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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Maris

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Maris people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Georgians

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Georgian people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Dungans

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Dungan people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Balkars

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Balkar people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Abkhazians

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Abkhazian people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Ossetes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Ossete people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Siberian Estonians

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Siberian Estonian people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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World Atlas

World Atlas: Taiwan

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive website on Taiwan. Includes colored maps, geographic information, and articles. Click on any tab above the maps to find much more information on topics such as famous Taiwanese, flags, symbols, travel, weather, and lots...
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Website
Other

Agate Travel: The Yangtze River

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides detail about the third largest river in the world, the Yangtze River. It gives information on the three parts of the river -- the Upper, Middle, and Lower Reaches. Be sure to click on "Scenic Spots by Route" for...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: What Caused the Korean War and Why Did the Us Get Involved?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first military action of the Cold War. It was sparked by the June 25, 1950 invasion of South Korea by 75,000 members of the North Korean People's Army. The line they crossed, the 38th parallel, was...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Turks

For Students 9th - 10th
Ethnically, the Turks are a cultural group united by a common language, but the term "Turk" has no clearly defined racial significance; it can be properly applied to those communities historically and linguistically connected to the...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Hong Kong Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
The flag of Hong Kong, a part of the People's Republic of China.
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Taiwan

For Students 9th - 10th
Great destination guide and country profile for Taiwan featuring background details, and numerous links to key information on the country's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, tourism, government, and more.
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Website
Other

Beijing Morning Post

For Students 9th - 10th
The Beijing Morning Post is a daily newspaper published in Beijing. Content includes the latest local and national news, as well as technology, medicine, travel and more. Written in Chinese.