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Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext
Read these fairy tales at this student-friendly site. You can adjust the display to fit your own learning needs. See the actual cover and illustrations, and read the text in whatever size and font family you find most comfortable.
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Minoan Costume
Brief but detailed account of what typical Minoan men and women would wear. Observations come from a variety of artifacts and show the advanced technology of the culture.
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Blackfoot Nation
An official site of the Blackfoot Nation in Montana. Gives a look into their history, culture, and government.
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Sisd: Henderson Junior High Pages: Native American Groups in Texas [Pdf]
This chapter about Native American groups in Texas grabs the interest of students with colorful images and informative maps. Each section has exercises to help with understanding.
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Amigos De La Egiptologia: Egipto Para Ninos
This site puts some emphasis on the boy god called Harpocrates and the Horus nino. It relates how Egyptian children had educational responsibilities and work as well. This site also discusses the history of Egypt, Pharaohs, goddesses and...
National Institutes of Health
Nat'l Library of Medicine: Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts: Greek Influence
This site details Greek and other influences on Islamic medicine and includes illustrations of Arabic translations of earlier texts. Mentions The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah) and its origins.
Brown University
Brown University: The James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings Collection
This project of digital recordings contains one of the largest collections of field recordings from Ghana; including recorded interviews, musical demonstrations, field notebooks, photographs, commentary, and other original source material
Smithsonian Institution
The Fabric of Moroccan Life
This online exhibit at the National Museum of African Art highlights textiles, embroidery, and jewelry from Morocco. Besides having pictures of 67 artifacts, there is a section on the history of Morocco. The education link allows...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: Activity Room
Come discover Madagascar--its geography, animals, music and language. Test your current knowledge and learn new things too.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: When I Was Young In, a Literature to Language Experience
Past meets present in this instructional activity in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
Oxfam
Oxfam: Cool Planet: Brazil People and Society
A look at the people who make up Brazil including their history, living conditions, culture, sports, and more.
Oxfam
Oxfam's Cool Planet: Algeria
Explore the lives of the Algerian people through a virtual journey while learning facts and figures on the country. Gain information on such topics as sports, art, music, daily life, food, history, geography, environment, and more.
Oxfam
Oxfam: Afghanistan
Resource presents information about their efforts to rid Afghanistan of poverty and an overview of facts and history on the central Asian nation.
Oxfam
Oxfam: Bosnia
Resource presents an overview of aid efforts to combat poverty in Bosnia as well as general information on history, geography, people, society, the environment and more.
Digital History
Digital History: History of Private Life an Overview
Digital History provides a look at various cultures and traditions of mankind through the ages. Discusses the purpose and values of the private life.
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American Anthropological Association: Economic, Social & Cultural Aspects
This article from the American Anthropological Association suggests that with our advancement in communication technology, culture is a topic of concern. People are virtually connecting from all over the world through the internet and...
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Beliefs and Customs of the Puyallup and Nisqually
Explore this informative site presenting the beliefs and customs of the Puyallup and Nisqually Tribes. A very descriptive and helpful resource!
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Webster University: Haiti Voodoo
This resource offers over twenty pages of essays and notes on different aspects of Voodoo, a primary religion in Haiti. Read about the beliefs and history of Voodoo here.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Food in Kenya
Learn about how dinner is served in Kenya, see a Kenyan menu, a shopping list for eight, and several recipes.
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About Korea: Culture and the Arts
Korea has an ancient culture. Find out about the paintings, dance, literature, and ceramics that have developed over the hundreds of years.
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About Korea: Culture and the Arts
Korea has an ancient culture. Find out about the paintings, dance, literature, and ceramics that have developed over the hundreds of years.
Indiana University
Iu: Literature as Lessons on the Diversity of Culture
Very scholarly article that looks at the role literature helps teach us about the diversity of our culture. The author looks at various aspects of literature and then gives teacher resources and a helpful bibliography.
Franco Cavazzi
Roman empire.net: The Working Day
This page details the average day of the Romans, including imports, industry, and trades.
Franco Cavazzi
Roman Empire: The Roman House
This site from The Roman Empire has a map of a Roman house with an explanation of each room. The uses of each room are explained and labeled.