University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "History's Heroes"
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes helping students appreciate historical events, enhancing students' understanding of the difference between narrative and expository text, and...
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Egyptians and Foreigners
Egyptians' view of the world, geographically and culturally, is discussed in this comprehensive article. Read about what Egyptians adopted from other cultures. Follow hyperlinks for more information. Links are provided for additional...
National Museums Liverpool
The Nile File
Follow your guide and see the life of an ordinary Egyptian man at school, at home, and in the village. Take a quiz to see what you've learned. There are additional links to activities, websites, books and more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Culture Commotion
Providing daily exposure to various cultures will enrich children's experiences. Enable them to appreciate and share their own heritage.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: The Ancient Americas
Gain a deeper understanding of the Americas on this journey through 13,000 years of human ingenuity and achievement in the western hemisphere.
Other
U.s. Coast Guard: International Military Student Guide to American Culture
The U.S. Coast Guard has taken American culture and condensed it for foreigners coming to the United States. Topics include major cultural elements, verbal greetings, classroom etiquette, slang, etc. This guide has generalizations and...
Other
Our Africa: South Africa: People & Culture
The vast diversity of South Africa is identified through the tribes, art, music, and dance.
Other
Manchester University/jessica Stiffler : Culture and Diversity Unit
By understanding cultural differences, students will become more excepting of others and will have a better understanding of the world around them. After completing this unit, students will better understand why each person is unique and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Decision Is Made
In this video segment from Africa, Flora explains why she is content to return to the bush.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Burkina Faso: Culture
Although brief, this article is packed with information about the culture of Burkina Faso. Read about the ethnic groups, their art, and religion. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University: Dietary Requirements of a Medieval Peasant
Notes from a university-level course about food and culture consider the food eaten by medieval European peasants and the calories expended in performing daily labors, for both men and women.
Other
El Salvador's Coffee
Here you'll find a history of coffee exportation and plantation life in El Salvador. You can also find a general overview of El Salvador including government, geography, religion, labor, and culture.
Other
National Geographic Channel: Rule the 90s
Expand your trivia knowledge, and explore the news, culture, music, television and film of the 1990s.
Other
Introductory Sociology: Culture
This page from the Del Mar College is an excellent outline of the topic; it provides a basic definition of the term, culture, as well as significant topics and a bibliography.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
This Is Finland: Christmas
Enjoy this beautiful website about Christmas in Finland. Colorful drawings, information about Christmas in modern times as well as Christmas long ago, postcards to send, videos of Santa, and other features make this a wonderful Christmas...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: An Arthur Interactive Comic: Dear Adil
Explore the topic of learning from others in this interactive comic, Dear Adil, based on the characters and storyline from the PBS children's series ARTHUR.
Yale University
Examining African American Culture Through the Use of Children's Literature
This curriculum unit is designed for third grade students to address the issue of diversity during many different core areas via the use of African-American children's literature. The unit incorporates a variety of children's books, both...
Other
New World Encyclopedia: Igbo People
Encyclopedia entry on history and culture of the Igbo peoples of Nigeria. Online encyclopedia contains links to related resources, photos, and credits.
Emory University
Postcolonial Studies at Emory: Isabel Allende
A brief biography of Allende along with a brief discussion of Allende as a feminist. Also includes an analysis of "The House of the Spirits."
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Through Our Parents' Eyes: History of Southwest Arizona
Through the use of a variety of teaching resources, learn about the history and culture of Southern Arizona over the past one hundred fifty years.
Other
Ecuador Explorer: People and Culture
A detailed look at Ecuador's population, religion, language, and indigenous culture.
Other
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office: Art of Chinese Dance
This site from the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Houston has wonderful information on the Traditional Chinese Culture in Taiwan such as the art of Chinese Dance. The information is somewhat in-depth and is very interesting as...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Wole Soyinka Biographical
Nobel E-Museum offers this biography of African author Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature.