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Personal Site: Inter Religious Attitude
A long essay from this personal site detailing Hinduism's tolerance of other religions and downplaying Hindu-Muslim tension in present-day India. Claims that Hindu India has always been a sanctuary for oppressed members of other...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Native American Religion in Early America
Lesson plan page from the National Humanities Center details the religious systems of Native Americans and the similarities and differences with early modern Europeans. The site is very interesting and informative, with pictures and...
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Religions of Kenya
Dicusses the primary religious denominations in Kenya.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Tanzania: Religion
Discusses the primary religious denominations in Tanzania.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Ugandan Religions
Details the primary religious demoninations in Uganda.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: Family Tree: Mennonite Churches
A graphic representation giving the various religious sects and groups that make up the Mennonite churches in the United States along with a timeline. Provides additional information on certain groups when you do a mouse-over.
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Ancient Egypt: The Mythology
A wealth of information about Egyptian religion. It includes an encyclopedia of gods and goddesses, myths, folktales, and articles about religious practices and cultural centers.
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Nova Roma: Gods and Goddesses of Rome
This site discusses the religious beliefs and practices of ancient Rome. Includes descriptions of Rome's principal gods and goddesses and a discussion of the importance of guardian spirits to Roman families and households.
Library of Congress
Loc: Religion and Founding of American Republic: Religion and the Congress of the Confederation
This site from the Library of Congress offers descriptions of multiple events, people and beliefs that helped shape the government and culture of the U.S. Links to views of historical documents and pictures depicting the religious...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 19th Century: Religion in the Civil War: The Northern Perspective
An interesting look at the religious beliefs of Northerners during the Civil War. Essay discusses the main tenets of belief that basically culminated in the conviction that God wouldn't let the North win until it ended slavery. Includes...
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Ancient Egypt: Akhenaten the Heretic
Akhenaten was revolutionary in his religious beliefs. He worshiped only the sun god in a polytheistic society, therefore he was not loved by many of his subjects. This following site includes a summary, a podcast and video highlighting...
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St. Louis Public Schools: Ancient Civilizations [Pdf]
This slide presentation provides information regarding how geography affected cultural development during the development of early civilization. It describes city-states, early religious beliefs, social structure and technology of the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Albert Einstein
In this Spanish-language entry, grasp a concrete understanding of a complicated man whose discoveries impacted society more than any other scientist. This site chronicles the life and accomplishments of Albert Einstein. It also studies...
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Personal Site: What Is Zoroastrianism?
A brief overview of the religion is provided along with information about the current status, religious beliefs, texts and more.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Celtic Mythology
Online encyclopedia of ancient Celtic terminology, including gods, goddesses, religious beliefs, and folklore.
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Reformed.org: Samuel Adams: Re Evaluating a Journalistic Calvinist
A biographic and political analysis that takes issue with traditional portrayals of Samuel Adams as vengeful and erratic or as a scheming politician. Instead, this analysis presents him as a principled person strongly influenced by...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mirror Pendant in Form of a Bat Human From Grave 5, Sitio Conte
Bat-human imagery in ancient Central American art is often linked to religious beliefs and practices. View pictures and read descriptions of a pendant in the form of a bat-human found in a grave near Panama City in this essay. A video...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Convento of San Nicolas De Tolentino, Actopan, Hidalgo
After the Conquest, Spanish colonizers' first task was to convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity and eliminate their religious beliefs. Painted murals within their missions demonstrate the great fear and urgency of the...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tanana
Investigate the way of life of the Tanana people on this site. Learn about the religious beliefs as well as family life of these people living in Alaska.
A&E Television
History.com: How the Black Death Spread Along the Silk Road
The Silk Road was a vital trading route connecting East and West -- but it also became a conduit for one of history's deadliest pandemics. The Silk Road, a network of land and sea trade routes that connected China and the Far East with...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Motherland: Lesson Plan: Family Planning
Engaging youth in discussions about family planning is difficult for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the general discomfort adolescents have talking with adults about sex. Sometimes it can be easier to talk about...
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Web Winds: The Iroquois Dream Experience and Spirituality
The religious life of Native Americans relied in large part on dream interpretation. This article focuses on the beliefs of the Iroquois.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Luteran Religion
A long and detailed description of Lutheran Religion Gives a long history of the evolution of Lutheran Religion from the time of the Protestant Reformation. Includes information on the Lutheran Churches today, their beliefs, and their...
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Peru Travel Guide: Incan Religion
This site provides an overview of Incan religion gives some insight into their beliefs on the afterlife, information on the gods and goddesses they worshiped, and typical rituals performed.