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National Institutes of Health

Nat'l Library of Medicine: Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts: Greek Influence

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Besides viewing the collections and exhibits at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can view the "Timeline of Art History" and other useful resources at this site.
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Smithsonian Institution

Freer | Sackler Galleries

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Freer and Sackler Galleries by topics including but not limited to Arts of the Islamic Worlds, Chinese Art, and Contemporary Art. An overview of the collection, online exhibit features, and teacher resources are available.
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Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: History of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Tour Egypt offers an in-depth timeline of Egyptian history beginning with the prehistorical Lower Paleolithic period and ending with the British occupational period. Very useful for finding basic information on Egypt's history.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Family and Household

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Turn from the typical studies of society's politics, economics, etc. to focus on the way the family unit fits into society in this unit.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
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Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibit: The Islamic Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Islamic calendar.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 6: Architecture and Design

For Students 9th - 10th
In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Race and Slavery in the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides a thorough discussion of the existence of slavery in early times giving the types of people who were taken as slaves and the work they performed. There were also...
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Other

Timekeepers.org: Calendar History

For Students 6th - 8th
Scroll down this page to see the various topics addressed on this website. Learn a "brief history of the Western Calendar" as well as information about the ancient calendars of the world, including the Sumerian, Egyptian, and Greek...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Harun Al Rashid

For Students 2nd - 7th
History of Harun al-Rashid who was the fifth ruler or caliph of the Abbasid dynasty, and whose reign is considered to be the golden age of Islam in which a great deal of cultural, scientific and religious progress was made.
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Israel Mfa: Temples of Jerusalem in Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides an article which discusses the role of the Temples of Jerusalem in the religion Islam and whether or not they existed. This argument has been used in the negotiations between...
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Other

The Noble Sanctuary Online Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a detailed guide to Al-Haram al-Sharif, the Noble Sanctuary, in Jerusalem. Content includes a history of the area, as well as detailed information on various aspects of the sanctuary including the "Dome of the Rock."
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Understanding Slavery Initiative

Understanding Slavery Initiative: Africa Before Transatlantic Enslavement

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of West Africa provides a context for learning about the transatlantic slave trade. Discover the rich cultural traditions and economic networks that existed in the West African empires such as Ghana, Mali, and Songhay long...
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University of California

University of California Irvine: The Silk Road

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the oldest known trade route of the Islamic World with China.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Real Virtual: Representing Architectural Time and Space

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive collection of resources designed to aid the teaching of architectural history. An introduction to the period of architecture accompanies images. Viewers can manipulate the images to achieve a panoramic view or close-up of...
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University College London

University College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive website offers discussion and pictures of burial customs in Egypt from Pre-Dynastic times through Islamic Egypt. Hyperlinks to much more information within the site.
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Article
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Islamic Civilization

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture regarding the history of the Islamic civilzation.
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Article
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Arabic Mathematics: Forgotten Brilliance?

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews offers a fascinating look at the advances made by Arabic/Islamic mathematicians from about 780 AD to 1450 AD, only more recently being appreciated for their beauty and originality. Includes embedded links to...
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University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Egyptian Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a browsable a-to-z library of clip art of ancient Egyptian architectural elements, such as capitals, columns, temple designs, tombs, pyramids, obelisks, sphinxes, and pylons. Library also includes clip art of...
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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cleveland Museum of Art home page offers information and news about current happenings in the art world. It also has virtual exhibits that you can view to see many different types of art.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Avicenna

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about Islamic scholar and theologan Avicenna, whose book al-Qanun comprised of the entire medical knowledge available from ancient and Muslim sources.
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Other

Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Lost Forever

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow accompanied by a description of archaeological discoveries from the ancient Assyrian cities of Nineveh and Nimrud in Iraq, both of which were severely damaged by the Islamic State in March 2015. The slideshow includes images...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Pakistan History and Timeline Overview

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this website, students can study the history and timeline of the country of Pakistan including early civilizations, the Kushan Empire, the rise of Islam, Mughal Empire, British rule, independence, and current events.

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