priceless heritage

Prambanan temple is one of the heritage history that show the high civilization of Indonesia in the past. This building historic is the largest Temple Hindu in Indonesia. Prambanan temple is located on the island of Java, approximately 20 km east of Yogyakarta, 40 km west of Surakarta and 120 km south of Semarang, just on the border between the provinces of Central Java and Yogyakarta. Prambanan Temple located in the village whose territory is divided between the districts of Sleman and Klaten.

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Taj Mahal is an amazing historical heritage

Taj Mahal is an amazing historical heritage in the face of the earth. This building historic is the proof that love has an unlimited power. Historic buildings is created because the power of love of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to his beloved wife Mumtaz-ul-Zamani or Mumtaz Mahal. Its construction took 23 years (1630-1653) and is a masterpiece of Mughal architecture. Shah Jahan, emperor of the Mughal Empire has a great wealth during its heyday.

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Chinese Great Wall Symbols greatness history

Chinese Great Wall.  this historic building is a spectacular historical heritage, one of the seven wonders of the world. The building was made by the force of human instinct to survive from enemy attack. Great Wall of China reached 6400 km in length extending from the region Sanhai Pass in the east to Lop Nur in the west. Height of 8 meters, 5 meters wide at the top. Each distance of 180-270 m made a kind of watchtower with High 11-12 m. western end The fort is located at the of Gansu Province of China Jiayu West and Eastern tip on Yalu River on the edge of Northeast China's Liaoning Province, past the 9 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions along the 7300 kilometers. In 1987, These building included in the list of World Heritage history. Sites by UNESCO.

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