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Pantheon: The Family Tree of Gods

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive family tree of ancient Japanese gods and goddesses with descriptions and images.
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Soramitsu: Historical Geographical Tour of Nara From the Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed aerial maps of the historic Nara district of Japan.
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United Nations

Unesco: Interactive Map of the Cities Along the Silk Roads

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the locations of cities that participated in trade along the Silk Roads, stretching from Italy to Japan. Each red dot is provides information about the location and links to a UNESCO page with more in-depth information...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Japan History and Timeline Overview

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Japan including early civilizations, classical, medieval, the Edo period, shoguns, the empire of Japan, and democracy on this site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Shosoin Repository and Its Treasure

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shosoin Repository survived both war and fire, leaving virtually all the ancient cultural treasures intact. The thousands of items preserved in the Shosoin repository include manuscripts, musical instruments, textiles, shoes,...
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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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Lin and Don Donn

Mr. Donn: Social Studies: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a teacher-created collection of social studies lesson plans on world history. Lessons cover ancient history up to the present day.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion: Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
The Krannert Art Museum provides a great collection of artwork from all over the world. Click on "collections" to access images of African, Egyptian, America-Pre-Columbian, USA, Ancient Gandhara, China, India, Japan, Thailand, Greece,...
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Taiko: Japanese Drumming Style

For Students 9th - 10th
Featuring information on the ancient Japanese drumming style known as taiko, this site offers a lot of information including its history, glossary as well as other resources.
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Miho Museum: Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th
See the collection of ancient and classical art from both eastern and western traditions, housed in the Miho Museum Museum of Japan, which was designed by I.M. Pei and features an integrated Japanese garden.
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Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Culture & Change: Lesson 6 Quiz

For Students 5th - 7th
Brief multiple choice quiz tests your knowledge of ancient Japanese culture.
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Encyclopedia Mythica

Pantheon: Japanese Mythology

For Students 1st - 9th
Encyclopedia of Japanese mythology.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Japan: Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

For Students 9th - 10th
Five hundred years of Ryukyuan history (12th-17th century) are represented by this group of sites and monuments. The ruins of the castles, on imposing elevated sites, are evidence for the social structure over much of that period, while...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Female Shinto Spirit

For Students 9th - 10th
This figure represents a Shinto goddess; her name is not known. She is depicted as an aristocratic woman, dressed in a thick kimono-like garment. Shinto images like this one were not meant to be seen but were kept hidden in movable...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Trade Routes Between Europe & Asia During Antiquity

For Students 9th - 10th
Long-distance trade played a major role in the cultural, religious, and artistic exchanges that took place between the major centers of civilization in Europe and Asia during antiquity. Some of these trade routes had been in use for...

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