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Princeton University

Princeton University: Maps of the Islamic Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Princeton University includes a map collection from Roolvink's "Atlas of the Middle East" with a variety of historical maps on Islam.
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University of Oregon

Mapping History: European History

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in European history from Greek and Phoenician colonization up to the 20th century.
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Other

Islam Project: Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of historical and near-present-day maps that span Islamic history. Starting with A.D. 750, the maps illustrate both the spread of Islam (from Medina outward to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and other parts of the world) and...
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University of Calgary

The Islamic World to 1600: The Safavid Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This page comes from the University of Calgary and thoroughly describes the Safavid Empire as well as provides a clickable map detailing the areas included within their empire.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Maps Tell Us

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps are subjective, and like any form of art and design they have stories to tell and reveal a lot about the times in which they were produced. Maps involve selections of information, human editing, and a visual language legible to the...
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Syracuse University

Syracuse University: The Conquests of Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
This map illustrates the Islamic conquests from 622AD to 740AD in the two centuries following Mohammed's death.
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Israel Mfa: Jerusalem in Old Map and Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides the contents of an exhibition in Israel on the history of the city of Jerusalem through maps. It starts with the oldest map, a mosaic known as the "Madaba Mosaic," found in Jordan and goes to the 19th century. Click on...
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Google

Google Maps: Virtual Tour of Pergamon Museum, Berlin

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual tour through the Pergamon Museum located on Museum Island in Berlin. This world famous museum has life-size, reconstructed monuments from ancient civilizations, including the Pergamon Altar of Zeus, the Roman Market Gate...
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Iran: Ethnoreligious Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fascinating map of Iran showing the religious distribution of the Sunni and Shi'a sects of Islam. It also shows the many ethnic groups that make up this country. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
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University of California

The Travels of Ibn Battuta: A Virtual Tour With the 14th Century Traveler

For Students 9th - 10th
Ibn Battuta was a famous Muslim traveler in the 14th century. He began traveling in 1325 at the age of twenty, first as a pilgrimage to Mecca. But he kept on traveling - for about twenty-nine years. He visited what would today be...
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United Nations

Unesco: Ancient City of Damascus

For Students 9th - 10th
Damascus in Syria was founded in the third millennium BC. Its long history reveals the influences of many ancient civilizations, most particularly the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations. This World Heritage website...
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University of Calgary

European Voyages of Exploration: 15th & 16th Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This award-winning website from the University of Calgary's History Department is both impressive and extensive. It focuses on Portuguese and Spanish expeditions of the 15th and 16th centuries (the sitemap provides a good outline of...
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New York Times

New York Times: Attacks in Central London

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides interactive maps, video, audio, and images of the attack on London's transit system. Presents the location, casualties, and different scenes from the attack on 7/7/2005.
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BBC

Bbc: Muslims in Europe: Country Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Muslim population in Europe can be obtained by clicking on this interactive map. (23 December 2005)
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Friesian School

Friesian School: Sultans of Delhi

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief history of past sultans as well as maps and a complete list.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Dagestan Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline using historical maps shows the confluence of Islam and Russian rule in the area known as Dagestan. Follow the development of Islamic political entities in the area of present-day Dagestan.
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Other

Sejarah Indonesia: An Online Timeline of Indonesian History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a comprehensive timeline of the history of Indonesia from Beginnings to 2003. Includes pictures and interactive map.
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Pakistan

For Students 9th - 10th
Useful guide to a country profile of the Southern Asian nation of Pakistan featuring background details and numerous links to extensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news,...
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Climate Zone

Climate Zone: Mauritania

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the climate of Mauritania. A map of the country has been provided, as well as a description of the terrain.
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Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Ibn Battuta 1304 1378

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover some interesting details about the life of this fascinating Muslim leader. Read about his travels as he journeyed around the world and the incredible places he visited. Click on the globes for maps of his journey.
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Other

Saudi Aramco World: Keyboard Calligraphy

For Students 9th - 10th
In a recent exhibition on Ottoman culture held in Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk was an unimpressive-looking little 18th-century book, a printed version of a manuscript produced 150 years earlier. Usually a manuscript is more rare than a...
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University of California

Ucla: Manas: History and Politics of the Mughal Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This article surveys the Mughal Empire of India (1526-1857) and traces its origins, names its rulers, and provides historical illustrations and a map.
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CRW Flags

Flags of the World: Iran

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from Flags of the World provides an image and description of the flag of Iran, including links to a map and other information.
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Mariners' Museum and Park

Mariners' Museum: Education: Arab Exploration: Ibn Buttuta

For Students 9th - 10th
This resources provides brief biography of Ibn Buttuta, the Arab traveler who covered over 75,000 miles during the fourteenth century. Link to map of his voyages provided.